The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is looking for a HIV/AIDS Policy/Advocacy Specialist for a 4-year USAID project focusing on behaviour change to reduce HIV prevalence and reduce number of partners in Malawi to begin in January 2003.
Jobs and Announcements
HIV/AIDS Policy/Advocacy Specialist
Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Further details: /newsletter/id/29437
namibia: Resident Technical Advisor
Margaret Sanger Centre International
The Margaret Sanger Centre International South Africa is currently recruiting a Resident Technical Advisor (RTA) for placement in Namibia. This position will work closely with our office and that of our parent organization, the Margaret Sanger Centre International of Planned Parenthood, New York City, USA.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29454
2nd National Multisectoral AIDS Conference
16 - 20 December 2002, Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania
Tanzania AIDS Society and Tanzania Commission for AIDS in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Programme in the Ministry of Health and Universities and other Higher Learning Institutions in the country, International Development Partners on AIDS in Tanzania (DAC- HIV/AIDS), Community based organizations, non governmental organizations, civil societies and several other national institutions have seen it appropriate to organize the 2nd Multisectoral AIDS Conference in order to review the progress being made in responding to the AIDS crisis and deliberate on how the fight against AIDS can be intensified in the future. The conference will offer policy makers, professionals involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and control, researchers, private and business sectors, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), the affected communities, faith groups, international development partners including the United Nations system and other interested groups and individuals the opportunity to share the latest advances in knowledge, experiences, skills and technology in responding to the challenges brought about by the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29395
Advocacy Coordinator
Global Equity Gauge Alliance
The Global Equity Gauge Alliance is expanding its activities, and are looking for an experienced person to coordinate our global advocacy activities. The 2-year contract position for Advocacy Coordinator would be located in Durban, South Africa within the GEGA Secretariat, and would involve frequent international travel. For more details contact Lexi Bambas, Coordinator of the Global Equity Gauge Alliance.
Contact: lexi@gega.org.za
Director-General WHO
Lancet Debate
The Lancet is starting an internet discussion on the election of DG Brundtlands successor, at next WHO Executive Board meeting in January 2002. Nominations will close in November. There are several persons who announced candidacy including Dr. Mocumbi, Peter Piot of UNAIDS and Bernard Kouchner of Medecin Sans Frontiere. There may be others who name yet to be known. The Lancet has devoted a special section to the election campaign. The Lancet writes: "We want to foster greater debate about the direction of global health in the 21st century and WHO's role in steering the best course. To start that debate, we invite readers to send in their comments (e-mail:whodg@lancet.com). All messages sent to this address will be posted on our website each week. Those individuals with the privilege of electing the next Director-General of WHO also carry a great responsibility--we hope that our coverage and your comments can help inform their decision."
Snr Research Fellow, Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division
University of Natal, Durban South Africa
Senior Research Fellow - 1 year contract (renewable). Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD). HEARD was founded in 1998 under the Directorship of Professor Alan Whiteside. It has gained an international reputation for research and management planning on the socio-economic aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly in Africa. HEARD is a self-funding, dynamic organisation with eight research posts. The Senior Research Fellow will: Undertake research into the Socio-Economic causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS in Africa; Guide research staff in the field of HIV/AIDS and Health Economics; Develop and run projects, including commissioned, academic and funded research projects; Liaise with the Research Director on the research agenda of HEARD. For further information about HEARD please consult Tim Quinlan, Research Director <quinlant@nu.ac.za> or Samantha Willan, Project Director <willans@nu.ac.za> or visit our website.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29361
South African AIDS Conference 2003
Prof Jerry Coovadia, Chairperson of the 13th International AIDS Conference held in Durban July 2000 announces the launch of the South African AIDS Conference 2003. The Conference will be held at the ICC Durban from 4 - 8 August 2003. Chairperson of the first South African AIDS Conference 2003, Prof Jerry Coovadia, says, "There is a complaint, probably justifiable, that there are too many meetings and conferences on HIV/AIDS. While this may seem to be so, we in South Africa are exposed to a catastrophe of massive proportions. This conference aims at nothing less than providing a comprehensive, holistic and precisely relevant programme for all stakeholders, including community representatives, business and the media. There is no equivalent meeting serving such a purpose. This conference leads directly from the hugely successful and landmark AIDS 2000; and one has the organisers promise of a worthy successor to the 2000 conference."
Further details: /newsletter/id/29426
"Drop the Malaria Tax" campaign launched
Two years ago, African leaders pledged to drop import taxes on treated mosquito nets in an attempt to reduce the continents' enormous malaria epidemic. On the second anniversary of their meeting, fewer than half have kept that promise. In a declaration made in Abuja, Nigeria on 25 April 2000, Africa's leaders pledged to reduce the cost of protecting mothers and their children from mosquitoes. Of the one million people who die from malaria in Africa each year; the majority are children and pregnant women. According to the Massive Effort, a global initiative that is mobilizing society to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, 26 countries still have not removed taxes and tariffs on treated mosquito nets. Responding to this lack of political commitment, the Massive Effort is waging a "Drop the Malaria Tax" campaign.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29355
A Call for HIV/AIDS Artwork-2003
Candelight memorial poster contest
Are you an artist? Do you want your artwork to be seen in 1500 communities around the world? Do you have an image that the HIV/AIDS community can benefit from? If the answer is YES, then participate in the Candlelight Memorial Poster Contest. The Global Health Council is inviting anyone interested to participate in the Candlelight Memorial 2003 Poster Contest. We are asking individuals to submit artwork that addresses this year's theme of remembrance and renewal. The 2003 theme is "Remembering the Cause, Renewing our Commitment,Mobilizing a Global Community". We encourage you to take this contest to your communities and invite everyone to participate. It is a great way to get your community to express their ideas and thoughts about HIV/AIDS through art. All entries will be accepted until November 8, 2002 and we will announce the winner during our annual World AIDS Day event on December 1, 2002.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29357
FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON RESEARCH BIOETHICS
Brasilia, Brazil, October 29th-30th, 2002
International organizations, like the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in association with the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Medical Research Council UK and other parties have initiated a worldwide effort to impulse moral debate around pressing and current issues in the bioethics of biological and biomedical research. This has taken the form, among other expressions, of a series of conferences termed Global Forum on Research Bioethics. The first conference was held in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1999. The second in Bangkok, Thailand, during the year 2000 and the third in The Gambia during November 2001. PAHO will host the Fourth Global Forum in Brasilia, October 2002.