With increasing global evidence of the widening international, intergroup and interpersonal inequalities in all dimensions of health and human well-being, the 2011 PHASA conference will focus on scientific debate and discussion on health inequities and the role of public health leadership, education and practice in reducing health equity gaps. The programme includes speakers who are policy-makers, leading local and international academics and representatives of international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. The conference theme, ‘Closing the health equity gap: Public health leadership, education and practice’, forms the basis of a review of the progress that South Africa has made in achieving equity in health status, health care, the social determinants of health and access to resources. The conference will also serve as a country-level build-up to the 2012 conference of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, which will focus on global progress in achieving equity.
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Authors wishing to report original research, innovative projects or novel programs related to global health are encouraged to submit abstracts. Abstracts in all areas of global health are welcoming including:
•Global burden of disease
•Innovations and interventions to advance global Health equity
•Globalization, global trade and movement of populations as drivers of health inequity
•Partnerships and capacity building for education and research in global health
•Social, economic and environmental determinants of health
•Human rights, legal issues, ethics and policy
Abstracts may focus on a new finding, the development of a program, project or new global health tool, moving from development to implementation, policy or ethical issues, or related topics.
Abstract submission deadline: August 1, 2011
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and ten years since the landmark United Nations (UN) General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, stakeholders from around the world will come together to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response at the 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS from 8–10 June 2011 in New York. Member States are expected to adopt a new Declaration that will reaffirm current commitments and commit to actions to guide and sustain the global AIDS response.
The Africa Regional Association of Occupational Health (ARAOH) Congress is to be hosted by the South African Society of Occupational Medicine Conference (SASOM) from 25 – 27 August 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. To register for the event visit the link provided.
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) invite applications from citizens from Sub-Saharan Africa for three fully funded fellowships. The UP-ACS Fellowships are awarded for a Master of Public Health degree at the university's School of Health Systems and Public Health. Please visit the Scholarships and internships on the website for information on how to apply. For further assistance kindly contact Joyce Jakavula at joyce.jakavula@up.ac.za.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, calls on experienced non-governmental organisations capable of implementing community dialogues in all South African provinces to submit Expressions of Interest. Please submit substantive expressions of interest, the company profile and Curriculum Vitae of the individual to be responsible for the assignment to dialogue@nelsonmandela.org. Closing date for applications is 5 June, 2011.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for papers for all sections of the Bulletin and encourage authors to consider contributions that address any of the following topics: disease burden assessments in low-income countries, since information in this area is scarce; vaccination implementation and policy, particularly on the cost and public health benefit of vaccination programmes; and the evaluation of nonpharmaceutical public health measures since these are widely described as control measures, but there is less published evidence on their effectiveness than for pharmaceutical interventions (vaccines and medicines). In particular, WHO seeks submission of papers that document experiences from low-resource settings.
Authors involved in original research, innovative projects or novel programmes related to global health are encouraged to submit abstracts for the Global Health Conference 2011 to be held in Canada in November 2011. Abstracts in all areas of global health are welcomed including: the global burden of disease; innovations and interventions to advance global health equity; globalisation, global trade and movement of populations as drivers of health inequity; partnerships and capacity building for education and research in global health; social, economic and environmental determinants of health; and human rights, legal issues, ethics and policy. Abstracts may focus on a new finding, the development of a programme, project or new global health tool, moving from development to implementation, policy or ethical issues, or related topics.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) seeks comments and feedback on the current draft of the Conference technical paper, which aims to inform the conference discussions and provide policy-makers with an overview of key strategies to implement action on social determinants of health. In particular, WHO would like comments on whether the draft fully covers the five themes of the Conference, and whether any major strategies for implementation of action on social determinants have been omitted. Please note that comments will not be posted to the public web site.