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
Jobs and Announcements
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.
The WHO/Geneva, the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the Ghana National Drugs Programme of the Ministry of Health Ghana, the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Faculty of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will jointly organize a 10-day training course on the use of pharmacoeconomics in medicines selection.
The course aims to build capacities of managers in health insurance programs, procurement agencies and relevant staff in public and private health facilities to make evidenced based decisions on selection of medicines for their essential medicines lists which are used for procurement, re-imbursements under health insurance programs and promote cost effective use of medicines. Preference will be given to participants from the African region, as well as emphasizing preference for people working in the public sector.
The Million Message March 2011 is a collaborative communication campaign to mobilise community support and political commitment for the Right to Health and Universal Access. It aims to reach out globally to collect one million messages (by SMS or tweets) from people in need of treatment and care (for HIV, cancer, TB, diabetes, hepatitis and other life-threatening diseases) and their families, care-givers and allies. These ‘Voices’ will be amplified, disseminated and projected along the ‘March’ starting at the World Health Assembly in May, through two UN High Level Meetings (HIV in June and Non-Communicable Diseases NCDs in September), and other major health events. The Million Message March will ‘arrive’ on Human Rights Day, the 10th of December, at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) so that the messages can ‘Speak-Up’ and be heard at the top of the UN and its Member States. The March began at the World Open Health Assembly (WOHA2011), in tandem with the World Health Assembly, 16-18 May 2011, with a global 'chat' live from Asia, Africa, Europe and NYC.