The current economic boom in many sub-Saharan countries is accompanied by an unprecedented increase in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) due to industrial pollution, including pesticides. While local and international mobilizations call for more stringent pesticide control measures, African governments often refrain from adopting and enforcing strict regulations – considered as potential obstacles to “development”. This interdisciplinary conference aims at laying the foundations for a long-term scientific cooperation between African and European scholars on the management of pesticide-related occupational and environmental health hazards in Africa. It aims at exploring the trade-offs between production and prevention that underlie the expansion of chemical-intensive agriculture on the continent, to understand the relations between technique, knowledge and power that condition the inclusion of African populations in the globalized economy, and to grasp the resulting health and environmental inequalities.
Jobs and Announcements
Mandela Institute for Development Studies is looking for individuals with a Pan-African outlook, strong leadership potential and a track record of academic excellence. Applications must demonstrate these elements convincingly. Mandela Institute for Development Studies encourages applicants to consider universities that are outside of South Africa. There are two scholarships available for South African citizens wishing to study elsewhere in Africa for studies that relate to Actuarial Sciences, Business Sciences and Accounting. Applicants who wish to conduct such studies at any of the South African, Kenyan and Nigerian institutions that are on the preferred list are encouraged to apply. There is no deadline for submission. Applicants - who meet the criteria - should apply as soon as they have all supporting documents needed submit the application. Mandela Institute for Development Studies will review applications as they are submitted and aim to award scholarships per different university cycles on the continent.
The current economic boom in many sub-Saharan countries is accompanied by an unprecedented increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to industrial pollution, including pesticides. While local and international mobilizations call for more stringent pesticide control measures, African governments often refrain from adopting and enforcing strict regulations – considered as potential obstacles to “development”. This interdisciplinary conference aims at laying the foundations for a long-term scientific cooperation between African and European scholars on the management of pesticide-related occupational and environmental health hazards in Africa. It aims to explore the trade-offs between production and prevention that underlie the expansion of chemical-intensive agriculture on the continent, to understand the relations between technique, knowledge and power that condition the inclusion of African populations in the globalized economy, and to grasp the resulting health and environmental inequalities.
The CODESRIA General Assembly is a triennial gathering of scholars and academics drawn from the Social Sciences and Humanities in Africa and its Diaspora. On the back of the scientific sessions of the Assembly, a meeting of members who are in good standing will be held to review the functioning of the Council in the period since the 14th Assembly and decide the broad agenda to be pursued for the subsequent three years. Broad themes for the General Assembly include: Globalisation, its itinerary and iterations, Africa in the iterations of globalisation, Pan-Africanism and African regional integration, The African nation-state and globalization, Peace, security and Africa’s geopolitics, Planning, policy processes and Africa’s globalization, Globalisation and Africa’s economic transformation and Globalization and Africa’s changing ecology, amongst others.
IIEP, UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning, has issued a call for expressions of interest for national researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa to collaborate in a research project on Use of Learning Assessment Data in the Planning Cycle. The project will explore how countries in this region use learning data produced by large-scale international, regional and national assessments; see how they are used in different phases of the education planning cycle; examine the intended use of these data as foreseen in regulatory documents and the discrepancies between this and observed uses; and explore factors that influence the use of assessment data with a particular focus on elements linked to the political economy of actors. It will take a wider look at the information ecosystem that surrounds learning data, analysing how it is interpreted and considered together with other evidence. IIEP-UNESCO will conduct a number of case studies in Sub-Saharan Africa countries to provide a qualitative comparative analysis and to generate knowledge and recommendations that would inform the work of national officers and international partners. The Institute has put out a call for expressions of interest to work with national researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa universities and institutes in the implementation of this project in conducting a case study in one of the countries in the region.
The South African Health Review (SAHR) is an accredited peer reviewed publication. The aims of the SAHR are to advance the sharing of knowledge, to feature critical commentary on policy implementation, and to offer empirical understandings for improving South Africa's health system. The editors are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for the 2019 edition of the SAHR is now open. Abstracts providing fresh insights into health systems strengthening efforts supporting the realisation of universal health coverage in South Africa are particularly sought. Preference will be given to manuscripts that take cognisance of the World Health Organization's six building blocks for an effective, efficient and equitable health system. In addition to a primary call for abstracts, there are two other opportunities for potential authors. The first is the launch of the inaugural Healthcare Workers Writing Development Programme offering writing skills training and ongoing coaching throughout the publication process for identified first time authors. Healthcare workers who are interested in contributing to the SAHR and sharing their insights into the challenges and successes of implementation are encouraged to submit an abstract. Further details about this call will be available in January 2019. The second is the annual Emerging Public Health Care Practitioner Award (EPHPA) which is open to South African citizens under the age of 35, who are at Masters' level or below. Applications for this award will open in February 2019.
The co-chairs of the Scientific Committee and Management of African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) take this opportunity to politely remind practitioners and researchers in the areas of health economists and financing, health systems and policy, public health, implementation science, including policy makers and advocates etc. that the deadline for individual abstract submissions to AfHEA’s 5th scientific conference (to take place from 11-14 March 2019 in Accra, Ghana) will expire on 31st October 2018 at midnight. The broad theme : Securing Primary Health Care (PHC) for all: the foundation for making progress on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa. Sub-Themes are: Health system strengthening; The effectiveness of aid in the building of health systems; PHC and Healthcare financing; Factors affecting access to healthcare and efforts/challenges in securing PHC; Key methodological changes in health economics and policy analysis specific to Africa; The role of research institutions and donors in building capacity in health economics and policy analysis. Abstracts may be submitted in English or French . Authors should submit individual abstracts online by October 31 at http://afhea.org/en/conferences/afhea-2019/submit-individual-abstracts. Proposals for organised sessions can be submitted by November 30 at http://afhea.org/en/conferences/afhea-2019/organised-session-abstract.
The South Africa International Conference on Educational Technologies from 7 – 9 April 2019 (SAICET) 2019 is an international refereed conference that is dedicated to the advancement of research on Educational Technologies. The conference is organised by an African Academic Research Forum under the auspices for Association of Academics and Researchers in Africa. SAICET 2019 aims to offer a platform for academics and researchers in educational technologies to deliberate, network and present a wide range of perspectives, scholarship, and expertise in the pursuit of excellence in education.
The practitioner centred COPGS 2019 on Citizenship, Governance and Accountability in Health is designed as meeting point of practice, think-tanks and policy in community centred health systems. Participating in COPGS 2019 will provide a unique opportunity for researchers, policy makers, donors, development and policy experts to interact and dialogue with the 'foot-soldiers' of community-centred accountability practice from around the world. As a participant one will get the opportunity to witness, engage with and experience the following: open sharing and learning on diverse social accountability practices and approaches through practical examples; debates on evolving paradigms and political economy of policy making in global health and its impact on the accountability ecosystem; new insights around the principles and practice of social accountability to achieve global health goals, especially as articulated in SDGs. There are five over-arching themes to the symposium; community action, indigenous people, reproductive health, private health sector and health care workers.
Health-e News Service is looking for a dynamic Managing Editor to lead Africa's first independent health news agency. The successful candidate must have vision about how to develop a multimedia organization; experience in managing a non-profit organization; ability to fundraising; commitment to social justice and a well-functioning public health system. Key performance areas include: managing a diverse multimedia organisation, including editorial oversight over an award-winning team of journalists; overseeing the development and implementation of an annual strategic plan; fundraising and donors relations; managing client relations and expanding the client base. The candidate needs to have at least eight years management experience, extending fundraising experience, editorial management skills and at least a bachelor’s degree. The position is located in Johannesburg although consideration will be given to Cape Town-based candidates. Salary is in line with experience. Preference will be given to candidates from previously disadvantaged groups.