In the 8th Southern African Conference delegates will find the latest advances in basic sciences alongside an emphasis on how to be part of lasting change to prevent new infections. South Africa’s National Strategic plan includes whole sections on prevention and structural change policies such as the National Liquor Norms and Standards, the National AIDS Council of the National Sex Worker HIV Plan, will be discussed with other measures to take control of the epidemic.
Jobs and Announcements
SA AIDS
13 - 16 June 2017, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa
XMINUSY Grants
Deadlines for applications: 30 June 2017
IXminusY supports social movements, action groups and change makers who are fighting for a fair, democratic, sustainable and tolerant world. Projects that are supported by XminusY can take place on a broad variety of topics. But more important than the topic, is that the people involved take action themselves to change their own society. An application needs to have background information, concrete data, your planned activities and a detailed budget up to 3,000 euros. XminY doesn't support conferences, seminars, debates or other meetings unless they clearly aim to prepare for actions. In Africa, XminY only supports groups that can supply at least two references from other organisations or individuals.
Abstract submission open for the 13th International AIDSImpact Conference
Deadlines for abstracts:10 July 2017
Stellenbosch University and the Human Sciences Research Council will jointly host the 13th AIDSImpact Conference at the Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town South Africa. Each AIDSImpact meeting attracts delegates new to the field as well as a core group of loyal psychosocial and behavioral researchers, prevention workers, community members and policy makers from universities and institutes across all five continents who use the biannual meeting to present their studies, interventions and prevention schemes. AIDSImpact has evolved as one of the leading platforms for understanding, updating and debating the behavioral, psychosocial and community facets of HIV in light of changing social conditions and medical advances. A review of past AIDSImpact scientific programs reveals the evolution of the psychosocial and behavioral response to the HIV epidemic over the past 25 years. The 2017 Cape Town conference will promote pioneering work on understanding the dynamics of a changing epidemic. A key focus will be consideration of new choices for HIV - for prevention, treatment, care and strategic planning.
Call for speakers and papers: Radical transformations in Africa today, interventions from the left
Deadlines for abstracts: Accra meeting – June 2017, Dar es Salaam – November 2017, Johannesburg – January 2018.
This is an opportunity for activists and scholars to contribute to a series of three linked workshops in Africa. Each two-day meeting will debate current challenges and prospects for Left analysis and action. The organisers are seeking both key speakers and offers of papers, with a plan to publish a selection in the Review of African Political Economy. The workshops are scheduled in November 2017 in Accra, Ghana; April 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; June 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa; September 2018 at the African Studies Association in the UK. These workshops will link analysis and activism in contemporary Africa from the perspective of radical political economy, and will be organised around three linked themes: Africa in a ‘post-crisis’ world, economic strategy, industrialisation and the agrarian question and resistance and social movements in Africa.
Intellectual property rights initiative (IPRI-Africa): Partial scholarship announcement
Deadlines for applications: 15 May 2017
IPRI-Africa has announced partial scholarship opportunities for three upcoming courses: 1. "Negotiations, Drafting and Management of Contracts"- July 10-14, 2017; 2. “Intellectual Property Law and Practice in the World Today" - Aug 1-5, 2017; and 3. "Mediation, Arbitration and ADRs" - Aug 7-11, 2017. The courses are being held in Kampala, Uganda and cover up to half of the full $1200 tuition fees including lunch, tea, refreshments, receptions, IPRI-Africa certification, course materials (soft and hard copy), and links to legal updates. It does not include airfare or accommodation.
The Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship Program
Deadlines for applications: 14 May 2017
The Shuttleworth Foundation offers fellowships to individuals to implement their innovative idea for social change. They are most interested in exceptional ideas at the intersection between technology, knowledge and learning, with openness being the key requirement. Applications are invited from people from all over the world regardless of gender, age, nationality or experiences. The Foundation invite individuals with a fresh approach to solving a social challenge, using openness, to apply.
XminusY grants
Deadlines for applications: 30 June 2017
IXminusY supports social movements, action groups and change makers who are fighting for a fair, democratic, sustainable and tolerant world. Projects that are supported by XminusY can take place on a broad variety of topics. But more important than the topic, is that the people involved take action themselves to change their own society. An application needs to have background information, concrete data, your planned activities and a detailed budget up to 3,000 euros. XminY doesn't support conferences, seminars, debates or other meetings unless they clearly aim to prepare for actions. In Africa, XminY only supports groups that can supply at least two references from other organisations or individuals.
4th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
Dublin, Ireland, 13-17 November 2017
The 4th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health will be held in Dublin, Ireland from 13-17 November 2017 hosted by the World Health Organization, the Global Health Workforce Network, Trinity College, Dublin, Irish Aid and the Department of Health. The Forum represents a unique opportunity to engage a multisectoral group of actors across the education, finance, health and labour sectors; multilateral and bilateral agencies; academic institutions; health professional associations and civil society, in a coherent advocacy platform. The Forum will be an occasion to address the health workforce agenda with a multisectoral lens. The theme of the 4th Global Forum is achieving the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health milestones and the Commission’s recommendations. The Forum will: take stock of progress since the 3rd Global Forum; inform on innovations in workforce policy and practice; engage with and capture the views of various stakeholder groups on advancing implementation to reach the agreed GSHRH milestones by 2020 and 2030; promote collective actions across various stakeholder groups to accelerate implementation towards achieving global and national priorities and targets; and promote learning, sharing, networking, and collaboration among HRH stakeholders. The Forum will also facilitate special sessions to debate and discuss issues of global relevance such as, but not limited to, emergency preparedness & response, antimicrobial resistance, 90-90-90 and others.
5th Forum of the African Platform on Human Resources for Health
Kampala, Uganda, 19-21 April 2017
The African Platform on Human Resources for Health will hold its 5th Forum in Kampala, Uganda, from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st April 2017. The African Platform is the regional arm of the Global Health Workforce Network (GWN) that was launched in Geneva last December, 2016 as the successor the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA). The Forum will review the status of implementation of the “Road map for scaling up human resources for health for improved health service delivery in the African Region 2012–2025” that was launched in 2012; build understanding of relevant recent developments such as the “Global strategy on human resources for health: (Workforce 2030)”; the African Health Strategy.; the Five-Year Action Plan to implement the recommendations of the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth; and discuss the implications for African countries of the establishment of the Global Health Workforce Network (GHWN), at the WHO secretariat in Geneva. The forum will review the role of the health workforce (HWF) in Africa in advancing the movement towards Universal Health Coverage, as a part of the means to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Forum will be conducted through Plenary, Break out and Poster sessions under the following five thematic streams: HWF Education and Training; Preparing the African HWF for Universal Health Coverage ; Leadership for Development, Management and Regulation; Nursing; as the Backbone of the Health and HWF Migration. Participation is open to a broad range of stakeholders especially from the African region.
Contact: ashgovnet@achest.org
Call for a consultant to facilitate a review and organisation development process with the Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health
Deadline for Applicants: 15 April 2017
The Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health (COPASAH) is a global network of community of practitioners who share a people–centric vision and human rights based approach to health, health care and human dignity. COPASAH’s Steering Committee, represented by the COPASAH Global Secretariat, is seeking a resource person to facilitate a review and Organisation Development (OD) process. The primary task of the consultant will be to determine the value-addition and impact of COPASAH’s activities for the network’s membership base, examine its organisational structure, and advise on the future structure, strategies and activities within the context of the broader field of social action and accountability for health.