This two-year (2008-2010) programme offers highly qualified researchers working on issues of globalisation from a feminist perspective, from developing countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific, the opportunity to spend a research term in Ottawa based at one of the two universities. The Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on Globalisation will contribute to gender and development research at both universities and provide a unique opportunity for collaboration between feminist scholars in Canada and the developing world and between North and South. The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute of Women’s Studies will alternate in welcoming one visiting scholar per year. However, both Institutes look forward to the opportunity of engaging with the Visiting Scholar. Applications are invited for the 2008-2009 Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on Globalisation to be based at the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies at Carleton University. (In 2009-2010, the Visiting Scholar will be based at the University of Ottawa Institute of Women’s Studies.)
Jobs and Announcements
The Global Fund Board just announced the launch of round 9 which will open on 1 October 2008. This is an additional round in order to accelerate progress towards Universal Access and will be followed by the next in March 2009. The opening date is 1st October 2008, the closing date (submission deadline) is not finalised yet and the round 9 grants are expected to be approved by May 2009. Round 9 will use the same proposal form and guidelines that were issued for round 8 - without changes. Round 9 is for new proposals, and it is also an opportunity for countries to resubmit proposals that were rejected in round 8, six months earlier than usual. CCMs will receive Technical Review Panel (TRP) reviews for round 8 one month earlier than usual, so that they have them in time for preparing the round 9 application if necessary.
IPHU and the People’s Health Movement in association with the School of Public Health of Rio Grande do Sul are pleased to announced 'The Struggle for Health', a two week short course for health activists, scheduled for 8-19 September, 2008. The Porto Alegre IPHU will address all of the 'standard' objectives of other IPHU courses. Participants should come prepared: to describe in some detail an activist project or campaign or movement that they have been directly involved in; to describe in sufficient detail for the strategies, theories and skills of practice to be evident; and to provide an overall assessment of the health challenges in their country and the status and prospects for PHM. Students should also come prepared to comment on the implications for their own countries of the material covered in the different topics. For example: what is the extent of brain drain and what is being done about it; what is the role of the WB and IMF in health sector reform; what are the implications of the WTO (eg GATS); what is the role of the GFATM in own country; and access to medicines? The courses involve: lectures, small group discussions, debates, workshops and field trips and follow up study. Resource materials will take the form of hard copy readings, lecture notes and websites. Applications should be submitted on the internet.
The School of Public Health is one of the research partners in a four-year EU-funded research project (INCO-DEV) being implemented in three Southern African countries (Angola, Mozambique and South Africa). The study aims to understand how the rise of Global Health Initiatives (e.g. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, PEPFAR etc) has impacted the architecture of development partnerships and country-level health systems’ functions. They are calling for applications from South African junior researchers who will be part of a research team that has been put together to implement the GHIs project.
The SADC Secretariat is inviting tenders to review the SADC HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework (2003-2007) and the instruments for its operationalisation. The deadline for the bid is 7th July 2008 at 16.00hrs. Tenders should be admitted in two sealed separate envelopes clearly labeled Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal and both with the inscription: REVIEW OF THE SADC HIV AND AIDS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. The proposals should be addressed to: The Secretary, SADC Internal Tender Evaluation Committee (SITEC), SADC Secretariat, KHAMA CRESECENT, PRIVATE BAG 0095, BOTSWANA. Please note that faxed or emailed proposals will not be considered. The terms of reference are available at the link above.
The Think Tank Initiative invites applications from independent African organisations that are committed to using research to inform and influence social and economic policy. The Initiative will provide multi-year funding to promising think tanks, and will work with successful applicants to improve their organizational performance. The Think Tank Initiative is a new, multi-donor program dedicated to strengthening independent policy research institutions – or “think tanks” – in developing countries, enabling them to better provide sound research that both informs and influences policy. The Initiative will focus its activities in East and West Africa, South Asia and Latin America. The deadline for submissions is 19 August 2008.
The UK Department for International development (DFID) is considering the establishment of a global Access to Medicines Research Network (ATM RN). Is it anticipated that this network will bring together research institutions from developed and developing countries to enhance the available evidence on how to make medicines affordable and accessible to the poorest populations. To inform the design of the ATM RN DFID is now holding an open consultation with interested parties. An online survey is available from 1-30 June. All are invited to send your views and comments to inform the establishment of the network (use the link provided).
A candidate is sought to manage the development and implementation of Soul City’s 10-country Southern Africa regional HIV/AIDS prevention campaign (One Love Campaign). In addition, the job involves supporting the implementation of advocacy campaigns in four Southern African countries. The One Love Campaign rolls out across 10 southern African countries from October 2008 to October 2009.
The 12th Triennial Congress will address the enormous challenges and opportunities for public health organizations worldwide to make a difference.
The World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Turkish Public Health Association invite local, national and international public health leaders, advocates and students to submit abstracts dealing with the major cross-cutting sub-themes: education, research, and practice. These abstracts should demonstrate the link between public health education, research, and practice and improved health outcomes. The abstracts should also showcase innovations, practices, tools and transferable lessons from across the globe that will help us make a decided difference in global public health. Submit abstracts in the following general topics: Education in Public Health for 21st Century; Global Public Health Workforce; Public Health & Health Services Research & Technology; Global Governance; Health and Development; Comparative Analysis of Health Systems; Strengthening Global Public Health Systems; Financing Global Public Health; Environmental Safety & Stewardship; Health, Geopolitics, & Public Diplomacy; Public Health, Political Will, & the Public Good. Abstract Submission Deadline is Saturday, 5 July 2008, Midnight Pacific Time.
This photography contest has a total of R5 000 in prizes to be won and the winning photograph will appear on the cover of the 2008 South African Health Review (SAHR). Furthermore, the top 10 photographs will be showcased at the official launch of the SAHR in November 2008. The contest is open to students currently enrolled in a Photography, Arts or related area Department (i.e. tertiary institution) in South Africa. Entries must be accompanied by a copy of a valid student ID and by the name of your school and instructor. Photographs must be high-quality prints and can be colour or black and white. Photographs will become property of HST, which retains rights to publish photographs in future publications, and will not be returned. The deadline for submitting entries is 5 September 2008.