A call is now made for submission of abstracts for presentation during the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. The abstracts should present experiences, lessons learnt and/or other intriguing new information that contribute to the achievement of the forum objectives and should be developed under any of the following Forum Themes: Leadership Education, Training and Skill mix, Migration and Retention, Financing, Management, Partnerships and linking up for action. Abstracts should be submitted to the Forum Organizing Committee (FOC)via email by 31 December 2007.
Jobs and Announcements
Call for papers on Human Resources for Health
Global Health Workforce Alliance, 30 October 2007
Call for papers: Intellectual property and access to medicines
Sur Journal, 2007
Sur Journal welcomes contributions to be published in a Special Issue of Sur – International Journal on Human Rights on Intellectual Property and access to medicine. The Journal aims at disseminating a Global Southern perspective on human rights and to facilitate exchange among professors and activists from the Global South without disregarding contributions from other regions. For the next issue, they will prioritize articles which, preferentially but not exclusively, address the following topics related to the debate of intellectual property and access to medicine: Alternative models to stimulate innovation; The impact of Intellectual Property on medicines for neglected diseases; Implications of the adoption of compulsory licenses; Best practices on guaranteeing access to medicine; The Judiciary role in the promotion of access to medicine. Closing date for submissions is 3 December 2007.
Job posting: Program Manager - ACACIA and Connectivity Africa Initiative
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The Acacia and Connectivity Africa Initiative goals are to empower sub Saharan communities with the capacity to apply information and communication technologies to their own social and economic development and to improve access to information and communication technologies in Africa, particularly in the sectors of education, health, agriculture and community development. This initiative is designed as an integrated program of research and development with demonstration projects that address issues of applications, technology, infrastructure, policy, and governance. Based at the IDRC head office in Ottawa, Canada, the Program Manager directs the overall development and implementation of its strategic and operating plans and establishes contact with national and international agencies and governments to: develop new partnerships and strengthen existing ones; strengthen and increase fundraising and donor support; and to work towards the achievement of the CCA’s programmatic objectives. The closing date for applications is 18 November 2007.
African health care worker shortage: Forum on private sector responses
Duke University
About 2.4 million doctors, nurses, and midwives are needed in fifty-seven countries with critical health care shortages. The challenge is greatest in sub-Saharan Africa which has only three percent of the world’s health workers and twenty-four percent of the global burden of disease. There is an increasing recognition that the private sector can strengthen public health systems by offering resources, knowledge, and skills. Duke University will host a conference on November 29-December 1 2007 in Durham , North Carolina , USA , to identify successful and emerging private sector responses to the health care worker shortage.
Call for letters of intent. The Economic Globalisation, Growth and HIV/AIDS Initiative: Research grants
The Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD)
The Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) based in Canada, invite letters of intent from teams led or co-led by researchers from low- and middle income countries interested in conducting innovative projects exploring the linkages among economic globalisation, growth and HIV/AIDS along two themes: Exploring how HIV/AIDS interacts with efforts to facilitate inclusive or pro-poor growth strategies; and exploring the impacts of economic globalisation and growth on vulnerability and resilience to HIV/AIDS. The initial funding round will support up to five grants at a maximum of Canadian$100,000 (approximately US$90,000) each for one- to two-year projects. The application process is in two stages: letters of intent and then full proposals. Letters of intent will undergo competitive peer review, and successful applicants will be provided with Canadian$2,000 to support development of the full proposal. Full proposals will undergo competitive peer review. The deadline for application is 1 November 2007.
School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape posts advertised
The School of Public Health at the University of the Western Cape has an international reputation as a leading research and teaching institution. It provides health and welfare personnel from developing countries with the opportunity to enhance their capacity to build and strengthen the health sector in their countries. Its open learning postgraduate programme, offering multiple entry and exit points, is unique in Southern Africa. Its educational and research activities focus on the implementation of district health systems. The posts advertised are for a Senior Lecturer and for a Lecturer. The closing date for applications is 30 September 2007.
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Vacancy: HIV/TB programme training and advocacy officer
AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)
Established in 2002, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights based response to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) in Southern Africa through capacity building and advocacy. The Regional Secretariat of ARASA is located in Windhoek, Namibia. ARASA seeks to appoint an experienced networker, trainer, advocate and activist with a track record in capacity building and facilitating the involvement of people with HIV/AIDS and TB in advocacy work to assume the position of HIV/TB Programme Training and Advocacy Officer. This position will report to the Co-ordinator of ARASA's Treatment and Prevention Literacy and Advocacy Programme, who is based in Cape Town. Access to good international communications and a willingness to travel extensively are essential. The deadline for applications is 19 October 2007.
Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program
The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program was founded in 1993 at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in order to train women's human rights lawyers from Africa committed to returning home to their countries to advance the status of women and girls throughout their careers. The LAWA programme is inviting applications for July 2008- August 2009 LAWA Fellowship Program; the deadline for submissions is November 30, 2007.
Call for applicants: SADC Drama for Life Programme
Ndebe W: The University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand's School of Art wishes to announce the launching of the SADC Drama for Life Programme. To begin they offer 28 full scholarships (tuition, residence, medical aid, permits, insurance) at Wits University for outstanding performers/director s and teachers or facilitators in the field of Applied Drama and Theatre. Applications are now open, and details on the university website can be found in English, Portuguese and French. The SADC Drama for Life Programme is about supporting all existing NGOs, theatre groups and ministries of health and education. It is about building capacity, and providing support for quality of life work in all 14 SADC countries. They look forward to forming partnerships with organisations throughout the region, and seek to build a vision of hope.
Call for papers: Gender democracy and development: African feminist struggles in the context of globalization, 11-14 September 2007
Tanzania Gender Network Programme
The next Gender Festival on ‘African Feminist Struggles in the Context of Globalization’ will take place at TGNP’s Gender Resource Centre, Mabibo Dar es Salaam Tanzania from 11th to 14th September 2007. The 2007 Gender Festival is an open space to bring together feminist and gender-focused groups, other civil society organisations, institutions, activists and other development actors working at various levels to meet, reflect and strategise on the progress made in feminist struggles for gender equity, social transformation and participatory democracy in Tanzania. Participants are invited to make submissions for this festival, taking account of issues such as the present context of corporate-led globalisation and ‘free market’ ideology, their impact on development and democracy in Africa and the world over, and examining alternative frameworks and strategies.