This is a three days non residential course aimed at enhancing the reporting and management of workplace HIV and AIDS interventions. The course programme is anchored in three core modules: Introduction to M&E; Developing M&E work plans, collecting, analyzing and using monitoring & evaluation data for programme reporting and management. The course is designed for those that provide oversight and leadership of workplace interventions, Human Resource Managers, HIV and AIDS Workplace Focal Point Persons, Clinical officers, HIV and AIDS Programme Managers, Peer Educators, and including workplace Union and Labor Representatives.
Jobs and Announcements
Course Annoucement: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV and AIDS Workplace Programmes
ZAMCOM Lodge, Lusaka Zambia 1st to 3rd June 2009.
Contact: info@primaryhealthcaretrust.org
Inequalities in health and health care
June 8 to 12, 2009: University of Geneva, Switzerland
This course is intended for PhD students and other researchers interested in the quantitative analysis of inequality and inequity in health and health care. The course consists of five days of lectures and tutorials on a number of topics related to the measurement and explanation of inequities/inequalities in health. Apart from providing a general introduction into the range of approaches available to researchers, it will also provide practical experience of computation using Stata. Illustrations will be based on real-world examples drawn from evidence in European and other OECD countries, as well as developing countries. The objectives are to review health economics approaches to the measurement of inequality and inequity, provide detailed guidance on computational procedures using Stata and provide hands-on experience with computation-based exercises.
Launch of Communities of Practice (COP) : Task Shifting
Global Health Worker Alliance
The Global Health Workforce Alliance announces the launch of its Communities of Practice (CoPs), entitled - Human Resources for Health (HRH ) Exchange. The topic of the moderated on-line discussion will be Task Shifting. This is the 1st in a series of planned CoPs and forms part of our knowledge brokering effort. It will be held from April 28 - May 8, 2009 and supported by facilitators who are expert in the field of Public Health and the issue of Task Shifting.
13th National Rural Health Conference 2009
27–29 August 2009, South Africa
RuDASA invites all rural health practitioners to participate in the 13th National Rural Health Conference. The theme will be 'Tackling the Big 5: The Challenge of Chronic Diseases HIV-AIDS, TB, Diabetes, Hypertension and Mental Illness'.
Contact: sammy@butlerworldwide.net
Call for papers: Measuring health workforce inequalities: Methods and applications
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 13 April 2009
The World Health Organization is soliciting high-quality submissions of original statistical research results and/or experience focusing on the topic, ‘Measuring health workforce inequalities: Methods and applications’. Selected papers will be presented at a special meeting in South Africa in August 2009. Submissions should focus on methodological developments and applications for measuring health workforce inequalities, with special attention to monitoring trends (over time and/or areas) and evaluating their impacts on health systems performance and population health outcomes. Priority will be given to researchers from low- and middle-income countries who do not receive financial support from an international source. Full papers must be submitted by 15 May 2009 according to the format prescribed.
Call for papers: Young Voices in Research for Health: Innovating for the health of all
Deadline: 3 May 2009
The Global Forum and The Lancet invite young researchers and leaders of tomorrow to submit an essay to the popular competition, ‘Young Voices in Research for Health’. This year's competition theme is ‘Innovating for the health of all’. ‘The concept of innovation encompasses the entire process from the generation of new ideas, to their transformation into something useful, to their implementation. Innovation for health includes the development of new and more cost-effective services, products, methods, management practices and policies to improve health outcomes. It involves both social and technological innovation. Young people are invited to submit their essays by 3 May 2009.
Conference: 12th World Congress on Public Health: Making a difference in global public health: Education, research and practice
27 April–1 May 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
This year's World Congress will address the challenges and opportunities for public health organisations worldwide and be an opportunity for getting together with the various professionals and disciplines related to public health, at a national and international level. The event will provide an arena for the latest ideas and experiences in public health education, research and practice to be shared. Congress themes include Public Health Education for the 21st Century (six sub-themes), Public Health Research & Policy Development (19 sub-themes) and Public Health Practices Around the Globe (21 sub-themes). For more details visit the website.
Forum 2009: Innovating for the Health of All
16–20 November 2009: Havana, Cuba
Forum 2009: Innovating for the Health of All is this year’s milestone event in research and innovation for health. Organised by the Global Forum for Health Research, it will take place on 16–20 November 2009 in Havana, Cuba, at the invitation of the Ministry of Public Health. What exactly is innovation? How can decision-makers and practitioners work together to foster innovation for health and health equity? What can we learn from innovation policies and initiatives around the world? These questions will be answered in Forum 2009‘s interwoven discussions of social innovation and technological innovation. This event will bring together some 800 leaders and experts from around the world to share ideas and forge new partnerships. It will include a unique mix of stakeholders from health and science ministries, research agencies and institutions, development agencies, foundations, non-governmental organisations, civil society, the private sector and media.
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Where There Is No Doctor
Where There Is No Doctor is a health care manual for health workers, clinicians, and others involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion programmes around the world. An independent consulting team is conducting market research to develop a new version of the book to better meets the needs of health care workers around the world. Your feedback will help create the new version. You will be asked general questions about what kind of health information you need, where you look for health information, and your opinions of Where There Is No Doctor, if you have used the book in the past. We are interested in hearing from people who have used Where There Is No Doctor in the past and from people who have not used the book. The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete.
South African Human Rights Commission will investigate the right to health
Deadline for submissions: 12 May 2009
As part of a broader enquiry into the link between the Millennium Development Goals and economic and social rights in South Africa, the South African Human Rights Commission has announced that it will organize a public hearing on the Millennium Development Goals and the right to health in South Africa on 10 June 2009 in Johannesburg. The Commission calls for written submissions covering the period from April 2006 to March 2009 from relevant national and provincial government departments, the public and interested parties. The deadline for receipt of submissions is 12 May 2009. The Commission is attempting to apply a ‘rights-based approach, where people become part of the process; they are active participants, and the process itself becomes a tool for empowerment’.