The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has finalised the dates of the Nineteenth FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The event –the largest gathering of obstetricians and gynecologists from around the world – will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. We aim to build on the immense success of the event that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2006 by offering delegates, their partners, sponsors and exhibitors an educational and cultural experience. The World Congress is the only event on this scale that brings together specialists in obstetrics and gynecology from all parts of the world. The 2006 event attracted over 6,000 delegates from in excess of 120 countries and territories, and numbers are expected to be higher in 2009.
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The second international meeting on Innovations and Progress in Healthcare for Women is being jointly held by the UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The theme of the meeting will be ‘Prevention, Screening and Risk Prediction in Women’s Health’ and each day will be dedicated to one specialty area. The three specialty areas are: obstetrics and neonatal; gynaecology and reproductive health; and gynaecology and cancer. In parallel to the main programme there will also be specialist workshops and seminars taking place. For more information and to access an online interest submission form, please go to the link provided.
The grants manager, who will serve on the Tuberculosis Alliance DOTS Support Alliance senior management team reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the agency’s membership programme, grant development, donor fundraising and serves as the staff adviser to the Board of Directors on development and fundraising issues. The successful applicant will be able to use a strategic planning approach to identify opportunities for fundraising, and initiate, coordinate and evaluate fundraising activities from grant sponsors and donors. They will work closely with the chief executive officer, the fundraising committee and the Board of Directors to create and implement fundraising goals and solicit funds to meet these goals. A Bachelor’s degree required, with Master’s degree preferred. Five or more years’ broad-based fundraising experience in a grant-centred environment is required, as well as experience working with government agencies and international foundations is required. Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience. Email a cover letter and your curriculum vitae if you would like to apply.
Many delegates from across the Commonwealth are expected to attend the Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF), which has the theme 'Partnering for a more equitable and sustainable future.' Eight assemblies will form the core of the CPF programme. Topics of discussion will cover: human rights; financial crisis and economic development; environment and climate change; gender; health and HIV and AIDS; peace and conflict; deepening democracy and governance; and creativity and innovation. Cross-cutting areas include: youth, media, education, disability, gender and Millennium Development Goals. Make your voice heard at CHOGM by attending the Forum. Registration costs US$100 for delegates from outside of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Global Development Network is now accepting submissions for its annual competition for development research proposals/papers and development projects. Researchers and non-governmental organisations from developing and transition countries are invited to participate in the competition. The competition is funded by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Finance, the government of Japan and other donors. It focuses on key issues such as globalisation, regional integration, climate change and international migration against the backdrop of the current global economic and financial crisis, the political and economic repercussions of which can already be felt across countries and regions. The impact of these crises on the architecture of developing countries cannot be understated. They have prompted many to challenge globalisation and they are also likely to hasten the structural shift in global economic power from Western countries to emerging markets.
The British Medical Association's (BMA) International Department runs the BMA Information Fund, which helps to provide health information to organisations in developing countries. The Fund donates educational materials, such as books and DVDs, and is run in association with Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC). It is currently inviting applications for 2009 from health care institutions, health non-governmental organisations, medical school libraries and other related organisations. (Please note that it is unable to consider requests from individuals.) To submit an application, please download the application form and TALC book list from the Fund’s website. Please note that the maximum award per application is £2,000. Completed application forms and booklists should be sent to the email address provided.
All interested parties are invited to submit abstracts in the form of oral presentations and posters exploring the overall theme of the Conference ‘Sexuality and HIV and AIDS in Africa’. The theme may be explored through the following objectives and sub-themes: identifying new, emerging and existing vulnerabilities and vulnerable/marginalised people that are critical to sexual health and rights/HIV and AIDS interventions using a sexuality- and rights-based approach; exploring how the application of human rights framework to sexuality might provide new insights in developing interventions to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS and provide a more comprehensive sexual health to all persons; and reviewing and mapping out new and existing innovative strategies, programming and funding that best addresses the links between sexuality, sexual health/rights and HIV and AIDS for future interventions.
The International Conference on Healthcare and Trade, organised by the Erasmus Observatory on Health Law, will focus on the influence of the law of both the European Union and the World Trade Organization on trade in health services, health insurance services and health goods (pharmaceuticals). The application of the EC Treaty, the GATS and the TRIPS to national regulation of health services, health insurance services and pharmaceuticals raises questions of applicability of, compatibility with and possible exceptions to the provisions of these instruments. In these areas, these questions have not yet been answered conclusively and further research and discussion in this area is ongoing. The conference aims to contribute to the discussion, attempting to formulate both legal and economic answers to these questions. Prepaid advanced registration must be electronically submitted, faxed or mailed no later than 1 December 2009. The conference fee is 250 euros (concessions are available for students).
The Fund for Gender Equality is a multi-donor initiative designed to advance high-impact gender equality programmes that focus on women’s economic and/or political empowerment at local and national levels. It provides grants to civil society and governmental agencies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Arab States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Fund is unique in its focus on turning local and national laws and policies into tangible gains for women’s rights. Potential grantees may apply for one of two types of grants. Implementation grants will range from US$2 million to US$5 million distributed over a period of two to four years. Catalytic grants will range from US$100,000 to US$500,000 distributed over a period of one to two years. Once a plan, policy or law is developed and endorsed, successful institutions will be eligible to apply in the future for a larger implementation grant.