International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) would like to remind everyone that the due date for abstract submission for the ISEqH international meeting is JANUARY 28, 2002 Instructions and other information about the meeting, including applications for financial assistance, and about the Society are on the website. The Conference theme is Equity: Research in the Service of Policy and Advocacy for Health and Health Services. June 14-16, 2002 - Toronto, Canada.
Jobs and Announcements
The Lancet
Journalists sought
The Lancet is looking for experienced journalists to write for their news pages. They are particularly interested in hearing from health policy writers with a biomedical background and 5-10 years experience on a national newspaper or newswire service. They are only interested in hearing from writers from Africa. Contact Haroon Ashraf with a CV and four recent examples of your work including news and features.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28973
Contact: Haroon.Ashraf@lancet.com
Coordinator
The Global Equity Gauge Alliance
Are you committed to equity? Would you like to work with skilled and committed individuals in developing countries around the world? Are you willing to travel? The Global Equity Gauge Alliance (GEGA) is dedicated to the promotion of equity in health and health care through effective advocacy and community action, based upon reliable monitoring information. There are currently 11 Equity Gauges in countries in Africa, Asia and South America and GEGA is committed to providing support and technical assistance to these Gauges as well as becoming an international force for promoting equity in health. GEGA is temporarily housed in the Health Systems Trust, a South African NGO based in Durban. GEGA wishes to appoint a co-ordinator for a period of two years. The main tasks of the co-ordinator will include supporting individual Gauges, and helping to develop the further institutional establishment of GEGA. This is an exciting and challenging job for any person with an interest in international health and the promotion of equity. It will include the opportunity to travel and work closely with projects on the ground as well as with major international agencies in the field of health and development. The two-year consultancy post will be based in South Africa, preferably in Durban. The consultancy fee will reflect local practice and be commensurate with the skills and experience of the person appointed. More information about GEGA and the co-ordinator’s post can be found on the website. Please send your C.V., together with a letter of motivation highlighting why you feel you would be suitable for this post, and the names of three referees to:
Dawn McDonald: Fax 031 304 0775
email: dawn@hst.org.za by December 14th.
Interviews will be held during the third week of January 2002.
HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFRICAN REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP
9 - 15 February 2002, Cape Town, South Africa
UNESCO, in consultation with different youth organisations, especially IFMSA has developed a kit entitled "HIV/AIDS and Human Rights - Young People in Action' to aid youth organisations involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, promotion and advocacy campaigns. The manual is based on the international guidelines on Human Rights and HIV/AIDS and is intended to serve as a tool in the development and initiation of appropriate youth activities. The purpose of the workshop to be held in Cape Town, South Africa is multifaceted. Primarily, it aims to train participants on how to use the "Youth to Youth" manual effectively, and thus to empower them to initiate youth activities around HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in their own communities. It is also hoped that the workshop will equip participants with the necessary skills to ensure that they, as future community leaders, will advocate the care of people living with HIV/AIDS in an ethical, judicious and most appropriate manner. The training workshop will train 50 participants, with the participants being young, dynamic youth leaders from regional countries. About 10 African countries will be included, with each country being represented by 4 participants. The workshop will last 7 days, during which time participants will receive intensive training on skills and capacity building and problem solving with regards to the psychosocial and cultural aspect of the connection between HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28941
Contact: hivhr_sa2002@yahoo.com
PhD/DrPH studentships Gates Malaria Programme
This is the final opportunity to apply for a PhD/Dr PH studentship to undertake a research project in any area of clinical, field, social science or associated laboratory work that is relevant to the control of malaria. Applications are invited for a number of PhD or DrPH studentships to be held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), the Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen (CMP) and the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL). Scholarships will cover 'home' fees, living expenses as appropriate, some research expenses and may include a re-entry grant following satisfactory completion of the PhD/DrPH. Application Deadline: 15 January 2002.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28934
Workshop: Intensive Introduction to Medical Informatics
January 28th - February 1st 2002
Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, KZN, South Africa
The New England Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine International Training Program in Medical Informatics in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of Natal is hosting this intensive one week workshop. The workshop will be taught by faculty from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School, New England Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine (all in Boston, USA) and faculty from the University of Natal and the Medical Research Council of South Africa. This is an intensive 5-day workshop aimed at introducing participants to the major areas of medical informatics science through a series of lectures, lab session's and evening tutorials. Participants will be expected to have some basic computer skills (use of e-mail, Internet, word-processing etc). The workshop will attempt to focus on applications and examples with the potential to impact public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. The course is being offered for 8 credits for students in the Master of Public Health degree program at the University of Natal. Students registering for credit will be charged a registration fee of South African Rand 350 and tuition of ZAR 520. It is also being offered for 8 credits for students who subsequently enter the new ITMI sponsored post-graduate degree program in Medical Informatics at the University of Natal, scheduled to begin in July 2002.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28942
Contact: mars@nu.ac.za
Call for proposals:
Poverty, Equity and Health in Southern Africa
Equinet Grants/Awards: Paper On Poverty- Equity And Health In Southern Africa. Closing date for applications: November 1 2001
The Regional Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa (EQUINET) has played a role over the past three years in highlighting issues of equity in health in southern Africa. It does so by networking professionals, civil society and policy makers to promote policies for equity in health, undertaking research, initiating conferences, workshops, and discussions through the internet, and providing inputs at the SADC forums. Noting the already significant work taking place on poverty, poverty reduction strategy papers and the links to health, and equally the strength of policy commitment to equity in health, and noting work already done by EQUINET in this area (which will be provided), EQUINET seeks to commission a paper to inform policy and research work on poverty, equity and health in southern Africa. Time frame: Six months, with an expected work time of three months.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28921
GATES AWARD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH:
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has issued a call for nominations for the Gates Award for Global Health. The award comes with a $1 million honorarium and is presented annually to an organization that has made an extraordinary contribution to the improvement of health around the world. Deadline: December 5, 2001
Further details: /newsletter/id/28924
GICO: Public Health Support vacancies
GICO - Gruppo Internazionale di Consulenza is an international engineering company that operates in rural and urban development sectors, both in Italy and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. The Company offers services, consultancy and technical assistance to international organisations such as the European Union, The World Bank, FAO and UNIDO, as well as to government administrations and to private sector investors. For a long-term project of Public Health Support in Africa, we are looking for candidates in the following areas: economist; manager and administrator; public health medic; communication and IT specialists. Deadline for submission of candidatures: 29th November 2001 / Duration of the assignment: 1 to 2 years, Starting date: to be confirmed.
Further details: /newsletter/id/28908
Contact: ivrea@gico.ws
Health Promotion through Entertainment Education
Module of the CMS Graduate Program
(Feb 22 2002 - 12 week course). Start Date: February 22, 2002 Location: Durban
The purpose of this Honours/MA module is to acquaint students with broad approaches to communicating for health promotion, focusing specifically on the role of entertainment education. The module can also be taken on its own for certificate rather than degree purposes.