The Southern Africa Trust is seeking a consultancy to undertake an assessment of the impact of financial aid flows on the policy work of regional civil society in Southern Africa as part of its ongoing work to engage with donors on financial aid flows to Southern Africa but also as a way of strengthening its work around supporting increased aid flows to civil society for them to be able to effectively to influence policy to overcome poverty. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 28 May 2008, 15.00pm
Jobs and Announcements
Call for Expression of Interest: Impact assessment of financial aid flows to civil society in southern Africa
Southern Africa Trust, 21 May 2008
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Call for participants: The Health Systems Action Network
Health Systems Action Network
The Health Systems Action Network (HSAN) invites you to apply to join its membership and become a part of a global voice for Health Systems Strengthening. HSAN is a volunteer grassroots-level global network of developing country professionals committed to strengthening health systems through effective involvement of diverse stakeholders, spreading of actionable knowledge, and better management of resources that is guided by evidence. HSAN´s emphasis is to increase access to information on effective strategies that work to strengthen health systems, and to avoid implementation of strategies that have been found to be less effective in strengthening health systems. HSAN aims to provide a platform for voices from developing countries, and fill the gaps that exist in effectively addressing HSS issues at the national, regional, and global levels by establishing partnerships at each level. If you have strong health systems experience, you are encouraged to apply and the selection committee will then invite those screened and accepted as full members.
Can health evidence work to save lives?
Walgate R: Real Health News, 21 May 2008
Writers and journalists are invited to submit articles for a 44-page magazine for the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health in Bamako later this year, with support from IDRC (Canada), on the connection - or lack of connection - between research for health, health policy-making, and health action, mainly (but not entirely) in Africa. Article proposals should be submitted immediately and articles must be submitted by latest, end July 2008.
Further details: /newsletter/id/33099
High-Level Meeting on AIDS, United Nations
UNAIDS, May 2008
The 2008 high-level meeting on AIDS will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 10-11 June. It will review progress made in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. The high-level meeting will provide an important forum for various stakeholders, including government representatives and accredited civil society participants. Discussions are expected to focus on the progress made, challenges remaining and sustainable ways to overcome them.
Fifth Course on Promoting Rational Medicines Use in the Community (PRMUC 2008): 29 June-11 July 2008
School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
This course was developed to meet requests from individuals and organisations, for more effective planning, research and implementation of rational medicines use activities in the community. The objectives are: to study and remedy inappropriate medicines use in the community; to investigate and prioritize medicines use problems, and to develop effective strategies for change; and to address challenges in the use of medicines in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and chronic diseases; including issues on treatment literacy and adherence. This two week course is aimed at policy makers, management staff from Ministries of Health, ARV programme managers, NGO officials responsible for national and local programmes, development aid agencies, social scientists, pharmacists and other public health workers. The deadline for receipt of applications is 2 May 2008. The course flyer and application form can be printed out directly from the Medicines web page at http://mednet3.who.int/prduc or www.uwc.ac.za/comhealth/soph
Further details: /newsletter/id/33079
PHM-SA Community Organiser
Liz Welsh: PHM, 24 April 2008
PHM is seeking a Community Organiser for six months May-October 2008. This is a temporary post based at the Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC). The successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be an effective team player; have experience of working in/with Civil Society Organisations; computer literacy; own transport; Excellent written and spoken English, Xhosa and/or Afrikaans; a history of involvement in social movement activity in health or a related area will be an advantage. She/he will be responsible for working with communities on the Right to Health campaign. Applicants should e-mail their CV and letter of application together with the names and contact details of two referees to Liz@phmsouthafrica.org. The closing date for applications will be 8 May 2008. Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted.
Further details: /newsletter/id/33096
Workshops available: 4th Public Health Association of South Africa conference
This brief describes the workshops offered at the 4th Public Health Association of South Africa conference, to be held at the Holiday Inn, Strand Street in Cape Town from the 2nd-4th June. Registration details are available at http://phasa2008.mrc.ac.za
Further details: /newsletter/id/33082
AIDS 2008 March Update
AIDS Update 5, March 2008
As the conference draws near and many deadlines have already passed, we urge those wishing to attend AIDS 2008 - or submit a satellite, exhibition or affiliated event application - to be aware of the limited time left to do so. Please note that all deadlines from now refer to 24h00 in the country you are submitting from on the given date and that no applications and submissions for any part of the conference will be accepted after this time: 31 March 2008: Satellites applications close; 7 May 2008: Registration late surcharge ends (last minute surcharge begins 8 May), Deadline for registration cancellation (with 50% refund); 15 May 2008: Affiliated Events applications close; 20 May 2008: Late Breaker Abstract submissions open; 31 May 2008: Exhibitions applications close; 16 June 2008: Late Breaker Abstract submissions close.
Further details: /newsletter/id/33013
Call for Abstracts: 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, Bamako International Conference Centre, Bamako, Mali, 17-19 November 2008
Global Forum for Health Research. 14 March 2008
The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum will assess progress over the last 20 years and commitments from earlier conferences. It subsumes the Global Forum's 2008 meeting, Forum 12. Bamako 2008 will look at current challenges and place health research and innovation within the wider context of research for development. While political momentum for strengthening research in and by low- and middle-income countries is growing, much remains to be done. The three key objectives of the Forum are to: Strengthen leadership for health, equity and development; Engage all relevant constituencies in research and innovation for health; and Increase accountability of research systems. The Forum aims to generate specific recommendations and commitments, culminating in an action plan to strengthen research for health, development and equity.
Call for submissions: Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health
Health Financing Task Force
The Ministerial Leadership Initiative (MLI) is soliciting submissions to participate in its program of support. On a competitive basis, MLI will select four or five countries (or States or Provinces in big countries like India) to support with technical assistance and peer learning opportunities over a three year period. The submissions need to show that the country/State is engaging in pro-poor financing reforms and/or in efforts to harmonise and align external assistance. The submissions are short (max 5 pages) and they are due 25 April 2008.