The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting letters of inquiry (LOIs) from qualified applicants to assist 12 GAVI-eligible countries establish external advisory groups and manage related grants. While this RFP will ultimately yield full proposals, the immediate request is for Letters of Inquiry from qualified applicants with the capability of managing an overall effort to strengthen national decision-making processes in up to 12 countries. On the basis of review of the LOIs, up to three organisations will be invited to begin preparation for submission of a full proposal. Submission of a full proposal will be by invitation only. Deadline for submission is 6 July 2007.
Jobs and Announcements
Request for proposals: Vaccine-Preventable diseases
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3rd South African AIDS Conference: 5-8 June 2007, Durban, South Africa
"Building Consensus on prevention, treatment and care", the conference aims to serve as a platform for deliberations on the key contentious issues relating to prevention, treatment and care. In particular, the conference will highlight state-of-the-art developments in prevention technologies; new approaches to prevention; the long-term impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality; the role of nutrition in HIV/AIDS; and the role of research into the use of complimentary and traditional medicines in HIV/AIDS.
African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) Internship
The Communication Initiative, 5 April 2007
The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) is offering an internship as part of their capacity building programme. It is open to female students (both local and international) and to those who have just completed their studies and are looking for experience and mentorship in the area of African women's human rights, gender mainstreaming, African feminist movements and communications.
Designing and implementing social transfer, Cape Town, 22 July to 4 August 2007
The Economic Policy Research Institute
The Economic Policy Research Institute, the Institute for Development Studies (Sussex ), Maastricht University and the University of Cape Town is offering a two-week course on the design and implementation of social transfer programmes. The course will run in Cape Town from July 22 to August 4 and is aimed at government officials, donor agency representatives and others involves in national social protection initiatives.
Essential Medicines Grant Competition
Open Society Institute
In an effort to build local capacity surrounding access to medicines issues, OSI's Public Health Program is issuing a request for proposals. Grants for up to $75,000, renewable for up to three years, will be awarded to local NGOs with a mandate and demonstrated capacity to advance policy and civil society engagement related to access to medicines in Brazil, India, Kenya, Malaysia, South Africa, and Thailand. Interested organisations should submit an application no later than Monday 16 July 2007.
Further details: /newsletter/id/32335
Human Resource for Health Research Conference
Ministry of Health, Zambia
The Ministry of Health, Zambia is organizing a “Human Resource for Health (HRH) Research Conference” on 7-8 June 2007. The goal of the conference is to review evidence (current knowledge, experiences and lessons), discuss how evidence can effectively be translated into HRH policy and make specific recommendations to effectively respond to the HRH crisis in Zambia. The Theme of the Conference is “Transforming Research into Action: Providing Evidence for HRH Policy development, Program Design and Implementation”.
International Women's Summit : Women's leadership on HIV and AIDS
The World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), in partnership with the International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (ICW), and other international organisations, will host the first ever global conference on women and AIDS. The summit will bring together 1500 women and men to develop strategies, skills and partnerships in response to the impact of AIDS on women. The conference will be from 4-7 July 2007, Nairobi , Kenya.
RAINBO grants for African organisations working against female circumcision
The Communicative Initiative
Research Action and Information Network for Bodily Integrity of Women (RAINBO) started this Small Grants Project in 1995 in order to provide modest funds and technical assistance to African non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that might not otherwise have access to mainstream sources of funding. The main objectives of the project are: to support effective and innovative projects that combat Female Circumcision (FC)/Female Genital Mutilation (FGM); to strengthen the institutional capacity of African NGOs working on the FC/FGM issue as part of advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls; and to expand collaborative relationships among NGOs, activists, academics and researchers in Africa. The deadline is rolling.
Symposium edition on Reproductive and Sexual Health
American Journal of Public Health
The American Journal of Public Health is calling for submissions to this symposium edition. The Symposium edition has no limits on submissions within the area of reproductive and sexual health, and no preferred topics or disciplinary background. The target date for submissions is 17 September 2007.
The Political Economy of Health: Is neoliberalism bad for our health?
Curtin University of Technology
This workshop, sponsored and organised by Curtin University of Technology, the Danish Institute for Health Services Research, and the University of Cape Town will explore a number of the ideological and political issues surrounding health and health care in the 21st century. In particular, speakers will look at the links between neo liberalism and both health and health care in a global context. Plenty space will be allowed for comments from the floor. The workshop will be held on Sunday 8 July 2007, 9.00am-4.00pm.
Further details: /newsletter/id/32304