Established by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch, the Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights recognize individuals or organisations for excellence and long-term commitment to defending the human rights of those most vulnerable to and affected by HIV/AIDS. An award will be presented annually to a person or organisation in each of two categories: A person residing in Canada or a non-profit organisation based in Canada; A person or non-profit organisation from another country.
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2003 Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
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kenya: Associate Director, Health Equity, Africa Regional Program
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is currently seeking an Associate Director for its office in Nairobi who will have overall responsibility for providing thematic leadership for grant activities in the AIDS area of work in the development of programs related to the Health Equity (HE) theme and the Africa Regional Program (ARP) in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Letting them die – why HIV/AIDS intervention programmes fail
A new book entitled “Letting them die – why HIV/AIDS intervention programmes fail”, written by social psychologist Dr Catherine Campbell, addresses the questions of why people knowingly engage in sexual behaviour that could lead to a slow and painful premature death?; and why the best-intentioned HIV-prevention programmes often have little impact? Dr Campbell is a Reader at the London School of Economics and a Research Fellow at HIVAN, (the Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking, based at the University of Natal in Durban). The book's title is derived from South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys's comment that: "In the old South Africa we killed people. Now we're just letting them die."
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Strategic Research on Governance, Equity and Health for Eastern and Southern Africa
Call for Letters of Intent: 8 July deadline
The Alliance and the Governance, Equity and Health Program Initiative of the International Development Research Centre, Canada (GEH) invite letters of intent for strategic research in governance, equity and health for Eastern and Southern Africa. Health systems in Africa face special challenges given their development situation, their epidemiological profile and the opportunities to scale up disease control programmes. It is important that the new and larger policy and programme efforts currently being implemented improve the equity and responsiveness of health systems through approaches that strengthen and integrate actions at national and local levels.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29773
ZARAN Online
ZARAN is a non-governmental organisation that was established in December 2001. ZARAN believes that successful HIV/AIDS interventions are those that protect and promote the rights of People Living With Aids (PLWA). It is therefore committed to the implementation of the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29807
11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
October 26-30, 2003, Kampala, Uganda
The Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) and the National Guidance and Empowerment Network of Uganda (NGEN+) invite HIV+ people worldwide and their allies to the 11th International Conference for People Living with HIV/AIDS, to be held October 26-30 at the Speke Resort and Country Lodge Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda. The theme of this conference is "The Dawn of New Positive Leadership".
Further details: /newsletter/id/29760
24th African Health Sciences Congress
28 September - 2 October, 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Health Sciences Congress (AHSC) is a premier scientific meeting that has found a permanent place in Africa. Each year, the congress is hosted in different countries in Africa, by a National Health Research Institute in collaboration with other institutions interested in undertaking health related activities. Professional heath related bodies have also been instrumental in participation of hosting and managing the Congress. AHSC is one of the major forums on which Africans from all around the continent meet and share recent developments on health issues, disseminate and present their scientific findings, promote, encourage and coordinate research capabilities, exchange ideas, and network among members and institutions involved in heath research directly or otherwise. We are pleased to inform you that the Ethiopian Health & Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) in collaboration with national sister institutions, nationwide professional associations, governmental organisations, non-governmental organizations, UN related agencies and many significant stakeholders, established a National Organising Committee (NOC) that will take up the challenges and responsibilities of organising the 24th African Health Sciences Congress (AHSC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29740
Chilean Initiative for Equity in Health
The Chilean Initiative for Equity in Health cordially invites you to visit their renovated website, with exhaustive and diverse information on the theme of health equity not only relevant to Chile but also of general interest for those around the world.
Communicating Population and Health Research to Policymakers
17 August – 29 August, 2003, Kampala, Uganda
Population and health studies, demographic surveys, censuses, and other research findings can play a key role in guiding policy and resource-allocation decisions. Yet every year, millions of dollars are spent to produce research results that fail to reach policymakers and, consequently, are not used to shape policies and programs. To help bridge the gap between researchers and policymakers, Makerere University and the Population Reference Bureau are cosponsoring a communication workshop. Sessions will help participants identify the policy implications of survey data and research findings, understand how research can influence the policy process, and communicate findings.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29743
Email Course on Family Planning needs of HIV Clients
As of December 2002, an estimated 42 million people worldwide are infected with HIV/AIDS. Seventy percent of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death. These devastating figures, and the fact that many of these people are of childbearing age, make it clear that this epidemic requires creative interventions that help prevent the spread of HIV and programs that address both the fragile healthcare workforce and the patients who need basic reproductive healthcare services. The JHPIEGO Corporation has begun developing education and training programs in response to this epidemic and the resulting need for a healthcare workforce educated about the family planning and reproductive health needs of clients with HIV/AIDS. JHPIEGO offered a 14-week e-mail course, "Meeting the Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Needs of Clients with HIV/AIDS in Low-Resource Settings."
Further details: /newsletter/id/29730