This research training course is designed to prepare researchers and postgraduate students with requisite knowledge for formulating sound projects to meet the requirements of postgraduate training of the University of the Witwatersrand and other universities.
Jobs and Announcements
Research Methodology Training Course in the Field of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
8-19th March 2004
Further details: /newsletter/id/30080
THE TROPICAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT in AFRICA: THE 3RD TICH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts will highlight one or more of the following sub-themes: Strengthening health systmes and empowering local structures through partnerships; Counting and accounting for action: Striving for sustainable CB-HIS; Packaging and financing CBHC: A system for equitable resource generation, allocation and tracking; and Alternative models for CBHC workforce in the context of poverty and ill health.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30120
THE TROPICAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT in AFRICA: THE 3RD TICH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts will highlight one or more of the following sub-themes: Strengthening health systems and empowering local structures through partnerships; Counting and accounting for action: Striving for sustainable CB-HIS; Packaging and financing CBHC: A system for equitable resource generation, allocation and tracking; and Alternative models for CBHC workforce in the context of poverty and ill health.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30124
Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS-related positions
ActionAid
ActionAid is an international development Agency working in over 30 countries worldwide. Its mission is to "work with poor and marginalized communities to control vulnerability, achieve sustained improvements in quality of life and for realisation of rights in the face of HIV/AIDS, by working through local, national and international partnerships". ActionAid's HIV/AIDS work is increasingly working in partnership with governments, NGOs and the private sector to contribute significantly to commitments in UNGASS, Millennium Development Goals as well as undertaking large-scale management of contractual programs.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30087
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): A Global Public Goods Perspective
Online discussion
How could enhancing the provision of select global public goods facilitate achieving the MDGs at the set target date? Read the complete background paper at http://www.gpgnet.net/discussion.php. You may subscribe to the MDGs and Global Public Goods discussion forum by sending a blank email to:
subscribe-gpgnet-mdgs@groups.undp.org
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER IN HEALTH
University of Pretoria
The successful candidate will Head the Health Measurement track for the School and accept responsibility for the strategy, implementation and quality control of all teaching in health measurement and research methods.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30070
Experts Required
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund was created to finance, attract, manage and disburse additional resources to make a sustainable and significant contribution to mitigate the impact caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in countries in need, and contributing to poverty reduction. The Technical Review Panel (TRP), which has 26 members, plays a crucial role in reviewing proposals submitted to the Global Fund and ensuring that those funded are of high quality. The TRP consists of 11 cross-cutters, 7 HIV-AIDS experts, 4 Malaria experts and 4 Tuberculosis experts.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30028
global health watch
authors required
Global civil society has not adequately participated in international health advocacy. Although high-profile success has been achieved with some campaigns, most notably around access to medicines and breastfeeding and certain diseases, there has been a striking lack of involvement and pressure from health campaigners on broader public health and health systems issues. In addition, disparities in health between the rich and the poor have grown at alarming rates both within and between countries, leaving society and the public health movement with a large humanitarian and moral challenge. The People's Health Movement, the Global Equity Gauge Alliance and Medact therefore propose to mobilise a fragmented global health community through the publication of an annual Global Health Watch.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30052
Panos Audit of Broadcasting Environments Across Africa
Call for Researchers
The Panos AIDS Programme in partnership with the Centre for Communications Programmes at Johns Hopkins University is carrying out a series of country assessments on media environments for public health across Africa. The assessments will focus on broadcasting in particular. In each focus country Panos will work with local experts to research broadcasting policies and the broadcasting environment, and its impact on public health. The results of the research will be presented in a number of policy and editorial outputs. If your organisation has expertise or current activities in this area we would very much like to contact you to share experiences and to investigate possible synergies. Feel free to contact Johanna Hanefeld johannah@panoslondon.org.uk
Contact: johannah@panoslondon.org.uk
Reaching the Poor with Effective Health, Nutrition, and Population Services
Conference Announcement
The World Bank, in cooperation with the Gates Foundation and the Dutch And Swedish Governments, is hosting a conference "Reaching the Poor with Effective Health, Nutrition, and Population Services: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why."
The conference will take place 18-20 February 2004, in Washington, D.C.