Non-discrimination is perhaps the most fundamental principle underlying all of human rights. Yet, notions of equality and non-discrimination have yet to be fully developed as they apply to health policy and programming. What does equality actually mean in rolling out or scaling up services, or determining resource allocations in health? What dimensions of inequality result in inequity? What are the grounds for advancing substantive equality as it relates to preconditions for health and access to care? How is the concept of non-discrimination related to but distinct from development concepts of social exclusion? A forthcoming issue of Health and Human Rights will cover these issues and is calling for submissions.
Jobs and Announcements
Call for manuscripts on nondiscrimination and equality
Deadline extended to 15 May, 2009
Call for papers: International assistance and cooperation
Deadline: 15 August 2009
Health and Human Rights, an international journal, invites manuscript submissions for its next theme issue on international assistance and cooperation. The ability of poor countries to realize the right to health must be understood within the context of the global political economy. Donor countries assume human rights obligations both directly and as members of international organisations, such as the World Bank, IMF and regional development banks. UN and international agencies, as well as transnational corporations under certain circumstances, may also have human rights obligations relating to health. This issue will critically explore how these international obligations are being defined and discharged, and how to make stakeholders accountable for their human rights obligations.
Capacity-building courses in health, HIV & AIDS, population and development
Centre for African Family Studies Kenya
The Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) is an African institution dedicated to strengthening the capacities of organisations and individuals working in the field of health, HIV & AIDS, population and development in order to contribute to improving the quality of life of families in sub-Saharan Africa.
To achieve its mission, CAFS conducts courses and provides research and consultancy services from strategically located bases in East and West Africa, with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a regional office in Lom, Togo. Highly qualified professionals, who form a multi-disciplinary team within the fields of reproductive health, HIV & AIDS and population & development, provide its services. The list of courses is as follows:
o Resource Mobilization & Proposal Writing, 11 - 15 May 2009
o Advocacy for Reproductive Health and HIV & AIDS, 8 -19 June 2009
o Supervising HIV & AIDS Services, 6 - 17 July 2009
o Advances in Behavior Change Communication for HIV & AIDS, TB and Malaria Programmes, 20 - 31 July 2009
o Promoting Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health and HIV&AIDS, 27 July -14 August 2009
o Impact Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV & AIDS Programmes, 10 - 21 August 2009
o Developing and Implementing an Effective Knowledge Management Strategy, 21 -25 September 2009
o Leadership and Management of Reproductive Health, and HIV & AIDS Programmes, 5 -16 October 2009
o Strengthening Multi-sectoral Prevention and Response Interventions to Sexual and Gender Based Violence, 9 -20 November 2009
Course Annoucement: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV and AIDS Workplace Programmes
ZAMCOM Lodge, Lusaka Zambia 1st to 3rd June 2009.
This is a three days non residential course aimed at enhancing the reporting and management of workplace HIV and AIDS interventions. The course programme is anchored in three core modules: Introduction to M&E; Developing M&E work plans, collecting, analyzing and using monitoring & evaluation data for programme reporting and management. The course is designed for those that provide oversight and leadership of workplace interventions, Human Resource Managers, HIV and AIDS Workplace Focal Point Persons, Clinical officers, HIV and AIDS Programme Managers, Peer Educators, and including workplace Union and Labor Representatives.
Contact: info@primaryhealthcaretrust.org
Inequalities in health and health care
June 8 to 12, 2009: University of Geneva, Switzerland
This course is intended for PhD students and other researchers interested in the quantitative analysis of inequality and inequity in health and health care. The course consists of five days of lectures and tutorials on a number of topics related to the measurement and explanation of inequities/inequalities in health. Apart from providing a general introduction into the range of approaches available to researchers, it will also provide practical experience of computation using Stata. Illustrations will be based on real-world examples drawn from evidence in European and other OECD countries, as well as developing countries. The objectives are to review health economics approaches to the measurement of inequality and inequity, provide detailed guidance on computational procedures using Stata and provide hands-on experience with computation-based exercises.
Launch of Communities of Practice (COP) : Task Shifting
Global Health Worker Alliance
The Global Health Workforce Alliance announces the launch of its Communities of Practice (CoPs), entitled - Human Resources for Health (HRH ) Exchange. The topic of the moderated on-line discussion will be Task Shifting. This is the 1st in a series of planned CoPs and forms part of our knowledge brokering effort. It will be held from April 28 - May 8, 2009 and supported by facilitators who are expert in the field of Public Health and the issue of Task Shifting.
13th National Rural Health Conference 2009
27–29 August 2009, South Africa
RuDASA invites all rural health practitioners to participate in the 13th National Rural Health Conference. The theme will be 'Tackling the Big 5: The Challenge of Chronic Diseases HIV-AIDS, TB, Diabetes, Hypertension and Mental Illness'.
Contact: sammy@butlerworldwide.net
Call for papers: Measuring health workforce inequalities: Methods and applications
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 13 April 2009
The World Health Organization is soliciting high-quality submissions of original statistical research results and/or experience focusing on the topic, ‘Measuring health workforce inequalities: Methods and applications’. Selected papers will be presented at a special meeting in South Africa in August 2009. Submissions should focus on methodological developments and applications for measuring health workforce inequalities, with special attention to monitoring trends (over time and/or areas) and evaluating their impacts on health systems performance and population health outcomes. Priority will be given to researchers from low- and middle-income countries who do not receive financial support from an international source. Full papers must be submitted by 15 May 2009 according to the format prescribed.
Call for papers: Young Voices in Research for Health: Innovating for the health of all
Deadline: 3 May 2009
The Global Forum and The Lancet invite young researchers and leaders of tomorrow to submit an essay to the popular competition, ‘Young Voices in Research for Health’. This year's competition theme is ‘Innovating for the health of all’. ‘The concept of innovation encompasses the entire process from the generation of new ideas, to their transformation into something useful, to their implementation. Innovation for health includes the development of new and more cost-effective services, products, methods, management practices and policies to improve health outcomes. It involves both social and technological innovation. Young people are invited to submit their essays by 3 May 2009.
Conference: 12th World Congress on Public Health: Making a difference in global public health: Education, research and practice
27 April–1 May 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
This year's World Congress will address the challenges and opportunities for public health organisations worldwide and be an opportunity for getting together with the various professionals and disciplines related to public health, at a national and international level. The event will provide an arena for the latest ideas and experiences in public health education, research and practice to be shared. Congress themes include Public Health Education for the 21st Century (six sub-themes), Public Health Research & Policy Development (19 sub-themes) and Public Health Practices Around the Globe (21 sub-themes). For more details visit the website.