HealthWrights - Workgroup for People's Health and Rights - is developing an online resource called 'Politics of Health Knowledge Network' (see www.politicsofhealth.org). This will be a user-friendly information-sharing tool providing solid facts and informative analysis so that concerned people can better respond to the most urgent health-related issues confronting humanity. They are inviting participation in various areas.
Jobs and Announcements
The Politics of Health Knowledge Network - Invitation to Participate
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Vacancies - Fund Portfolio Managers in The Global Fund Secretariat
THE GLOBAL FUND, established in 2001, is an independent public-private partnership. It is the largest global fund in the health domain, with over USD 2.0 billion currently committed. The Fund is looking for staff with strong commitment, an open mind-set, entrepreneurial and flexible attitudes, proven emotional intelligence and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29603
Best Practices, Lessons Learned and Future Directions conference
7 - 9 May 2003, nairobi, kenya
The Training in Africa: Best Practices, Lessons Learned and Future Directions conference information is now available online. On the website you can: Read about the conference; Register for the conference and sign up for workshops; Find information about hotel registration; Link to the hotel's website; See the conference agenda; Print out the conference brochure.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29566
2003 SEAM Conference: Targeting Improved Access to Essential Medicines
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania June 16-18, 2003
The 2003 Conference will serve as a forum for discussion of a wide range of pharmaceuticals-related intervention strategies that are of concern to developing nations. The conference will also provide the opportunity to share information about the activities of the SEAM Program, which focus on enhancing access to essential medicines through collaboration between the private and public sectors.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29569
Coordinator
The Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
The Council on Health Research for Development COHRED is looking for a Coordinator to lead the organisation into the next phase of its development. COHRED's vision is to attain a system of effective health research as a tool for development, based on values of equity and social justice and targeting the health problems of those most in need. COHRED works with numerous developing countries, research networks, UN agencies and other organizations to advocate for country-driven health research, based on the ENHR approach.
DevMedicine 1st Annual Conference
The theme of this premier conference will be eMEDICAL SCHOOLS - WAYS AND MEANS. The goals are to discuss the best ways and means to augment medical education in developing countries using telecomputing methods of communication.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29556
HEARD: all about it
Issue No. 5, December 2002/January 2003 of Heard, The Newsletter of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division of the University of Natal, Durban, has been released. Issue five of the newsletter provides a mixed-bag of articles, including reports on completed research, new project descriptions, project updates, and other generally useful information. The lead article is a report on HEARD’s flagship annual workshop, “Planning for HIV/ AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa”, which was held at the end of October 2002.
IDRC-RoKS Call for Proposals 2002-2003
The Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) exploratory initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is launching its second annual research competition (2002-2003). This year's theme: "Strengthening Knowledge Policy for Small States: How can small states participate more effectively in local, regional, and global knowledge partnerships?" requests concept notes. The competition will award up to seven grants, with a maximum value of CAD$ 80,000 each. For joint proposals where researchers are located in two or more countries a maximum of CAD$ 160,000 will be awarded.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29587
International Postdoctoral Fellowship
The main goal of this Fellowship is to support training of foreign scientists in rigorous scientific research methodology at a clinical or basic research facility in the United States. The purpose of this training is to prepare these scientists to successfully conduct high-quality research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) when they return to their home countries.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29578
International Society for Infectious Diseases Small Grants Program
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) is accepting applications for the April 2003 round of Small Grants.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29568