FAHAMU, in association with the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, England, is offering courses specifically designed to meet the needs of non-profit human rights and advocacy organisations in the SADC region. Developed together with international and regional experts, the last two of the six available courses will begin during April 2003. Applications are now open for ‘Using the Internet for Research and Advocacy’. This course is designed for people and organisations grappling with how to harness the power of the internet for research and advocacy.
Jobs and Announcements
OXFORD UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED COURSE:"USING THE INTERNET FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY"
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RESTRICTED CONTENT: EMAIL QUARANTINED
You wouldn’t have thought that Equinet’s last newsletter, containing the final statement of the World Social Forum held recently in Porto Allegre, Brazil, could be considered pornographic or indecent. But that’s exactly what one Internet Service Provider decided when their email blocking software prevented the newsletter from being delivered to one of our subscribers because it contained the word “sex”. Find out more about this issue and how it could impact on your access to information by clicking on the link provided.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29668
Senior Program Specialist
International Development Research Centre
IDRC is recruiting a Senior Program Specialist for our Social and Economic Equity Program Area, to work with IDRC's new Governance, Equity and Health program initiative (GEH - 70%) and with the Micro Impacts of Macro and Adjustment Policies program initiative (MIMAP - 30%). We are looking for a public health specialist with experience in health administration and/or health economics and/or health policy and systems research.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29656
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Technical Review Panel (TRP) Experts
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is recruiting experts to serve on the Technical Review Panel (TRP) to review the Third Round Proposals. The TRP plays a crucial role in reviewing proposals for funding submitted to the Global Fund. Individuals with expert technical knowledge and extensive experience in one of the following areas are sought: HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis; Malaria; Cross cutting issues (such as institutional and governance issues, macro-economics in a health sector context, absorptive capacity).
Further details: /newsletter/id/29703
6th HEARD Workshop - Planning for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
One of a series of International Policy Research Workshops held over the last eleven years in the UK, East Asia and Africa, the 6th HEARD HIV/AIDS workshop focuses on the need to anticipate the medium and long-term social and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS. We offer participants a unique opportunity over two weeks, to exchange ideas, review their experiences with strategies and tactics, and identify interventions appropriate to their local situation.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29633
6th International Conference on Home and Community Based Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS
8 -11 December, 2003, Dakar/Senegal
The organisation of Conferences on Community and Home based Care stems from the realisation that the issue is hardly dealt with in international meetings. This conference, initiated by PWAs, is convened every other year since 1993, in different countries, with different themes depending on PWA priority concerns.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29617
Call for applications: Strategic Social, Economic and Behavioural Research
TDR is inviting applications for the award of collaborative research grants to research institutions and scientists from least developed endemic countries (LDCs), and from high-burden countries for TDR target diseases on: Determinants of inequality of access to prevention, therapy and information; Implications of changing economic, social, political and civil structures (including health reforms) for disease persistence, emergence, resurgence and factors affecting them such as drug and insecticide resistance.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29625
course in Reproductive Health with special emphasis on Family Planning
The Regional Training Programme for Reproductive Health with special emphasis on Family Planning is supported by the Government of Mauritius, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international agencies. Its objective is to contribute to the health and socio-economic development in Africa and the region by improving the Reproductive Health (RH) status of the population through the provision of Training of Trainers programmes for Reproductive Health.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29598
Empirical Evidence for the Demographic and Socio-Economic Impact of AIDS
Notice of a Scientific Meeting, 26 - 28 March, 2003, Durban, South Africa
This conference stems from the need for HIV/AIDS interventions to be based on sound information about the medium and long-term demographic, social and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS. Towards that end, the organisers have invited 50 researchers to present papers derived from rigorous empirical research. The conference offers a unique opportunity for an additional 50 participants to hear what is actually known about the socio-economic and demographic impacts of HIV/AIDS, to compare evidence from different countries and to exchange ideas on research and management strategies.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29628
PESTICIDES TRAINING COURSE
The course aims to provide participants with an understanding of the most important strategies available for the control of pesticide related morbidity and mortality. After the completion of the course participants will be able to apply their knowledge to their own settings, be it research, teaching, or as health and safety managers, planners or practitioners. The course is intended to be adapted to the needs of different categories of participants, combining a mix of plenary sessions with working groups to address specific needs identified in a pre-course questionnaire.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29589