SEATINI with TARSC under the EQUINET umbrella are carrying out work on the health and trade theme. This work involves skills building, research and information exchange on the effects of trade agreements on health. Within this programme SEATINI / TARSC in EQUINET will host a training workshop on policy engagement and advocacy to promote health in trade agreements in Bagamayo, Tanzania, 31 August 31 and 1 September 2007. The workshop will cover general issues of trade and health, and a deeper review of TRIPS and use of TRIPS flexibilities, the EU-ESA EPA, and health services liberalisation. It will include 2 people from each of the following countries: Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, one each from health and trade backgrounds. The workshop will develop proposals for follow up national work between September 07 and December 07 to take forward measures to protect health goals within the TRIPS and EPA, including dialogue using materials developed on these issues with officials, parliamentarians, civil society and other key stakeholders and dialogue to support informed media as a means to achieve agreed outcomes on TRIPS and EPAs on health. The programme will provide training and information materials. SEATINI will monitor and support the implementation of the national advocacy plans and give support to the trainees, in co-operation other institutions in EQUINET. We invite interested organisations and individuals with either a health or a trade background to submit an application to participate in the programme. Applicants must be available for both the workshop and to carry out and report on agreed follow up activities between September and December 2007. The follow up activities will not require full time work and will be supported through a grant. EQUINET will sponsor accepted delegates for airfares and full board for the workshop. Participants of existing EQUINET programmes are welcome to apply. Interested applicants from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are asked to send in by July 3 2007 • a personal CV clearly showing health and/ OR trade qualifications, expertise, experience and publications • brief information on the institution that they work in, their own position and work, and any work they have done themselves related to trade and / or health • confirmation that they are available for both the workshop and the follow up work. Applicants are welcome to apply as teams of two people (one trade and one health person), or to apply singly as individuals from one or other of these areas of work. Applicants should submit this information by 3 July 2007 to the EQUINET secretariat admin@equinetafrica.org and copy it to percy@seatini.org. Accepted delegates will be notified by Monday 16 July 2007. While this initial training is focused on the four countries above in the first stage, the work on trade and health will extend to all countries in ESA. Those interested in the areas of focus for the programme should please contact the EQUINET secretariat at admin@equinetafrica.org for further information, including possible participation in the workshop as fully self sponsored delegates.