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Call for applicants now open: Online course in 2025 on health impact assessment in east and southern Africa, apply before 5 February 2025. 

EQUINET through TARSC, with SATUCC, TalkAB[M]R, Nossal Institute of Global Health, C Dora is convening online training in April to July 2025 that include mentored case study work to build HIA capacities in different actors in ESA countries. Applicants for the call should preferably be from an ESA country from state, non- state, labour, professional or academic institutions, and have roles in or an intention to implement HIA. We encourage applicants to apply as a team of up to 4 people, desirably in the same geographical location, with a lead/co-ordinator. We will also consider individual applicants, and if selected may include them within the teams for their country/case study issue. We will consider applicants/teams from outside ESA if their work is relevant to the region or as observers should they wish to initiate future courses.

• A maximum one page outline covering, information on the policy/law/ economic activity suggested by the team to be their focus for the mentored HIA for the course, including its location, what specific aspects will be assessed, what health impacts it may have and what the status is of decision-making is on it. Where teams are not certain of this specific information note this for dialogue with convenors.AND If applying as a team provide the team members and lead, their country, institutions, positions, education level and intended or past experience, role in relation to HIA. If applying as an individual provide the applicant country, institution, position, education level and intended or past experience, role in relation to HIA
• A brief letter confirming availability for all named in the application for the full ten sessions and 3 mentored work blocks with 2 tutorials in each as per the timings on the programme outline, noting familiarity with zoom, indicating internet access and any issues faced, contact information for follow up and confirmation on ability to meet the course fee/request for amount of partial sponsorship.
• The CV(s) of the team members / applicant.

See further information and guidance for applications in the call brief. Please send any queries on the call to the EQUINET secretariat at admin [at] equinetafrica.org  with HIA TRAINING in the subject line.