The Global Secretariat of the People’s Health Movement (PHM), jointly with the Secretariat of the Global Health Watch 2 (GHW2), calls upon all PHM country circles and networks to participate in the launching of the GHW2. Global Health Watch is a collaboration of leading popular movements and non-governmental organisations consisting of civil society activists, community groups, health workers and academics. It has compiled the second edition of its alternative to World Health Organisation’s (WHO) World Health Report – a hard-hitting, evidence-based analysis of the political economy of health and health care – as a challenge to major global bodies that influence health. Its monitoring of institutions including the World Bank, WHO and UNICEF reveals that, while some important initiatives are being taken, much more needs to be done to have any hope of meeting the UN’s health-related Millennium Development Goals.
Jobs and Announcements
The University of Oxford is seeking applications from students ordinarily resident in South Africa for the 2012 Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in a variety of fields at Oxford. The Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships are available for ordinarily resident South African students wishing to start any new degree bearing course, with the exception of Post Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Diploma courses, at the University of Oxford.
The University of Oxford is seeking applications from students ordinarily resident in South Africa for the 2012 Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in a variety of fields at Oxford. The Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships are available for ordinarily resident South African students wishing to start any new degree bearing course, with the exception of Post Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Diploma courses, at the University of Oxford.
The University of Oxford is seeking applications from students ordinarily resident in South Africa for the 2012 Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in a variety of fields at Oxford. The Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships are available for ordinarily resident South African students wishing to start any new degree bearing course, with the exception of Post Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Diploma courses, at the University of Oxford.
Fondation Ensemble’s Small Grants Fund provides funding in the areas of animal biodiversity, water and sanitation, and sustainable development. The Small Grants Fund of the Foundation represents the 15% of its annual endowment and it has no geographical priorities (proposals can be submitted from around the world). Small and medium-sized NGOs are especially encouraged to apply to this Fund. Please note that half the funds are available for programmes to conserve threatened animal species, while the other half is evenly shared between water and sustainable development projects. The maximum amount of money that will be invested per project by the Foundation is 30,000 Euros. Fondation can provide up to 50% of the total budget. There are two separate application forms under this Fund. For projects relating to water and sustainable development, please note that you should use the Small Grants form.
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) invite applications from citizens from Sub-Saharan Africa for three fully funded fellowships. The UP-ACS Fellowships are awarded for a Master of Public Health degree at the university's School of Health Systems and Public Health. Please visit the Scholarships and internships on the website for information on how to apply. For further assistance kindly contact Joyce Jakavula at joyce.jakavula@up.ac.za.
The Faculty of Law at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), in conjunction with the Foundation Open Society Initiative, is offering a two-week certificate course in Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines. The aim of the course is to equip participants to understand barriers to access to life-saving medicines from innovation to end user, and, in particular, to understand international, regional and national intellectual property regimes, including flexibilities that can be used. The course is action-oriented, with three days spent developing campaign strategies, and thus builds participants' capacity to advocate effectively to enhance access to medicines. The programme is open to East and Southern African residents working in the area of health, access to medicines, trade and development and human rights, including non-governmental organizations and government agencies, as well as health professionals, legal practitioners and academics. The following topics will be covered: registration of medicines; the impact of intellectual property rights and their flexibilities; regional and bilateral trade agreements; global health ethics and their implications for access to medicines policy; the impact of these regimes on human rights, in particular, the right of access to health care; innovations in research and development in medicines and their impact on neglected diseases; case studies will focus on the past and current campaigns to increase access to medicines. The course will run from 27 June to 8 July 2011.
The University of California (UCLA) Sonke Health and Human Rights Fellowship will provide specialised training in the United States to top graduates from South African law schools for careers as impact-oriented public interest lawyers in the areas of health, human rights, HIV prevention, and gender equality. The Fellowship offers a full-tuition grant to enroll in UCLA Law’s Master of Law Program (LL.M.), assists fellows in securing living and travel expenses for their studies, and offers the opportunity to apply for a one-year fellowship placement with Sonke in Cape Town or Johannesburg. Courses include Problem Solving in the Public Interest, and Human Rights and Sexual Politics. Upon completion of the LL.M. degree, each fellow will have the opportunity to apply for a year-long fellowship placement with Sonke in South Africa. If awarded, the fellow will undertake cutting edge legal work to address the gender inequality dynamics driving the spread of HIV and examine how to engage men and boys as stakeholders in gender and health equity. The Fellowship is open to experienced lawyers and new law graduates holding LL.B. degrees classified second class (division one) or higher from South African law school programmes. Competitive applicants will also have a demonstrated commitment to health, human rights, or gender equality, and work or volunteer experience in this area.
Applications are now open for African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF). The overall goal of the ADDRF programme is to support the training and retention of highly-skilled, locally-trained scholars in research and academic positions across the region. The ADDRF will award about 20 fellowships in 2012 to doctoral students who are within two years of completing their thesis at an African university. The fellowships targets doctoral students with strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. Candidates whose dissertation topics address health policy or health systems issues will be given special consideration. There are also three fellowships for doctoral students conducting research on health inequities in urban areas or the reproductive health of marginalised urban communities, and two additional fellowships for students whose research focuses on unintended pregnancy and unmet need for family planning in Africa.
Applications are now open for African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF). The overall goal of the ADDRF programme is to support the training and retention of highly-skilled, locally-trained scholars in research and academic positions across the region. The ADDRF will award about 20 fellowships in 2012 to doctoral students who are within two years of completing their thesis at an African university. The fellowships targets doctoral students with strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. Candidates whose dissertation topics address health policy or health systems issues will be given special consideration. There are also three fellowships for doctoral students conducting research on health inequities in urban areas or the reproductive health of marginalised urban communities, and two additional fellowships for students whose research focuses on unintended pregnancy and unmet need for family planning in Africa.