The World Bank's Thematic Group on Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) and Poverty is pleased to invite applications for participation in a project designed to determine how well programs to improve Health, Nutrition and Population status are reaching disadvantaged population groups, and to find ways of reaching those groups more effectively. Financial support of up to $40,000 for each of 10-12 submissions, to be selected through open competition; the application deadline is April 19, 2002.
Jobs and Announcements
Project to Assess and Learn How Well Health, Nutrition, and Population Activities Are Reaching Disadvantaged Groups
Further details: /newsletter/id/29086
Contact: mrani1@worldbank.org
Prominent South African researcher to head Global Forum for Health Research
Global Forum for Health Research: 23 October 2009
The Foundation Council of the Global Forum for Health Research today announced the appointment of Anthony Mbewu as its new Executive Director as of January 2010. Professor Mbewu is currently President of the Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC). He is also Honorary Professor of Cardiology and Internal Medicine at the University of Cape Town and a Foreign Associate of the Institute of Medicine of the USA. Professor Mbewu trained in medicine at Oxford and London universities, qualifying in 1983. He subsequently trained as a specialist in cardiology and in general medicine at the University of Manchester while also conducting a research doctorate in preventive cardiology on lipoprotein in coronary heart disease. On returning to South Africa in 1994, he was appointed Consultant Cardiologist in the Cardiac Clinic of the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town. In 1996 he became Executive Director for Research at the MRC and its President and Chief Executive Officer in 2005. Internationally, Professor MBewu is known for his work as co-chair of the Inter-Academy Medical Panel (a body that represents 66 of the world’s medical academies).
Further details: /newsletter/id/34480
Proposal Writing Training Course in the Field of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
25- 28th March 2004
This course is designed to equip researchers with managerial skills to meet competitive demands of proposal writing in response to local and international funding opportunities. Proposal writing skills is of particular interest to researchers who intend to establish research groups/entities with the capacity for repeated grant funding.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30131
Proposed SADC Code on Gender and HIV/AIDS
The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is leading an initiative to establish a Code for the SADC region on Gender and HIV/AIDS. This Code is similar to the 'Code on HIV/AIDS and Employment' that was adopted by SADC 1997, but focuses specifically on the gendered dimensions of the AIDS epidemic. ARASA, in consultation with a number of human rights, gender and AIDS-services, has drawn up a draft Code entitled "Urgent Measures needed to Promote the Equality of Women and the Reduction of Women's Risk of HIV infection". This Code is available in English http://www.alp.org.za/resctr/other/misc/20040405_ARASA4.doc and Portuguese http://www.alp.org.za/resctr/other/misc/20040405_ARASA3.doc. A consultative meeting for experts in the fields of gender, HIV/AIDS and human rights in the region is planned for June 2004 in order to discuss and finalise the Code.
Protect Knowledge to Feed the World?
Conference, September 26, Muri-bei-Bern, Switzerland
InfoAgrar (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)is organizing this international symposium to foster exchange of experience between important stakeholders and promote the debate on strategies for the future. How can farmers in developing countries protect their traditional knowledge? Who controls the use of seeds? Do patents foster or hinder agricultural research for development? Lively discussions about such questions are currently taking place. One of the key issues in the debate is the increasing use of genetic engineering techniques in agriculture and the related trend to introduce patents to protect achievements. Another issue is the increased importance attributed to traditional knowledge and farmers? rights. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and rural development is a concern shared by many different groups: farmers in the South, public research centres, the private industry, government agencies and NGOs working in development cooperation. The symposium seeks to contribute to the development of a system of intellectual property protection that benefits food security at the global level.The results of the symposium will serve as input for future discussions at the political level. The symposium will also provide a civil society audience with a good opportunity to learn about the state of the debate on a controversial issue. Registration fee is US$100. For more information, contact InfoAgrar, Länggasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland - Phone: +41 31 910 21 90/91
Contact: info@infoagrar.ch
Public Health approach to hearing across the life course: A call for papers
Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2018
Hearing loss, especially disabling hearing loss, is associated with delayed cognitive development in children and early cognitive decline in older adults. Hearing loss was highlighted at the World Health Assembly in 2017, when Member States unanimously adopted a resolution to develop public health strategies to integrate ear and hearing care within countries’ primary health-care systems. Against this background, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization will publish a theme issue on the public health approach of hearing loss. Papers are welcomed which focus on identifying and filling the gaps in evidence across comprehensive hearing-care services, from promotion of ear and hearing care, to screening, hearing devices and rehabilitation. In particular, the papers should report on unmet needs, outcomes of services, and effective and sustainable initiatives to reach underserved groups. Submission of papers reporting on both the magnitude of diseases and conditions, such as ear infections, meningitis and rubella, that can affect hearing, are encouraged, as well as papers addressing health system issues and promoting an intersectoral approach to ear and hearing care, such as looking beyond health. As much as possible, papers should seek to integrate examples from low- and middle-income countries across life course.
Public health approach to hearing across the life course: a call-for-papers
Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2018
Hearing loss, especially disabling hearing loss, is associated with delayed cognitive development in children and early cognitive decline in older adults. Hearing loss was highlighted at the World Health Assembly in 2017, when Member States unanimously adopted a resolution to develop public health strategies to integrate ear and hearing care within countries’ primary health-care systems. Against this background, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization will publish a theme issue on the public health approach of hearing loss. Papers are welcomed which focus on identifying and filling the gaps in evidence across comprehensive hearing-care services, from promotion of ear and hearing care, to screening, hearing devices and rehabilitation. In particular, the papers should report on unmet needs, outcomes of services, and effective and sustainable initiatives to reach underserved groups. Submission of papers reporting on both the magnitude of diseases and conditions, such as ear infections, meningitis and rubella, that can affect hearing, are encouraged, as well as papers addressing health system issues and promoting an intersectoral approach to ear and hearing care, such as looking beyond health. As much as possible, papers should seek to integrate examples from low- and middle-income countries across life course.
Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) 14th annual conference
10-12 September, Parys, South Africa
In commemoration of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 70th anniversary celebration, the theme for this year’s Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) conference is “Health For All- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.” Since its establishment in 1948, “Health For All” has been an underlying objective of the WHO and its member states; traversing strategic milestones from the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978 and the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, to the Sustainable Developmental Goals in 2015. The organisers hope that this theme will stimulate robust discussions on progress made, critical reflections on the challenges encountered, and vibrant dialogue on how to move closer to a world where all people are able to attain a state of health that enables them to lead socially and economically productive lives.
Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference
7-9 October 2015, Southern Sun Elangeni, Durban, South Africa
The 11th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of South Africa takes place between 7-9 October 2015 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. With 2015 being the target date for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the conference will provide an opportunity to reflect on the challenges faced by South Africa and Africa in trying to achieve the MDGs.
Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference
7-9 October, 2015, Durban, South Africa
With 2015 being the target date for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the conference will provide an opportunity to reflect on the challenges faced by South Africa and Africa in trying to achieve the MDGs. The focus of the conference though will be on moving forward and identifying potential solutions both within and outside the health system in order to improve the health status of our population. This is reflected in the theme of conference “Health and Sustainable Development: The Future”. The 2015 PHASA Conference will be more interactive than previous PHASA conferences. A panel debate involving politicians, civil society and academics is set to be one of the highlights of the 2015 PHASA Conference. There will be a greater media and social media presence at the 2015 PHASA Conference ensuring that research findings and key issues reach a broader audience.