To move forward the debate around universal health care (UHC) there is an urgent need to define a way to measure progress towards UHC, both at global and country level. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been working with the World Bank to define a set of possible indicators that member states can use to monitor their own progress. A subset of these indicators could be used if UHC is accepted as part of the post-2015 development framework. All non-governmental organisations working in the health sector are invited to join the open discussion on how to measure UHC on 23 May at 13.30. Its aim is to open spaces for civil society organisations to feed into the process. Please confirm your participation as soon as possible. If you have any inquiries or need any further information, contact WHO at jeanteta@who.int or the email given below.
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TARSC, through COPASAH, a network for accountability in health, and EQUINET, are planning to hold a regional workshop on Participatory Approaches to Strengthening People Centred Health Systems in the east and southern African region, focusing on ways of improving public involvement, social action and accountability in health for local action and advocacy. The workshop will explore how to raise community voice in strengthening the resourcing and functioning of primary health care (PHC) systems through the use of participatory approaches to build community roles in accountability and action. It seeks to support work at national, district and local level with health systems and communities in health, with a major focus on the interactions at primary health care level. Interested applicants should submit a one or two page ‘expression of interest’, a personal CV including community based research and training and any prior experience of, training in or use of PRA or social accountability methods, and some brief information on the institution that they work in. Note that applicants who are not already members of COPASAH are requested to complete their membership form on line as part of the application process. See http://www.copasah.net/copasah-membership.html
The MA or Masters in Participation, Power and Social Change (MAP), offered by the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, is an 18-month programme providing experienced development workers and social activists with the opportunity to critically reflect on their practice and develop their knowledge and skills while continuing to work or volunteer for most of this period. The MA combines academic study, practical experience and personal reflection. Students carry out an action research project related to their work, inquiring into the challenges of participation and power relations, reflecting on their actions and assumptions, and exploring what it means to facilitate change. Designed for development workers and social change activists, this course combines academic study, practical experience and personal reflection. Students are able to continue with their work or volunteering activities while pursuing an MA degree, which includes a 12-month period of work-based learning in which they carry out an inquiry into their own practice. IDS is seeking interested people with at least three to five years of experience to join the October 2010 intake.
The MA or Masters in Participation, Power and Social Change (MAP), offered by the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, is an 18-month programme providing experienced development workers and social activists with the opportunity to critically reflect on their practice and develop their knowledge and skills while continuing to work or volunteer for most of this period. The MA combines academic study, practical experience and personal reflection. Students carry out an action research project related to their work, inquiring into the challenges of participation and power relations, reflecting on their actions and assumptions, and exploring what it means to facilitate change. Designed for development workers and social change activists, this course combines academic study, practical experience and personal reflection. Students are able to continue with their work or volunteering activities while pursuing an MA degree, which includes a 12-month period of work-based learning in which they carry out an inquiry into their own practice. IDS is seeking interested people with at least three to five years of experience to join the October 2010 intake.
The Health Systems Action Network (HSAN) invites you to apply to join its membership and become a part of a global voice for Health Systems Strengthening. HSAN is a volunteer grassroots-level global network of developing country professionals committed to strengthening health systems through effective involvement of diverse stakeholders, spreading of actionable knowledge, and better management of resources that is guided by evidence. HSAN´s emphasis is to increase access to information on effective strategies that work to strengthen health systems, and to avoid implementation of strategies that have been found to be less effective in strengthening health systems. HSAN aims to provide a platform for voices from developing countries, and fill the gaps that exist in effectively addressing HSS issues at the national, regional, and global levels by establishing partnerships at each level. If you have strong health systems experience, you are encouraged to apply and the selection committee will then invite those screened and accepted as full members.
The World Health Organization Health Workforce Department is inviting you to participate in a Delphi study to be conducted as part of a broader agenda to develop and implement National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) in support of the implementation of the Global strategy on human resources for health: health workforce 2030 (GSHRH) which will be submitted to the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly in May 2016. The concept of NHWA calls for a harmonized, integrated approach for annual and timely collection of health workforce information. Fundamentally, the purpose of NHWA is to structure the information architecture and interoperability, to define core workforce indicators, to enable strategic workforce planning and to facilitate comparability of the health workforce landscape (within countries and across regions). The purpose of this study is to acquire the views of a global group of health systems experts on the relevance, availability and use of existing health workforce indicators working towards a core set of well-defined indicators. These indicators will be mapped against the proposed NHWA modules. Should you be interested to participate, the study tool will be available on line from 1-15 November 2015 and would require about 30 minutes to complete. Please confirm your interest and availability by return email to workforce2030@who.int with a subject line: NHWA – Delphi Study, with the following information: First name; Surname; professional title;
affiliation; country; email address and telephone.
The VII World Social Forum on Health and Social Security will be held in Salvador de Bahia Brazil from 10th to 13th of march 2018, immediately before the 11th World Social Forum that will happen from the 13th to the 17h of March. The organisers are inviting suggestions for the definition of contents and methodology of the WSFHSS. Contact armandodenegri@yahoo.com or through the website from the 25th of November 2017. Please look at the invitation video: https://youtu.be/DU_ODDLLaYQ
The PHM Health for All (HFA) campaign is a platform for expressing solidarity, mutual learning and sharing experiences with struggles across the world. We are bringing together existing campaigns and new campaigns under the umbrella of Health for All. The PHM call for individuals and organisations to share what they are already engaged with and what local initiatives already exist that fit the Health for All Campaign and offer showcase your actions on the PHM website. Send your ideas, action, struggles, interests to globalsecretariat@phmovement.org.
Applicants are invited from policy-makers from low- and middle-income countries who are involved and interested in strengthening health systems, to participate in the 5th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Policy and decision-makers who are involved in policy and decision making at district, state, regional, provincial, federal or national level, with at least 3 years of senior management and policy-making experience in the health system or related sector are invited to apply. Candidates are also invited if they are confident of retaining such a position for the next three years with a demonstrated interest and commitment to evidence-informed decision-making, including the use of research, is from a low- or middle-income country. Women are especially encouraged to apply and will be given priority. Participants will be expected to share their experiences and contribute to mutual learning and understanding by participating in a daily de-briefing session of approximately 60 minutes to share Symposium experiences and engage with featured guests around the role of health systems research in decision- making. Participants will engage in symposium sessions with researchers and funders to share experiences and discuss the role of policy-making and research for strengthening health systems and addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. All applications will be considered by a selection committee comprised of representatives from the Alliance HPSR and Health Systems Global. The Alliance will cover airfare, accommodation, symposium registration fee, and costs for selected participants.
ACHIEVE is aimed to equip new researchers with the competencies necessary for closing the gap between measuring inner city health inequities and reducing them. The program has two main foci: Population Health and Health Services Interventions Research; and Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Knowledge Translation. Three to five Fellows may be accepted for the 2012-2014 term. To be eligible, you must have a PhD completed within the past three years or a health professional degree plus Master’s level degree (Master’s degree completed within the past three years). If you are currently completing your PhD/ Master’s degree, you must expect to complete all requirements of this degree by 1 September 2012. Acceptance to the programme cannot be deferred.