These two events will be held jointly in South Africa. The target audience is policy makers, public health academics and students, health professionals, health service managers and individuals from non-governmental and community-based health organisations. The joint conference will have as its focus, a scientific debate and discussion on strategies and action needed to move beyond the MDGs and on the public health legacy that we should leave, or want to, leave behind for the future generation. Speakers will include policy-makers, leading local and international academics and representatives of international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Parallel workshops will precede the main conference, with wide-ranging topics to suit diverse interests.
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These two events will be held jointly in South Africa. The target audience is policy makers, public health academics and students, health professionals, health service managers and individuals from non-governmental and community-based health organisations. The joint conference will have as its focus, a scientific debate and discussion on strategies and action needed to move beyond the MDGs and on the public health legacy that we should leave, or want to, leave behind for the future generation. Speakers will include policy-makers, leading local and international academics and representatives of international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Parallel workshops will precede the main conference, with wide-ranging topics to suit diverse interests.
These two events will be held jointly in South Africa. The target audience is policy makers, public health academics and students, health professionals, health service managers and individuals from non-governmental and community-based health organisations. The joint conference will have as its focus, a scientific debate and discussion on strategies and action needed to move beyond the MDGs and on the public health legacy that we should leave, or want to, leave behind for the future generation. Speakers will include policy-makers, leading local and international academics and representatives of international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Parallel workshops will precede the main conference, with wide-ranging topics to suit diverse interests.
Communities living with HIV, TB and affected by Malaria Delegation Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria for the AIDS Alliance are soliciting nominations for CORE delegation members for the Global Fund Board delegation of the Communities Living with HIV, TB and affected by Malaria. They are also soliciting nominations for SUPPORT delegation members for the Global Fund Board delegation of the Communities Living with HIV, TB and affected by Malaria. The closing date for all nominations is Monday 5 March 2007 at 17h00 GMT.
The National NCD Research Symposium is an opportunity to bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to exchange knowledge on prevention and treatment of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and related mental health conditions; identify the gaps in knowledge base; and discuss implications for healthcare policy and practices.
The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, DC) has launched a guide to Health Equity Programs of Action. The Institute offers a systematic, systemic, and inclusive approach to reduce unjust health gaps between populations. It aims to empower the people who experience these inequities and help to establish a sustained national focus on health equity. This implementation framework is based on seven principles: Empowering participation and inclusive leadership; maximizing health equity;
health systems and beyond: social determinants of health; every population counts; actions, targets and timelines; comprehensive accountability; and sustained high-level political commitment. The O'Neill Institute is interested to discuss collaborations and opportunities for taking this approach forward.
MS-TCDC is conducting a one-week course on Tax Justice Campaign from 24-28 November 2014 in Arusha, Tanzania. The overall objective of the course is to enable participants to appreciate the importance of taxation and revenue collection in relation to social change. They will also understand taxation form a development view point, and acquire skill to mobilise and support efforts to demand utilisation of funds from tax for poverty elimination. The course is aimed at practitioners working in CSOs, government and other development agencies engaged in governance and accountability work.
The world's first non-profit pharmaceutical firm has been launched. The Institute for OneWorld Health has been set-up to develop drugs for a range of parasitic diseases, including malaria, hookworm and African sleeping sickness. It is collaborating with the WHO and other non-profit organisations, and has received nearly $4.7 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The University of Melbourne is offering an online course that will explore the factors affecting the health and wellbeing of young people around the world. The course will be relevant for anyone with an interest in the health and wellbeing of young people. Applicants don't need to be of any particular personal or professional background to benefit from this course, but having some basic undergraduate study experience will be helpful for learning. Financial support is available for learners who cannot afford the fee.
The short film, Flight 208, which deals with health and related issues of inequality, is participating in the Humanity Explored Film Festival 2009. This is an online film festival. The festival is unique in the sense that the films are judged on the basis of how the audience rates them. We will be hapy if you could watch and rate and popularise these films which are connected with all the issues we care for. The film is satirical and shot across the globe with more than 208 persons from across the world. The film idea was triggered while the director was in Ecuador to attend and document the second People’s Health Assembly in 2005. It has already won awards and been screened at many prestigous film festivals. It’s seven minutes long.