Announcing a new international funding scheme from the Wellcome Trust. To add value to its wide range of international scientific activities, the Wellcome Trust is now providing support for public engagement with health research in developing countries. The International Engagement Awards aim to strengthen the capacity of researchers and communicators in developing countries to facilitate public engagement with health research. From debate about access to treatment to concern around informed consent, health research raises big questions on local, national and global levels. The scheme is open to a wide range of applicants including media professionals, educators, science communicators, health professionals and researchers in bioscience, health, bioethics and history. Partnership projects are also welcomed. Most project activity is expected to take place in developing countries, although partnerships can include individuals based in the UK working with partners based in developing countries. The first deadline for applications is 25 April 2008.
Jobs and Announcements
When: April 1-2, 2006
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Theme: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
Who should attend? Anyone interested in children's health, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international health, international service, eye care, nonprofits, or microenterprise
Conference Goal: To empower conference attendees to identify health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the medically underserved.
The International Health Economics Association (iHEA) is pleased to invite nominations for the Annual Student Paper Prize in Health Economics. Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination (250 words max) and a copy of the paper (preferably pdf). A student is defined as someone currently studying (full or part time) at a higher education institution, at either Masters or Doctoral level. In addition, students who have completed their studies in the year previous to the announcement qualify as long as the paper was written while registered as a student. Papers can be published or unpublished, but must be in comparable format to a published paper in Journal of Health Economics or Health Economics, of maximum length 8,000 words. Self nomination is acceptable. Papers should be in English. If a submitted paper has more than one author, the student contribution must be at least 75% overall and an accompanying letter must be signed by co-authors to support this, stating the nature of their contribution (conceptualization, analysis, writing etc.). A joint student paper with 50-50 contributions is acceptable. The Prize will be subsidized travel and attendance at the 2021 iHEA Congress in Cape Town to present the paper in a Student Prize Special Organised Session chaired by the iHEA President, or Chair of the Prize Committee; the equivalent of US$1,000; and the offer (if the author wishes, and the paper is unpublished) of potential fast track publication in Health Economics, subject to Editorial approval. The papers in 2nd and 3rd place will receive the equivalent of US$250 each and free registration (but not travel) at the 2021 Cape Town iHEA Congress. They will be invited to give brief presentations at the iHEA Congress Student Prize Special Organized Session. Applications and inquiries to the email address below.
The applicant will mainly be working with Wim Van Damme, professor in public health in a research project on the big players in international health policies, with a particular focus on the role of public - private partnerships (PPPs), especially the Global Fund. Our aim is to understand and document the effects of PPPs and other funding initiatives on the health systems of low-income countries, especially on those hardest hit by HIV/AIDS.
This South Africa Symposium on Private Sector Roles for the Public's Health is being held in cooperation with the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, The African Health Forum, The Nuffield Trust of England, and the Cambridge International Health Leadership Programme of the Judge Institute of Management in Cambridge England. The symposium will among other highlights showcase new insights into successful outsourcing of services from public hospitals and health plans to private sector organisations.
Galillee College, Israel, will hold an international workshop for health professionals, the Health Systems Management Program, between November 20 - December 8, 2003. Tuition scholarships are available for qualified candidates that are citizens of a developing country in Africa (Living expenses and airfare are not included.) For more information, email rgottlieb@galilcol.ac.il or visit the Galillee College website: http://www.galilcol.ac.il/health.htm
The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action will take place from 21–27 October 2018, with particular focus on eliminating lead paint in all countries by 2020. Lead poisoning is preventable, yet in 2016 lead exposure was estimated to account for 540 000 deaths and 13.9 million years lost to disability and death due to the long-term health effects, with the highest burden being in developing regions. Of particular concern is the role lead exposure plays in the development of intellectual disability in children. Even though this problem is widely recognised, it remains a key concern of healthcare providers and public health officials worldwide. The World Health Organisation has produced campaign materials for organisations to plan a local event with government, industry or civil society.
This is an established course directed by Professor Gavin Mooney, a leading international educator in health economics and designed for health care professionals seeking a professional edge. It is open to fee paying international and Australian students.
The main goal of this Fellowship is to support training of foreign scientists in rigorous scientific research methodology at a clinical or basic research facility in the United States. The purpose of this training is to prepare these scientists to successfully conduct high-quality research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) when they return to their home countries.
The International Program Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) is offered by Carleton University and the World Bank in Ottawa, Canada, June 12-July 7th, 2006. It will bring together Southern and Northern evaluators, professionals in multilateral and bilateral agencies, governmental officials, and managers from nongovernmental organizations who are responsible for conducting and managing evaluations of development interventions. The Evaluation Unit has made scholarships open to any Southern-based researcher or evaluator currently involved with an IDRC-supported project. Candidates can be recommended by management, PIs, Secretariats, or Corporate Projects.