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.
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The 2019 Public Health Association of South Africa conference reflects on the intersections between democracy and health, and the progressive realisation of health care in South Africa. This year’s conference will focus on the status of health care since independence in South Africa and what can be done to move the country closer to achieving the targets of the National Development Plan, achieving equity within universal health coverage and the global Sustainable Developmental Goals by 2030. Through this Conference and its other activities, the Association is working to increase recognition of the importance of maintaining and improving the health of populations by 2030 that is based on the principles of social justice, human rights, equity, evidence-informed policy and practice, and addressing the underlying determinants of health.
The Public Health Association of South Africa 2016 Conference builds on the 2015 Conference theme of “Health and Sustainable Development: The Future”. The 2016 Conference will focus on how public health education as well as practice will need to transform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2016 Conference will feature workshops, satellite sessions, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations and site visits. The panel debate format of 2015 will be retained with National Health Insurance a potential topic. The 2016 Conference forms part of the University of Fort Hare’s centenary and this very special occasion will be marked during the opening of the conference.
The Public Health Association of South Africa extends a warm invitation to their 14th annual conference in Parys, North West Province. The conference program features expert plenaries and panel discussions, oral and poster research presentations, skills development workshops, and the opportunity to engage with special interest groups. In commemoration of the World Health Organization’s 70th anniversary celebration, the theme for this year’s conference is “Health for All- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.” Since its establishment in 1948, “Health for All” has been an underlying objective of the World Health Organization’s 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. This theme aims to 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.
The 2019 Public Health Association of South Africa conference will reflect on the intersections between democracy and health, and the progressive realisation of health care in South Africa. Despite the legislative, economic, social and cultural accomplishments since 1994, South Africa is facing a quadruple burden of diseases; increasing corruption; the grossly inequitable distribution of access between public and private health care sectors and governance crises in provincial health departments. These have seriously compromised the right to health care and many South Africans remain desperately deprived. This year’s conference will focus on the status of health care since 1994 in South Africa and what can be done to move closer to achieving the targets of the National Development Plan and equity in universal health coverage.
May 17 & 18, 2002, Victoria College - University of Toronto, Canada. Keynote Speaker: Lawrence Gostin, Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Professor of Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University, Director, Center for Law & the Public's Health, CDC Collaborating Center Promoting Health Through Law. This interdisciplinary symposium and workshop is the first of its kind to bring together those involved in public health, bioethics, law and policy-making. With plenary sessions by key figures followed by participatory workshops, the symposium aims to (1) explore major issues in public health ethics; and (2) identify a research agenda for this emerging field. This meeting represents a unique opportunity to forge an international dialogue about public health ethics that will continue well into the new millennium. Enrolment is limited; kindly register early to avoid disappointment. For more information and registration materials, please contact Alison Thompson.
The ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak has brought to the fore many themes that often rise to the surface in debates on public health in Africa. Many of these issues, which had come up at the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic are being reharshed with new undertones and inflections. They include questions of global inequalities and their impact on public health in developing countries, the challenges of public healthcare provision and problems of social welfare and social security systems in developing countries and the intricacies of intra and inter-state relations in the face of healthcare challenges. Through its conference on the theme ‘Public health governance in Africa’ CODESRIA wishes to seize on opportunities for debate presented by the ongoing EVD epidemic to rekindle wider conversations about public health governance in Africa. While acknowledging the biological dimension of diseases and the systems that are (supposed to be) put in place to deal with them at a societal level, this conference will deliberately seek to insert conversations about these in broader discussions concerning economics, politics, culture and spirituality. CODESRIA invites abstracts from scholars and practitioners that are interested in participating in this conference. Authors of abstracts selected should be ready to submit full papers by 31st August 2015.
All documents should be sent by email to grp@codesria.sn. Please use the subject line ‘Governance Research Program’ when sending your email.
The Public Health in Complex Emergencies (PHCE) training program is available. The dates for all of the courses in 2005 are available through the link below.
* July 26-August 7 - Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand;
* November 1-14 - Institute of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Please click on the URL below for more information.
The purpose of the proposed seminar and workshop is to examine how to secure collective action to provide global public goods through research and development (R&D) and innovation for the specific health needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Specifically, the event will explore how to learn from other sectors (such as agriculture, the environment and energy) in order to secure fair and sustainable contributions that ensure the provision of global public goods. Following the introductory keynote address by Professor Kaul, a high-level panel, with policy-makers from high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs, will discuss key issues relating to current efforts to organise the production of global public goods for health where the market has been failing. The public seminar is free and open to anyone and aims to attract, in particular, representatives of intergovernmental organisations, country missions, civil society and the private sector.