The Fifth International Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health will be hosted by the Greek School of Public Health in Crete from 9-11 June 2009. It will bring together, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and others concerned with equity in health to develop and international health agenda for governments, universities and organisations all over the world. The theme is ‘Social and Societal Influences on Equity in Health’. Abstracts should ideally reflect a multidisciplinary conceptualisation of health equity, analyse or compare (rather than just describe), address issues of generalisability of findings beyond the particular population studied, include and compare different age groups and both genders, and address access/utilisation/appropriateness of health services across populations.
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The Symposium is the first of its kind targeting a multi-disciplinary field and audience and will gather researchers, policy-makers, funders and other stakeholders in a three-day conference. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will meet from 16–19 November 2010 in Montreux, Switzerland, to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries. Themes include: political economy of universal health coverage; health system financing; scaling-up of health services; monitoring and evaluation; knowledge translation; terminology, taxonomies and frameworks; methods for health science research (HSR) and knowledge translation; measures used in HSR; capacity building for HSR; and multidisciplinary approaches.
The Symposium is the first of its kind targeting a multi-disciplinary field and audience and will gather researchers, policy-makers, funders and other stakeholders in a three-day conference. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will meet from 16–19 November 2010 in Montreux, Switzerland, to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries. Themes include: political economy of universal health coverage; health system financing; scaling-up of health services; monitoring and evaluation; knowledge translation; terminology, taxonomies and frameworks; methods for health science research (HSR) and knowledge translation; measures used in HSR; capacity building for HSR; and multidisciplinary approaches.
The International Association of HIV Social Scientists is calling for abstracts for the First International HIV Social Science and Humanities Conference. Abstracts should cover any of the following themes: treatment as prevention, HIV and the body, social epidemiology and social networks, global politics, responsibility and risk governance, and new directions for HIV and AIDS treatment. The abstracts should be original contributions to any of the themes listed above and demonstrate the contribution of the social sciences or humanities to any aspect of the HIV epidemic. The conference welcomes papers, session proposals and events that are innovative in their delivery, organization, range of topics and type of public or audience. As well as traditional research papers, proposals are open for sessions and papers using ‘new media’ or other new forms of presentation.
The International Association of HIV Social Scientists is calling for abstracts for the First International HIV Social Science and Humanities Conference. Abstracts should cover any of the following themes: treatment as prevention, HIV and the body, social epidemiology and social networks, global politics, responsibility and risk governance, and new directions for HIV and AIDS treatment. The abstracts should be original contributions to any of the themes listed above and demonstrate the contribution of the social sciences or humanities to any aspect of the HIV epidemic. The conference welcomes papers, session proposals and events that are innovative in their delivery, organization, range of topics and type of public or audience. As well as traditional research papers, proposals are open for sessions and papers using ‘new media’ or other new forms of presentation.
All interested parties are invited to submit abstracts in the form of oral presentations and posters exploring the overall theme of the Conference ‘Sexuality and HIV and AIDS in Africa’. The theme may be explored through the following objectives and sub-themes: identifying new, emerging and existing vulnerabilities and vulnerable/marginalised people that are critical to sexual health and rights/HIV and AIDS interventions using a sexuality- and rights-based approach; exploring how the application of human rights framework to sexuality might provide new insights in developing interventions to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS and provide a more comprehensive sexual health to all persons; and reviewing and mapping out new and existing innovative strategies, programming and funding that best addresses the links between sexuality, sexual health/rights and HIV and AIDS for future interventions.
Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts that present concrete and innovative projects, case studies, and direct field/personal experiences relevant to the improvement of global access to health, and more specifically the 2008 theme: ‘Strengthening of Health Systems and the Global Health Workforce’. Preference will be given to abstracts that promote systemic approaches to the problems posed. Abstracts must fall under one of the following categories: Health Services Delivery Equity and Social Issues Patient- and People-Centred Initiatives The Global Health Workforce and Migration Health Research and Policy Health Financing The Role of Universities, Hospitals, and Training Institutions Health Technologies, Health Information, and Biotech Medicines, Vaccines, and Diagnosis. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 January 2008.
The Geneva Health Forum is a joint initiative launched by the Geneva University Hospitals and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva in partnership with the several international organisations active in health in Geneva and around the world. The Forum brings together a diverse range of actors involved in global health - from field workers to policy-makers. The GHF forms a developing global network for international and inter-sectoral dialogue, which has the vision of facilitating the strengthening of health systems and basic health services, striving to keep global access to health on the international agenda. The theme of next year’s Forum is 'Globalisation, Crisis and Health Systems: Confronting Regional Perspectives'. It will take place from 19–21 April 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. The opening date for registration online is 30 October 2009.
The HST 2018 Conference is organised under the theme “Reimagining health systems towards achieving the SDGs” and follows the inaugural 2016 gathering of health systems stakeholders from around South Africa and the rest of the continent. The call for abstracts is now open. In the spirit of leaving no one behind, submissions are invited that discuss challenges faced and solutions adopted at various levels in the health system towards achieving the transformative Sustainable Development Goals agenda.
The ICASA conference is held every year in sub-Saharan Africa and aims to contribute towards overcoming the HIV and TB epidemics that grip the region. The theme for 2013 is ‘Now more than Ever: Targeting Zero’. Abstracts may be according to one of several tracks: basic science; clinical science, treatment and care; epidemiology and prevention science; social science, human rights and political science; and health systems, implementation science and economics. ICASA 2013 will present a Young Investigator Award in each track. To be eligible, the presenting author of an abstract must be no older than 35 years of age on 7 December 2013. The Young Investigator Prize: Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS will be awarded to a young woman investigator from a resource-limited setting whose abstract most demonstrates excellence in research and/or practice that address women, girls and gender issues related to HIV and AIDS.