IAS – the International AIDS Society – will host the IAS COVID-19 Conference: Prevention, with a special focus on prevention, on Tuesday, 2 February 2021. In recognition of the urgent need to analyse research, review policy and exchange frontline experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2nd IAS COVID-19 Conference with a special focus on prevention will feature the latest in prevention related science, policy and practice. The conference will take place virtually and will include invited-speaker sessions and abstract presentations. The conference programme is designed to include the latest science on COVID-19 and its impact on health and beyond – with perspectives on policy, access and financing.
Jobs and Announcements
International AIDS Society’s (IAS) COVID-19 Conference: Prevention!
Online, registration closes 14 January 2021
International Call for Admission BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University: Master of Public Health 2017-18, Scholarship Available
Deadline: 15 September 2016
In January 2005, James P Grant School of Public Health initiated its flagship Master of Public Health (MPH) programme with the aim of developing public health leaders. As of now 395 students from 26 countries including South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South Americas, and Europe have graduated from this programme. The MPH curriculum is designed on experiential learning around the health problems faced by communities in rural and urban areas. This includes extensive field-based instructions complemented by innovative pedagogic approaches such as case study and collaborative project based learning. In 2015 JPGSPH has been selected as one of the global seven educational institutes to implement WHO TDR Postgraduate International Training on Implementation Research through MPH Programme. The next MPH batch will start in the last week of January, 2017.
International Campaigners Award
Sheila McKechnie Foundation: Applications Deadline 16 January 2007
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation is a charity that supports campaigners and gives them the skills they need to make a greater impact. The winner will receive a package of free support including: one to one coaching on campaign tactics and other areas that will help that person's campaign; advice from a senior UK-based campaigner with knowledge of their policy area; the opportunity to spend a day with a decision maker; and participation in a skills development weekend in the UK with other campaigners.
International Children’s Peace Prize Nomination
KidsRights: The deadline for entries is March 1st 2018
The nomination process for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2018 has started. KidsRights calls upon individuals and organizations across the globe to nominate eligible children, regardless of race, place of birth or social standing, who have demonstrated the skill and determination necessary to personally improve the rights of children. The child should not be older than 17 years by the time of the nomination deadline, from anywhere in the world, and have a clear history of standing up and fighting for his/her own rights and/or the rights of other children, which has led to a concrete result. The child should agree to being nominated for the prize. The messages of all the nominees will be posted on the Kidrights website. The nomination form and the full list of criteria can be found on the website.
International Civil society Week: Citizen action, People power
Civicus: 19-25 November, Johannesburg, South Africa
To celebrate South Africa's 20th anniversary of freedom and democracy, CIVICUS and its partners will gather change makers from around the world at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg for International Civil Society Week from 19-25 November 2014. International Civil Society Week 2014 will involve a diverse, multi-stakeholder partnership that seeks to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. Under the banner of Citizen Action, People Power, the week long series of events will gather global thinkers, innovation leaders and influential organisations.
International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), Cape Town South Africa
Durban, South Africa, 7-11 December 2013
ICASA 2013 - 17th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA 2013) will take place in South Africa on 7-11 December 2013. The 17th ICASA is an opportunity to renew this global commitment by drawing the world’s attention to the fact that the legacy is now under threat as a result of the global economic downturn. This year’s ICASA is an opportunity for the international community, and all Africans, to join efforts in committing to achieving an AIDS-free Africa. Given the urgency of the issue we are anticipating 7 000 -10 000 of the world’s leading scientists, policy makers, activists, PLHIV, government leaders – as well as a number of heads of state and civil society representatives – will be joining the debate on how to achieve this vision.
International Conference on Community Nursing and Public Health
19-21 November 2018, Cape Town, South Africa
This conference on 'Advancement in Public Health by integration of Community Nursing Practices' aims to bring together individuals and organizations from varied fields of healthcare and provide a global platform for the exchange of innovative ideas. Community Nursing 2018 provides an unmatched opportunity for nursing practitioners, healthcare experts, public health organizations, clinical researchers, academics, physicians and students to meet and network with famous individuals and organizations from their respective fields and to get useful insights in the latest clinical researches.
International Conference on Primary Health Care and Health Systems in Africa, 28-30 April 2008
World Health Organisation
The WHO Regional Office for Africa is organising this conference in collaboration with UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, World Bank, African Development Bank and other development partners. Hosted by the government of Burkina Faso, the conference will be the first of its kind to take place in Africa. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care. The conference will address a number of themes: governance of health systems; equity in access to quality health services; resources (human resources, medicine, technology); health financing; health service delivery; multi-sectoral collaboration; community ownership and participation; and decentralisation.
International Conference on Thinking 2020
15-18 June 2020, Ekurhuleni, South Africa
The International Conference on Thinking (ICOT2020) will showcase African thinking and its contribution to shaping the progress of societies around the world. ICOT2020 will take place in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, South Africa, with the theme of thinking to transform societies. The core focus is education, with environment, business, health, sport and society as the other strands. Sub-themes engage with teaching for better thinking engagement, impact and innovation, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, breaking from poverty creating, imagining, innovating, promoting an ethic of care towards a sustainable future and exploring African ways of thinking.
International Conference Poverty, Food and Health in Welfare:
current issues, future perspectives
The International Conference Poverty, Food and Health in Welfare: current issues, future perspectives, which will be held in Lisbon, July 1-4, 2003. The PFH2003 Conference will be the forum to emphasise the role of poverty on food security and health in welfare. The Scientific Programme has to face the challenge of dramatic socio-economic transformations while leading experts will analyse the burden of poverty, hunger and disease and the challenges to social policy in welfare. This Conference offers an outstanding opportunity for the discussion and dissemination of research findings, reviews and theory in all areas of common interest to researchers, health professionals, social scientist, policymakers, educators and students through plenary sessions, workshops, poster sessions and social gatherings. submission of abstracts are welcomed.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29354