Third Global Forum on TB Vaccines will bring together researchers, policymakers, donors, civil society and other stakeholders interested in the development of new TB vaccines that will contribute to global efforts to eliminate TB. The main goals of the Forum are to: review progress in the field, with a particular focus on the key issues and challenges outlined in the Blueprint for TB Vaccine Development, and discuss strategies to continue to advance and sustain the field; share the latest data and findings on key issues in TB vaccine research; and promote partnerships and collaboration amongst multiple stakeholders across sectors to accelerate and streamline TB vaccine research.
Jobs and Announcements
TB Vaccines Third Global Forum
25-27 March 2013: Cape Town, South Africa
Tender notice: Review of the SADC HIV and AIDS strategic framework (2003-2007) and the instruments for its operationalisation
SADC Secretariat, June 2008
The SADC Secretariat is inviting tenders to review the SADC HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework (2003-2007) and the instruments for its operationalisation. The deadline for the bid is 7th July 2008 at 16.00hrs. Tenders should be admitted in two sealed separate envelopes clearly labeled Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal and both with the inscription: REVIEW OF THE SADC HIV AND AIDS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. The proposals should be addressed to: The Secretary, SADC Internal Tender Evaluation Committee (SITEC), SADC Secretariat, KHAMA CRESECENT, PRIVATE BAG 0095, BOTSWANA. Please note that faxed or emailed proposals will not be considered. The terms of reference are available at the link above.
The 11th ECSA Best Practices Forum and 27th Directors Joint Consultative Committee Meeting
26th to 28th June 2018, Arusha, Tanzania
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) will host the 11th Best Practices Forum and 27th Directors Joint Consultative Committee from 26 to 28 June 2018 in Arusha, Tanzania. The meetings bring together senior officials from Ministries of Health, Health Research Institutions and Heads of Health Training Institutions from Member States; diverse collaborating Partners and Experts from the region and beyond. The BPF and DJCC will be convened at a time, when ECSA Member States continue with efforts in pursuit of Universal Health Coverage, which forms part of the 2030 global development agenda. Deliberations of the 2018 conference will therefore focus on the theme Universal Health Coverage: Addressing Health Needs of the Underserved.
The 2007 Global Development Marketplace
The 2007 Global Development Marketplace (DM2007) is a joint effort between the Development Marketplace team and the World Bank's Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) team. The World Bank is soliciting proposals on "improving results in health, nutrition and population for the poor". It is designed to support "creative, small-scale development projects that deliver results and have the potential to be expanded or scaled up." The deadline for applications is 17 November 2006.
The 2009 Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre
12–14 November 2009: Johannesburg, South Africa
The Division of Dramatic Art, in collaboration with Drama for Life, Wits School of the Arts, is organising the 2009 Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre. This year's conference will aim to facilitate dialogue across disciplines concerning the role of drama and theatre in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and rehabilitation, with the theme, ‘Interrogating drama and theatre research and aesthetics within an interdisciplinary context of HIV/AIDS’. The conference seeks to offer an opportunity for in-depth research, innovative practice and network building for academics and practitioners working within applied drama and theatre, and associated fields of study. The conference conversation will centre on research paradigms, the aesthetics of the art form, and interfacing with other disciplines. The main topics are: interrogating research as practice and practice as research in applied drama and theatre in the context of HIV/AIDS, the aesthetics of drama and theatre within the context of interdisciplinary demands, and applied drama and theatre as an interdisciplinary field.
The 62nd ECSA Health Ministers Conference
23rd to 27th November 2015, Port Louis, Mauritius
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, in the Republic of Mauritius will host the 62nd ECSA Health Ministers Conference (HMC) from 23rd – 27th November 2015 in Mauritius. The Health Ministers Conference will be preceded by the 9th Best Practices Forum and the 25th Directors’ Joint Consultative Committee. The Conference will bring together Ministers of Health, Senior Officials from Ministries of Health, Heads of Health Research and Training Institutions from Member States, Health Experts and diverse collaborating Partners in the region and beyond with the aim of identifying policy issues and making recommendations to facilitate the transitioning from MDGs to Sustainable Development Goals.
The 6th Quadriennial General Meeting and the 13th Scientific Conference of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Nursing (ECSACON)
ECSACON: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, 3 – 7 September 2018
The 2018 ECSACON conference follows the theme ‘Nurses and Midwives responding to global agenda on sustainable development goals and universal health coverage’. The conference will focus on quality and affordability of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services and increasing access to health care including GBV services and SRHR among the youth, nursing and midwifery workforce development to achieve HRH2030 Agenda. The conference will showcase innovations in preparing competent, skilled and motivated nurses and midwives, Nursing and midwifery workforce preparedness to respond to global calls, challenges and/or disasters. The conference will prioritize communicable and NCDs including mental health and nutrition. The call is open to ECSACON Members, Non ECSACON Members from the ECSA region and Non ECSACON Members from outside the region
The 7th East African Health and Scientific Conference
27-29 March 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The main theme for this conference will be ‘Technology for health systems transformation and attainment of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals’. The key note speech will be on 'Invest in Digital Health to catalyse East Africa to attain the UN-Sustainable Development Goals’. Various sub-themes will be presented and discussed during the first two days of the conference. Each sub-theme will start with a state-of-the-art presentation, after which evidence-based scientific material will be presented. The presentations will lead to recommendations on technologies for health system decision making, diseases and the improvement of healthcare service delivery and health outcomes. Further sub-themes relate to the health financing and health knowledge management through digital technologies and solutions.
The 9th World Congress of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
8-11 November 2015, Cape Town, South Africa
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept describes how during early life (conception, pregnancy, infancy and childhood) the interplay between maternal and environmental factors program (induce physiological changes) fetal and child growth and development that have long-term consequences on later health and disease risk. Timely interventions may reduce such risk in individuals and also limit its transmission to the next generation. DOHaD research has substantial implications for many transitioning African societies and for global health policy. The 9th World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, will bring together scientists, clinical researchers, obstetricians, paediatricians, public health professionals and policy leaders from around the world. These experts will address, head-on, the many challenges that currently impact the health of mothers, babies in the womb, infants, children and adolescents, as well as explore solutions, interventions and policies to optimise health across the life of people. The 9th World Congress, the first to be held in Africa, will explore new solutions in infant and child malnutrition, and new epidemics of obesity and non-communicable diseases.
The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative - a partnership of the African Academy of Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health
Deadline for Applications: 11 May 2018
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering under the auspices of the Coalition of African Research & Innovation (CARI) to establish a post-doctoral training fellowship program, the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) at the intramural laboratories of NIH. APTI fellows will train in a global health research area of priority for their home institutions and countries. While at the NIH, the fellows must be on leave or sabbatical from their home institution under the NIH Intramural Visiting Fellow Program. The research priority areas are in infectious diseases, nutrition, and reproductive, maternal, and child health and developing skills for clinical and translational research. Candidates must be citizens of and currently employed in an academic, research, or government position in an African country. Candidates must have less than 5 years of relevant research experience by their entry on duty date at NIH.