In the 8th Southern African Conference delegates will find the latest advances in basic sciences alongside an emphasis on how to be part of lasting change to prevent new infections. South Africa’s National Strategic plan includes whole sections on prevention and structural change policies such as the National Liquor Norms and Standards, the National AIDS Council of the National Sex Worker HIV Plan, will be discussed with other measures to take control of the epidemic.
Jobs and Announcements
SA AIDS
13 - 16 June 2017, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa
Sabbatical Opportunity For Policy Makers Or Public Health Managers In South Africa
Application Deadline: 5 November 2012
CHESAI is calling for expressions of interest from African policy-makers and mid- to senior-level managers in the public health system in a short-term sabbatical of one to three months in Cape Town, South Africa. CHESAI is a four-year collaborative endeavour between the Schools of Public Health of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). UCT and UWC are engaged in research and policy development with health system decision-makers on a range of health policy and systems’ issues, and also offer teaching programmes in these fields. Applicants must be working as a policy maker or manager in the public health system in an African country and have substantial experience in public health sector management and leadership to share and draw on. The sabbatical is an opportunity for you to contribute to and participate in health policy and systems research activities, such as a seminar series, and the wider academic life of the hosting organisations, an opportunity to read and engage with other practitioners and with researchers working in this field, and you will be given space to write up and present some of your experiences, with the aim to publish a paper or article.
Sabbatical opportunity for policy makers or public health managers in South Africa
Application deadline: 5 November 2012
CHESAI is calling for expressions of interest from African policy-makers and mid- to senior-level managers in the public health system in a short-term sabbatical of one to three months in Cape Town, South Africa. CHESAI is a four-year collaborative endeavour between the Schools of Public Health of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). UCT and UWC are engaged in research and policy development with health system decision-makers on a range of health policy and systems’ issues, and also offer teaching programmes in these fields. Applicants must be working as a policy maker or manager in the public health system in an African country and have substantial experience in public health sector management and leadership to share and draw on. The sabbatical is an opportunity for you to contribute to and participate in health policy and systems research activities, such as a seminar series, and the wider academic life of the hosting organisations, an opportunity to read and engage with other practitioners and with researchers working in this field, and you will be given space to write up and present some of your experiences, with the aim to publish a paper or article.
SaFAIDS news call for papers
Papers or articles are requested for SAfAIDS News newsletter. The newsletter targets:
- professionals working in the HIV/AIDS sector
- staff in ASOs, NGOs, FBOs, government bodies, UN agencies and
universities in the region
- policy makers
- Community based organisations.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30485
SAMEA pre-conference workshop for Africa-based facilitators
17–19 August 2009: Gauteng, South Africa
Registration is now open for the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) Conference Workshop. The programme consists of a number of workshops dealing with gender and rights-based participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E), participatory outcome mapping, understanding project logic model as a tool for conducting clarificatory evaluation, theory-based impact evaluation, the dynamics in building M&E systems to enhance the utilisation of M&E practices and findings in programme development, management and implementation, and a systematic approach to evaluate M&E systems to enhance system strengthening for effective management and utilisation of information. The workshops have been developed to offer training opportunities to beginners as well as seasoned professionals who wish to sharpen their skills and are offered by competent and reputable trainers based locally and internationally.
SANNAM Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting
16-18 November 2011: Gaborone, Botswana
This first Southern African Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM) biennial conference will present evidence demonstrating how nurses, as key members of the health team, promote and contribute to quality and access to health care. It will also demonstrate the importance of connecting other health workers and the community at large in accelerating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The conference will feature plenary sessions, which will set the stage for discussion of critical issues that either facilitate or impede the achievement of the MDGs. Concurrent sessions, symposia, poster presentations, debates and panel discussions will address issues to demonstrate the intricate links between the MDGs SANNAM is calling on all professionals and communities to work collectively at the conference in addressing the links.
SANNAM Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting
16-18 November 2011: Gaborone, Botswana
This first Southern African Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM) biennial conference will present evidence demonstrating how nurses, as key members of the health team, promote and contribute to quality and access to health care. It will also demonstrate the importance of connecting other health workers and the community at large in accelerating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The conference will feature plenary sessions, which will set the stage for discussion of critical issues that either facilitate or impede the achievement of the MDGs. Concurrent sessions, symposia, poster presentations, debates and panel discussions will address issues to demonstrate the intricate links between the MDGs SANNAM is calling on all professionals and communities to work collectively at the conference in addressing the links.
Save the Children South Africa: Action/2015 Campaign Coalition Coordinator
Call for applicants closes January 10 2015
The action/2015 Campaign Coalition Coordinator will help drive the strategic direction and delivery of the South African action/2015 coalition. This is a high-level position which will play a key role in building a broad based national action/2015 coalition and in supporting the design and delivery of the coalition’s action/2015 campaign. This is a 3 month consultancy opportunity. Further information on the website.
Scholar Rescue Fund: Fellowships for Threatened Academics
Institute for International Education
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies ravaged by fear, conflict and repression. During the fellowship, conditions in a scholar's home country may improve, permitting safe return; if safe return is not possible, the scholar may use the fellowship period to identify a longer-term opportunity.
Further details: /newsletter/id/32892
Scholarship for Research on Demilitarisation in Lesotho
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2017
For many countries, there are arguments against military expenditure, including its opportunity costs and the availability of cost effective alternative ways of providing security. A number of countries exist without a military, including Costa Rica, Iceland, Panama and Mauritius. The Peacebuilding Programme at Durban University of Technology is offering a scholarship at master’s or doctoral level to extend this work. In particular, the student might work in the following areas: Examine the findings of the Lesotho foresight and scenarios project, titled ‘The Lesotho we want: imagining the future, shaping it today’; and ideas towards a demilitarisation initiative which fit with and build on the attitudes and priorities of the population. The student would, in conjunction with others, plan a campaign to build acceptance of the idea of demilitarisation and then implement the plan. Demilitarisation would be a political decision so the idea has to find acceptance in the minds of politicians. In conjunction with others, the student would plan and implement ways to bring this about.