The first East and Southern Africa Regional People’s Health University (ESA RPHU) jointly convened by PHM and EQUINET is being held virtually between 29 July and 12 November with the theme ‘Past, present and future struggles for Health equity’. The course aims to build and share evidence, experience, analysis and knowledge on the drivers of health equity to support efforts and activism within countries, as new and existing members of PHM and EQUINET, and in regional co-operation and joint engagement, from local to global level, on shared priorities. The course aims to link key areas of evidence and knowledge to practical experiences and action to share insights and build learning from action. We invite applicants based / working in the east and southern Africa region in state, non-state, community-based institutions involved in health-related work, from health and other sectors and disciplines that have an impact on health equity. See the website link for further details on the course, features for applicant eligibility, and for the online application form. Applicant forms must be received by 25 June 2021. Applicants will be informed by 12 July.
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EQUINET invites middle to senior policymakers, academics and civil society members working in areas of trade and / or health from countries in East and Southern Africa to participate in a capacity building and research programme on trade and health, i.e. to
* Participate in country-level training on trade and health to be held between January and March 2005
* In country level teams, to undertake and report on national assessments of trade and health, supported by technical and financial resources, between March and June 2005
* Review the country level assessments at a regional meeting in mid 2005
* Make recommendations on follow up of the programme
EQUINET invites middle to senior policymakers, academics and civil society members working in areas of trade and / or health from countries in East and Southern Africa to participate in a capacity building and research programme on trade and health.
The Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) EQUINET is inviting interested people to apply for a grant to prepare a commissioned paper on district health systems facilitators and barriers to community participation in health. The commissioned author will review and analyse literature and secondary evidence to present evidence and analysis of the current situation with regard to community voice and roles at district level; how district planning, decision making, financing and budgeting, resource allocation, programme implementation enable or block such participation, and how districts articulate and represent community interests at national level. It is hoped that the paper will present positive case studies of community representation and district facilitation of community voice at national level.
Call Closes On March 20 2006
The Regional Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa (EQUINET) promotes policies for equity in health across a range of priority theme areas (See www.equinetafrica.org). EQUINET invites applicants for small research grants for post graduate and undergraduate students in East and Southern Africa. Students are encouraged to submit focused proposals that look at a specific issue and either organise secondary evidence or gather empirical evidence in one of the priority areas of EQUINET work listed below.
SEATINI with TARSC under the EQUINET umbrella are carrying out work on the health and trade theme. This work involves skills building, research and information exchange on the effects of trade agreements on health. Within this programme SEATINI / TARSC in EQUINET will host a training workshop on policy engagement and advocacy to promote health in trade agreements in Bagamayo, Tanzania, 31 August 31 and 1 September 2007. The workshop will cover general issues of trade and health, and a deeper review of TRIPS and use of TRIPS flexibilities, the EU-ESA EPA, and health services liberalisation. It will include 2 people from each of the following countries: Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, one each from health and trade backgrounds. Interested applicants from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are asked to send in by July 3 2007 to the EQUINET secretariat admin@equinetafrica.org and copy to percy@seatini.org.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Regional Network on Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET), in co-operation with the East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) are calling for expressions of interest from researchers in Kenya to undertake a baseline study entitled Managing the Migration of Human Resources for Health in Kenya: the Impact on Health Service Delivery. This will be a detailed review and critical analysis on the impact of the migration of health workers on health service delivery. Further details are available on the EQUINET website.
EQUINET and the Centre for Health Policy is inviting expressions of interest of work from individuals or organizations based in east and southern Africa who wish to become involved in a programme of capacity development of capacity in health policy analysis within the region, involving a programme of mentoring support for small scale research studies. Applicants should be able to demonstrate previous experience of health sector analysis or policy analysis, some experience of qualitative research and an enthusiasm for better understanding the forces shaping policy responses to equity concerns in the health sector.
The Journal of Health Diplomacy (JHD) is now receiving manuscripts for its third issue, titled: Africa, health and diplomacy. This issue is broadly concerned with the theory and practice of health diplomacy of African states, as a co-operation with the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET). The issue will include invited and submitted manuscripts. To be considered for the latter, please submit your proposed manuscript to the Managing Editor at the email below by 3 November 2014. Manuscripts submitted to JHD will undergo a peer-review process, with referees selected for their particular knowledge/experience on the topic of the manuscript. Authors are asked to ensure that their identity is not revealed directly or indirectly on any page. Manuscripts that are being considered for publication elsewhere, or that have been previously published must not be submitted to the journal. A complete set of author guidelines is available at the website shown. JHD welcomes contributions from all academic disciplines, including international relations, political science, anthropology, sociology, history and geography. We are also interested in interdisciplinary perspectives that cross the boundaries between different theoretical fields and represent novel understandings of health diplomacy.
This call invites applicants to participate and share experiences in a Regional Training Workshop for east and southern African countries on Participatory Methods for research and training for a people centred health system being held on 14-17 February 2007. TARSC and IHRDC under the EQUINET umbrella and with support from CHESSORE are carrying out capacity building on participatory reflection and action (PRA) methods for research and training for a people centred health system. The training aims to support work at national, district and local level with health systems and communities in health, with a major focus on the interactions at primary health care level. The 2007 training will focus on the relations between communities and frontline health workers. It will thus be targeted at researchers, health workers, academics, civil society organisations, NGOs, community leaders and workers and others who are involved in work with communities and health workers who are doing or involved in work on strengthening positive community - health worker interaction. Please see www.equinetafrica.org/meetings.php or send queries through admin@equinetafrica.org.