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Rational Management of Medicines - A Focus On HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Dates: 3 - 14 November 2008
Location: Ifakara, Tanzania
Objectives:

• To enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and principles of essential medicines and rational medicine management with a focus on the diseases of poverty HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
• To recognise the need for a national and international medicine policy environment
• To improve knowledge and skills
• To gain practical field experience for rational medicine management within different health system contexts

Target group: Health professionals and managers with experience (at least two years) in international health and the pharmaceutical sector.
Duration: 2 weeks (90 hours student investment time).
Equivalent to 3 ECTS points towards the TropEd European Master in International Health.
A certificate will be awarded after successful completion.
Application: Please contact the course secretariat for an application form.
Application deadline: 31 August 2008
Fees: The total course fee is CHF 2,300 (Swiss Francs) including tuition, accommodation/full board and must be paid 8 weeks before the start of the course.
This sum includes the registration fee (CHF 100) which is due at the moment of acceptance.
Participants must arrange and cover the cost for travel to Tanzania.
There are only very limited scholarships available for this course.
Course Faculty: The academic panel will include a number of highly experienced professionals from MEDUNSA (Limpopo), Phasuma, Nuffield (Leeds), STI, WHO, Tanzanian MOH, MSH and IHRDC.
Course coordinator: Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer Swiss Tropical Institute, Course Secretariat, Socinstrasse 57, P.O Box, CH - 4002 Basel / Switzerland
Tel.: + 41 61 284 82 80         Fax: + 41 61 284 81 06
Contact e-mail
Swiss Tropical Institute website

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En français: GESTION DES PROGRAMMES DE VIH/SIDA SUR LE LIEU DE TRAVAIL

Organizers: Centre d’Etudes de la Famille Africaine (CEFA)
Dates: Novembre 10-14, 2008
Location: Bureau Régional du CEFA, Immeuble BTCI, 6è étage, BP. 80529 Lomé (TOGO)
Frais d’inscription: 1.000 $ US ou l’équivalent en FCFA
Les montants indiqués couvrent les coûts de formation, des fournitures et du matériel d’apprentissage, des frais liés à tous les déplacements pour les besoins du cours, ainsi que les coûts d’une assurance maladie.
• Les frais d’inscription n’incluent pas le coût du billet d’avion, le per diem qui sont à la charge de chaque participant.
• Les participants sont priés de rechercher eux-mêmes le financement de leurs cours auprès des institutions nationales et internationales.
• Les frais d’inscription sont payables par chèque bancaire avant le début du cours, à l’ordre de :
      "Centre d’Etudes de la Famille Africaine CEFA/CAFS”
      ou par virement bancaire au compte N 9030 68402 01 23 ouvert à
      la Banque Togolaise pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BTCI)
      169 bd du 13 Janvier, BP. 363 à Lomé,
      Fax (228) 221 32 65 - Tél. (228) 22146 41/42
      Code SWIFT BTCITGTG

Application Deadline: Novembre 6, 2008
Ce cours est destiné: Aux gestionnaires actuels ou potentiels venant du secteur public ou privé, des ONG, Associations qui aimeraient renforcer ou initier une réponse organisationnelle à la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA sur le lieu de travail ; Aux chargés de programmes, aux prestataires de santé, aux membres des syndicats.
Contenu de la formation:
- Connaissances générales sur le VIH/SIDA
- Modes de transmission et facteurs favorisants
- Moyens de prévention et de prise en charge
- Elaboration d’un projet de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA sur le lieu de travail
- Elaboration d’un plan pratique de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA sur le lieu du travail.
Pour toute demande d’inscription, veuillez visiter le site web de CEFA
Veuillez remplir le formulaire de candidature aux cours et envoyer par email à cefa@cefalome.org

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Basics of Health Economics e-learning course in English

Organizers: World Bank Institute
Dates: 12 November - 17 December 2008
Course fee: $200
The fee includes access to the course materials and facilitation as you work through the course.
Application deadline: 1 November 2008
Participants: The course targets non-health economists that contribute to the policy and operational decision making in the health sector.
Course contact: click here to send e-mail to Ms. Jo Hindriks
For more information: click here to visit the WBI website
Click here for the application form

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Intensive Course on Health, Development and Human Rights

Organizers: University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
Dates: 8 - 12th December 2008
Course fee: Aust.$2,200 or Aust.$1900 if paid before 16 August
The fee includes: coursework, printed course materials, morning and afternoon tea breaks, but does not include travel, accommodation, insurance or other living costs.
Application and payment Deadline: 20th September 2008
Participants: a diverse range of professional backgrounds including youth work, law, social research, international development, public health, UN policy development, HIV/AIDS program management, general medical practice, architecture and indigenous policy
Course contact: click here to send e-mail
Address: The Initiative for Health and Human Rights
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Samuels Buildling, Level 2
The University of New South Wales
SYDNEY NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
Tel: T: +61 (2) 9385 1071     Fax: +61 2 9385 1036
For more information and application form click here to visit the website

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Achieving the MDG: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform

Organizers: World Bank Institute
Dates: 16-27 March, 2009 postponed from September 2008
Location: Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
Course fee: $2,000
Participants should expect to incur additional expenses locally of $1,500 to cover accommodation and meals. The Asia Hotel has quoted rates of THB 2,100 (single room) and THB 2,300 (twin room) or $63 and $69 respectively.
Participants are also responsible for purchasing their own airline tickets.
Application Deadline: 31 December, 2008
Participants: This 2 week course is designed for: staff from governments, donor agencies, international organizations, the World Bank, and NGOs, training and research institutions, as well as academics and researchers
The course is a face-to-face learning event. Sessions will consist of presentations, readings, case studies and group work. Participants must have a good working knowledge of English to participate
Course Coordinators Ms. Mary Mugala or Ms. Lan Joo. click here to send e-mail
Address: World Bank Institute, Human Development Group
1818 H Street, N.W. MSN J3-302, Washington, DC 20433, U.S.A.
Tel:+1 202 478 4276 or +1 202 453 4805     Fax:+1 202 522 0638
For more information and application form click here to visit the website
If you are interested click here for an application form

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AMREF Short Courses for 2008

For details and application forms for AMREF short courses for 2008 see the AMREF website
Course fees range from $240 to $2,000
Courses are usually 1 to 4 weeks long and include:

• Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Health Services Organisation and Management
• Management and Sustainability of Programmes
• Strategic Management in Health and Development
• Strategic Leadership in Health and Development
• Health Systems Research
• Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
• Records Management
• Medical Laboratory Practices and Management
• Gender in Health and Development
• Advocacy Skills
• Health Finance Management

Click here to apply for an AMREF course
or for further information and booking write to:
AMREF International Training Centre,
Lang'ata Road, opp. Wilson Airport
P O Box 27691 00506, Nairobi
Phone: +254 (20) 6993000 or Fax: +254 (20) 609 518
Send an e-mail to AMREF
Send an e-mail to the training contact Rosemary
Visit the AMREF website

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2009 Short Courses in International Health at Heidelberg University, Germany

Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
* Quality Management in International Health
* Improving the Quality of Healthcare Services
* Leadership and Change Management
* Financing Health Care – Principles of Insurance
* Evaluation of Health Projects and Programmes
* Health and Human Rights
* Using Research for Better Practice in International Health
* Climate Change and Health: Impact and Adaptation Policies
* and more ....

Click here for an overview of all courses.
Most courses are two-week intensive sessions.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a certificate of attendance from the University of Heidelberg.
Fees: EUR 1,500 Includes course materials, but not accommodation, insurance or other personal costs. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any scholarships.
For further information and application forms please click here to send an e-mail
or consult the website

Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands

Click the links for the following courses:
Health and Development
International Leadership Development

The Netherlands also provides some funding opportunities

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