Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development

Upcoming Round II Request for Applications

Grand Challenges Canada, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The World Bank are issuing their second call to global problem solvers for innovative solutions to dramatically reduce maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths. Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development seeks groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the time of childbirth.

The Request for Applications (RFA) is expected to be posted in early February on grants.gov and the Saving Lives at Birth website. The RFA will seek to identify and develop transformative approaches that integrate new technologies, better service delivery models, and improve "demand side" innovations that empower pregnant women and their families to adopt healthy behaviors and be aware of and access health care before, during, and after pregnancy.

The partners anticipate awarding a maximum of $13 million USD for up to 25 seed grants and five transition-to-scale grants as a result of the final RFA.

To prepare and take action:
•    Download a copy of the draft RFA.
•    Provide feedback via e-mail on the draft RFA to grandchallenges2012@usaid.gov by January 30, 2012  

UiO International Summer School 23 June - 3 August 2012

The Department of Community Medicine in the Institute of Health and Society has, since 2000, been responsible for an international health course since which is part of the course offerings at the University of
Oslo International Summer School.

The International Community Health course provides students with a foundation for understanding global health issues. Important underlying themes for the course are equity, social determinants of health, human rights, and meeting the health needs of marginalised groups of people.

This course is particularly relevant for people who are working as health care professionals and service
providers, policy makers, planners, and program officers in government agencies and non-governmental
organisations.

Read more at their website: International Summer School 2012 and in the PDF attachment:  UIO International Summer School.pdf .
Deadline for application: February 15, 2012

 

8th Workshop on Imported Chagas Disease -5 March 2012, Barcelona

The Chagas Workshop, the only event of its kind in Europe, is a one-day workshop directed at a wide range of health professionals. This year's edition will focus on reviewing, deepening and updating our knowledge of antiparasitic treatment and its scientific bases, raising awareness of recent advances in this area, and looking forward to the future of treatment for this neglected disease.

You will find more information here:8th Workshop on Imported Chagas Disease.

If you have any questions, please contact: tallerchagas@cresib.cat