LEVE announces two travel scholarships of NOK 10,000 each for Ph.D Fellows to
attend the International Symposium on MDGs and Human Rights, Harvard
University, 22-23 March 2010.

Applications are due February 8th, 2010.

More information about the Scholarships can be found here:
http://www.leve.uio.no/english/news-and-events/news/2010/travel-scholarships-harvard-conf-jan10.html

More information and programme and programme for the International Symposium at
Harvard University, can be found at here:
http://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/programmes/serp/conferences/MDG.html

The call for abstracts for the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is now open, until the 30 April 2010!

Researchers, policy-makers, representatives of donor and multinational organizations, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda aimed at accelerating universal health coverage. 

While experience from all countries is sought, travel support for selected abstracts from low- and middle-income countries will be available.

Visitt http://www.hsr-symposium.org/

The conference will be held in Norwegian and is organized by:

NORAD

Health Directorate

and the FK Norway.

Registration deadline: 12 May 2010.

1)  Invitasjon 20 mai 2010.pdf (in Norwegian)
2)  Utkast mandat for NHU.doc (in Norwegian) 

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing institution that invests the world’s money to save lives.

To date, it has committed US$ 19.3 billion in 144 countries to support large-scale prevention, treatment and care programs against the three diseases. 

Funding proposals submitted to the Global Fund are reviewed by a 43-member Technical Review Panel (TRP).

The review takes place about once a year for two weeks, which current members have described as 'a unique and memorable experience'. 

For more information on the Global Fund Technical Review Panel, application form and terms of reference see: http://www.hlsp.org/Home/Jobs/GlobalFundTRP/tabid/1926/Default.aspx

Completed application forms should be emailed to globalfund.trp@hlsp.org to arrive no later than 31 May 2010.

The theme for the third seminar in support and understanding for tusenårssatsningen (Stoltenbergs initiative), we have chosen to look at the global health architecture.

Attached you will find the first draft of a document (in Norwegian) that will contribute to the discussion.

 Gjenreisningen av WHO 19 mai.doc

The meeting will be held in the Health Directorate, 9 June, room 206, at 1400-1600.

Registration can be sent to Bengt Skotheim, TfL. 24163303, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Globale aktører.pdf .

Jens Plahte
Centre for Tecnology, Innovation and Culture (TIK) will defend his thesis for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor)

"Vaccine innovation for public health, or the profits - or for Both? The Cuban biotech sector in a national and a global context"

 Time and place:
 9. June 2010 12.15, Gamle Festsal, Sentrum

For more information follow this LINK (in Norwegian)

All presentations from the conference can be found here: http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1224697946501&pagename=globvac%2FHovedsidemal

The Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research has developed a template for registering projects in the database on global health research in Norway  Database template

Donald Light is an American health sociologist with special interest for the major health-economic lines. He will be in Oslo in connection with a seminar in Forum for Health Administration in January 2010.

This seminar is closed, but there will be arranged an open seminar at the Department of Health Management and Health Administration, University of Oslo, Monday 11 January 2010, at 0900-1200

Light's theme will be:

Government Protections for the Pharmaceutical Industry:
Evidence that Costs Exceed Benefits?

The starting point will be this article published in Health Affairs

  hlthaff.28.5.w969v11.pdf

The seminar takes place in Harald Schjeldrups hous, Forskningsveien 3A, Auditorium 3.

 Presentations from the 3rd Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research, Bergen 2008

NEW HEALTH NETWORK FOR ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN NORTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
 
Norwegian organizations and institutions that are concerned with health and development cooperation are invited to join in on the founding of the Norwegian Health Network for Development (NHU)
 
Date: Thursday 3 December 2009 in Oslo
 
The network is open to both health authorities, other health institutions, educational institutions for health personnel and NGOs. Membership of the network is at institutional level, with no limit on how many people an institution may send the meetings of the network.
At the foundation meeting, there will be opportunity for all to provide input on what kind of network that is wanted, and what to get out of such a network.

Formal invitation with application and registration will be published soon.

For more information see:

http://www.fredskorpset.no/no/Fredskorpset/Media/NyheterPressemeldinger/Norsk-Helsenettverk-for-Utvikling/   (In Norwegian)

LEVE - Livelihoods in the Developing Countries will hold a seminar on the subject Health as Foreign Policy From Emergency to Governance on November 27th.

Time and place: Health as Foreign Policy From Emergency to Governance Nov 27, 2009 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM ,

Georg Sverdrups hus (University Library) Auditorium 1, Blindern Campus

For more information see: http://www.leve.uio.no/english/news-and-events/events/2009/health-as-foreign-policy-nov27.html

Abstracts should be submitted by 30 October 2009 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

 Use abstract 2009 in the subject header. Please read   Guidelines poster presentation.pdf

Notification to authors of accepted abstracts will be given by 13th November, together with an invitation to develop a poster to be presented at the conference. There will also be some opportunities for oral presentations and plenary discussions.

 Awards will be given to best poster presented at the conference.

See: http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1224697946501&pagename=globvac%2FHovedsidemal  for more information about the conference.

The European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health will take place in Verona, Italy, from 6th to 10th September 2009.

Besides dealing with the classical aspects of Tropical Medicine including basic science, diagnostic/therapeutics and disease control, the congress will maintain a constant and central focus on its main theme: Equity, Human Rights and Access to Care.

The conference organizers strongly encourage all interested professionals to seize this opportunity to present their research and discuss strategies to reduce inequality, to broaden the access to basic health services and to reach the underserved.

The Congress will also put a great emphasis on Transferability of Research results into actual practice. We are interested to discuss how evidence obtained from research is transferred/not transferred into actual policy and practice.

The conference will also discuss the North-South gap in health research, in all main aspects: space devoted to global health in medical journals; role of researchers from the South in relevant publications; share of research which is actually devoted to priority areas; important gaps that remain to be filled in research in tropical medicine and international health; difficulties in financing health system research.

Fore more information about the Congress visit: www.festmih.eu, or follow this LINK

NORGLOBAL

A broad-based and action oriented programme 2009- 2013

 NORGLOBAL Programplan.pdf

Four Calls for proposals published and active per 18th June

NORGLOBAL calls for proposals with deadline 2 September are now published and active. The total budget is 70 mill. NOK

They are targeting: Women's rights and gender equality - Globalisation of environment, energy and climate research - Research on economic growth, poverty reduction, reproductive health and population dynamics (ECONPOP) and CGIAR fellowships.

The calls with guidelines are to be found on the RCN webpages.

New call from EU 

39 mill € for health research in Africa

The European Commission has published several calls for proposals in various thematic areas of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). 

The call FP7-AFRICA-2010 should be of particular interest to those interested in Global Health Research.

In this call there is 63 mil € with 39 mill € for the theme “health”.  

There is a Call information day on the 18^th of September in Brussels, Belgium.

Deadline for proposals are 14^th of January 2010.

Norway has been invited to participate in a phase III randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of a new rotavirus vaccine in India with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India and the international nonprofit organization PATH (http://www.path.org). Norwegian scientist and research groups are invited to participate in collaborative activities, which will be coordinated through the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and supported by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). Potential collaborators are invited to attend a meeting in Oslo on September 16^th 2009, at the Norwegian Research Council, Stensberggata 26, from 10:00 to 13:00, where possible modes of collaboration will be discussed. Please see attached document.

 Invitation.pdf  

TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES

Available funds                         3 million euro

Number of projects to fund     3-6 projects

Open to application                  15 August 2009

Deadline of application             15 December 2009

HIV/AIDS TREATMENT

Available funds                         5 million euro

Number of projects to fund     2-4

Open to application                  15 August 2009

Deadline of application             15 December 2009

MEMBER STATES INITIATED projects on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria

Available funds             2.5 million euro

Open to application      15 August 2009

Deadline of application 15 November 2009

For more details on this call and how to apply, please consult the EDCTP website: www.edctp.org.

 Workplan 2009

36th International Conference, Global Health, 26-30 May, 2009, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Event/Globalisation+Conference/1240290460199

1. Fremmer norsk politikk helsen til de fattigste i lavinntekstsland? by Joar Svanemyr, University of Oslo  Report by Joar Svanemyr, 12 February 2008 Utviklingsutvalget (in Norwegian)

2. Forskning og forskerutdanning for bedre helse blant fattige i utviklingsland. Behov for styrking og samordning av norske bidrag by Gunnar Kvåle, Chair, Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research  Report by Gunnar Kvåle, 12 February 2008 Utviklingsutvalget (in Norwegian)

For more information, literature and web-pages relevant to the work of the Committee of Development/ "Utviklingsutvalget" follow this LINK (in Norwegian)

New report:  Global helseforskning i Norge - oversikt og vurdering

Helsedirektoratet:  Ønsker mer global helseforskning i Norge

ISSMF 4205 International Community Health; Accessibility, Equity and Human Rights

The course is particularly relevant for people who are working within the field of health as health care professionals and service providers, policy makers, planners and program officers in government agencies and non-governmental organizations, as well as people who are interested in doing research within the field of public health.

Active participation in all activities, including classroom discussions is required.

Content: Set within a conceptual framework of equity, accessibility and human rights, the course addresses global public health challenges. Based on new scientific (both epidemiology and qualitative) research, experiences from different development projects and the UN/WHO framework, the course aims at providing a broad focus within public health. The course agenda will select topics from these thematic areas: infectious diseases such as AIDS/HIV and TB; reproductive health and sexual health; mental health and disabilities (including life style diseases). The thematic areas will be explored within a broad understanding of  participation and creating an inclusive and democratic society for all.

More information:  http://www.uio.no/iss/academics/issmf4205/index.html

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Exploring Salutogenetic Pathways to Health Promotion

XVIII ETC Summer Course will take place at  the University of Cagliari, Sardinia.

Deadline for registration is 20 April.

For more information follow this link:

 http://www.etc-summerschool.eu/Opening.html

Young voices in research for health

The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring their fourth joint essay competition with the theme Innovating for the health of all, held in conjunction with Forum 2009, the annual meeting of the Global Forum that takes place in Havana, Cuba, from 16 to 20 November.

The Global Forum's vision is of a world in which the potential of research and innovation is fully utilized to address the health problems of the poor. Innovation is defined as the creation, development and implementation of a new product, process or service, with the aim of improving efficiency, effectiveness or competitive advantage. Research for health therefore goes far beyond medicine and biology, to include sectors such as economics, environment, politics, sociology and others. Innovating for the health of all involves both social and technological innovation.

http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Site/005__Get%20involved/009__Essay%20Competition/005__Essay%20competition.php

Bergen, May 14-15

The workshop brings together top international reseachers with the aim of defining a research agenda for improved knowledge of the effectiveness of strategies for improved health worker performance in low income countries.

Speakers include Alex Rowe (CDC), Joanna Schellenberg and Kara Hanson (LSHTM), Kenneth Leonard (University of Maryland), Jakob Svennson (University of Stockholm), Thorkild Tylleskar (Centre for International Health), Bertil Tungodden (NHH), among others.

The workshop is organised by Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI) in cooperation with Health Econimics Bergen (HEB) and Centre for International Health (CIH).

A preliminary programme with practical information is available at http://www.cmi.no/news/?510=improved-health-worker-performance

GLOBVAC offers Norwegian and international young scientists on post doctoral level an opportunity to establish their own research projects in global vaccination research.

For more information follow this link: http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite/servlet/Satellite?c=Nyhet&cid=1238627833469&kilde=n&pagename=globvac%2FHovedsidemal

Excerpt from the newsletter; "Readers will also find a number of calls that will be open in the coming months including a new call on TB diagnostics. We further bring to the attention of our readers a number of funded projects. Among these is the regional Network of Excellence to build research capacity and conduct clinical trials in Central Africa - Central Africa Network on Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria for the conduct of clinical trials (CANTAM)."

For the full newsletter follow this LINK

 Report on activities 2007-2008

Peer reviewed abstracts to be published in European Journal of Tropical Medicine & International Health

The text for the call for proposals on global vaccination research with deadline June 4th 2009 is now available.

A total of 60 mill. NOK (10 mill. USD) is available for researcher projects, young scientist grants and user-driven innovation projects (2010 - 2012) on developing/providing vaccines for low- and middle-income countries. Norwegian institutions can apply. International collaboration is encouraged. A final decision on a joint Indo-Norwegian call for proposals in 2009 is pending. An eventual separate call text is expected to be published on April 23rd 2009. Alternatively, Indo-Norwegian projects can apply under this general call when appropriate.

Capetown, South Africa, 17-19 April 2008 

The Countdown Conference 2008 will open a window of opportunities for the global community to put the issues of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) on the agenda of the highest-level of decision- and policy-makers by releasing a groundbreaking announcement on the latest state of the global progress towards MDGs 4 and 5. A special focus will be on reducing maternal mortality. This event is envisaged to become an important milestone following a wave of international advocacy efforts to mobilize global commitment and actions in MNCH.

For more information about the Conference, follow this LINK 

The successful workshop was held at  Hurdalsjøen Hotel 19 -20 June 2008

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India, would like to invite Norwegian and Indian Research Institutions to submit proposals for operational research (implementation research) within the context of the Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI).  
  
The NIPI Joint Steering Committee has approved funds not exceeding an amount of 15 million NOK (About 2.1 million USD).  The funding is available for studies relevant for Newborn, Child  and related Maternal Health within the context of the Reproductive and Child Health Programme of the National Rural Health Mission under the auspices of the Norway-India Partnership Initiative.  
 
The time span of the funding is 2009-2011. Institutions are requested to submit applications to The Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi.

Deadline is 15th April 2009.

 NIPIcall_feb.09

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) [http://www.svri.org/], an initiative of the Global Forum for Health Research [www.globalforumhealth.org/], would like to invite you to its first conference, SVRI Forum 2009: Coordinated evidence-based responses to end sexual violence, to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 6-9 July 2009.

Submit your abstract
You are invited to submit your abstract describing your research and advocacy efforts to address the many dimensions of sexual violence by 27 March 2009.

Abstracts should be submitted according to the conference themes. The call for abstracts welcomes multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural perspectives and preference will be given to efforts undertaken in, or focusing on low- and middle-income countries. There are four types of sessions that you can apply for: oral and posters presentations, round tables and seminar meetings.

To submit an abstract, visit: http://svriforum2009.svri.org/abstractinformation.htm

Conference themes
The conference is aimed at promoting research on sexual violence, highlighting innovation and encouraging sharing and networking in the area of sexual violence. The themes are:

-Sexual violence and HIV
-Sexual violence and mental health
-Sexual violence and conflict and emergency settings
-Sexual violence and prevention
-Health sector responses to sexual violence

This global event will bring together over 200 participants working on sexual violence as researchers, gender activists, funders, policy-makers, service providers, survivors and others.  Simultaneous translation in French and Spanish will be available.

For more information: http://www.svri.org/