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A Framework for Introducing Improved TB Vaccines to the World Community

Tallinn, Estonia

September 21-24, 2010tallin


Be part of the premier TB Vaccine Meeting of 2010 

 

The deadline for hotel reservations at the conference rate is September 1.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the discussions that will reframe the global agenda for new TB vaccines for the next decade. 

 

 

Go to:  www.tbvaccine2010.org for more information and to register for the conference

 

For further information contact Michael Brennan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Joris Vandeputte (TBVI) at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

   

 

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EDCTP launches new calls for proposals

 EDCTP call for proposals

 

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) welcome project proposals as a response to the following calls:

 

1.     Member States Initiated projects on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria

Available funds:             € 2.5 million

Open to application:       16 August 2010

Deadline of application: 16 November 2010

 

2.     Evaluating the impact of clinical trials in Africa

Available funds:             € 700,000

Open to application:       16 August 2010

Deadline of application: 15 December 2010

 

More information

For more details on these calls and how to apply, please consult the EDCTP website: http://www.edctp.org/Calls-and-Grants.501.0.html.

 

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How can more women survive pregnancy and childbirth?

On the occasion of the Summit on the MDGs in New York, CARE, Amnesty International and UNICEF have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar about maternal health in Parliament on 7 September from 08.30 to 12.00.

 

CARE_-mdrehelseThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) will be among the speakers. Chair of the committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (H), Chair of the committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, Gunn Karin Gjul (AP), and member of the Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, Inga Marte Thorkildsen (SV) is hosting the seminar.

 

Registration deadline is 2 September. To register please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

 

 

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - Call for Applications
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Post-Graduate Fellowship

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Call for Applications

The Post-Graduate Fellowship is an intensive training program that provides opportunities both for self-directed research and interdisciplinary collaboration in health metrics. Strong candidates for this program have graduate-level training in quantitative methodology from one of the following areas: health policy, economics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, demography, engineering, physics, medical sciences, or other related fields.

The Post-Graduate Fellowship (PGF) combines academic research, education and training, and professional work with progressive, on-the-job training and mentoring from an illustrious group of professors and researchers.

The purpose of the fellowship is to:

·         Enhance skills in conducting in-depth, methodological research on a variety of global health topics with mentoring from faculty and researchers who are the leading minds in their fields.

·         Advance knowledge of quantitative analytical methodologies and their application to global health.

·         Develop understanding of the current global health landscape and its challenges.

·         Strengthen the ability to design and implement research projects and mentor junior researchers.

·         Prepare fellows for future positions in academia, national health agencies, international organizations, and foundations.

Applications for the IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship are due November 1.

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General Assembly 2010

Norwegian forum for Global Health’s General Assembly was this year held in Tromsø 6th of June at the 5th Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research.

This year was election year, and the new board for 2010-2012 was elected. The new board will constitute itself by electing Head of Board on their first meeting in August 2010

For more information on the General Assembly 2010 follow these links:

New board 2010-2012

Presentation for the General Assembly 2010

Minutes General Assembly 2009

Draft minutes General Assembly 2010

Summary of activities 2005 -1st of June 2010

 

 

 
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