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The Norwegian forum for Global Health Research calls for policy makers and funders to:
1. Support research that will generate robust knowledge on the effective implementation of healthcare interventions with proven efficacy, and
2. Strengthen the capacity in Norwegian and partner institutions in low and middle income countries for implementation research and contribute to the international initiatives in the field.
Read the letter (in norwegian) and the proposal sent to the Ministry of Education and Research.
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The Centre for International Health (CIHLMU) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich will open applications for the PhD-Program in International Health starting in autumn 2010. Interested candidates from around the world will be able to apply; preference would be given to students coming from existing partnerships.
The three-year program will be specific for health professionals who will be able to choose from a wide range of disciplines and supervisors available in the fields of basic sciences, clinical research, epidemiology and public health, health economics, health system research, and health governance.
Applications will be directed exclusively through our Online-Application-Tool, application period for the first term starting in October 2010 will be from 3 February to 9 May 2010. Online-Applications have to be initiated through an Online-Registration.
For selected candidates from Low-Income-Countries they will be able to offer 10 CIHLMU-PhD-Scholarships each year, covering transport and subsistence-costs over three years. Applications can be submitted as part of the Online-Registration- and Application-Form.
For more information about the programme and scholarship, please refer to the CIHLMU website at www.cih.lmu.de
 PhD Program Information
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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.
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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 |
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The 5th Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research will commence in Tromsø, 6-8 June 2010.
The conference will last three days, and will focus around the theme Climate Change.
The location will be Tromsø University Campus.
Deadline for abstract submission: 20th of April
Abstract should be submitted in pdf format to:
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Deadline for registration: 10th of May
You can apply for a travel stipend by e-mailing jon.oyvind.odland (a) uit.no
The conference is organized by:
University of Tromsø
The Research Council of Norway, Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC)
Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research
Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (NORAD)
Norwegian Directorate of Health
For more information on the conference follow this LINK
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