The Global Health Bulletin
Date: 11/12/2007
Events (see all events)
Seminar: Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, 2007 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Winner. Monday, November 12, 2007, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Location: Wolfe St. building, Sheldon Hall W1214, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by: JHSPH. More information: elmcdona@jhsph.edu
Seminar: Global Health and the Internet: How Can We Save More Lives? Patricia Abbott, Johns Hopkins SON and other global health professionals. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location: National Press Club, Washington, DC. Hosted by: Forum One Communications. More information: http://www.forumone.com/content/calendar/detail/2397
Thesis Defense: Pregnancy, Linear Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Women in Rural Bangladesh, Jee Hyun Rah, PhD Candidate. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wolfe St. building, W2030, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by: Department of International Health, JHSPH. More information: cbuckley@jhsph.edu
Seminar: HIV Prevention 2007: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Thomas C. Quinn, MD, Director, Center for Global Health. Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Location: Wolfe St. building, W2030, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by: Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, JHSPH. More information: kwillis@jhsph.edu
Seminar: Perspectives of Africa, 1936-2007, Ed Dodge, a look at experiences in Angola, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe. Thursday, November 15, 2007, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Location: Wolfe St. building, Sheldon Hall, Baltimore, MD. More information: cstevnes@jhsph.edu
Event: Thanksgiving Around the African Diaspora. Attendees are asked to bring a canned good or other non-perishable item to be donated to a local shelter. Thursday, November 15, 2007, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Location: Wolfe St. building, Feinstone Hall, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by: Black Graduate Student Association and African Public Health Network, JHSPH. More information: bgsa@jhsph.edu
SAVE THE DATE for the next Global Health Leaders Forum speaker: A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease, Peter Hotez, President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Walter G. Ross Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University. Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Location: Wolfe St. building, Sommer Hall, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by: Center for Global Health and the Department of International Health, JHSPH. More information: http://www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org/education_events/events/Peter_Hotez_12-5-07.html
Fellowships/Grants (see all fellowships/grants)
Research and Development Projects in Acute Medicine (from COS): The Laerdal Foundation will consider applications for support for acute medicine projects. Preferred projects would be connected with out-of-hospital acute medicine or would have special practical significance. Deadline: April 1, 2008. More information: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/85930
Matsumae Foundation Fellowships (from COS): Foundation's fellowships aim to further peace and prosperity on the basis of mutual understanding through peaceful co-existence with other nations of the world, and to deepen an understanding of Japan. Fields of study such as the natural sciences, engineering, and medicine are given first priority. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More information: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/1874
Project Funding (see all project funding)
Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Activities in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Announcement: RFA-CK-08-003. Application Submission Receipt Date(s): January 2, 2008. More information: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CK08-003.htm
Scholarships (see all scholarships)
M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship (from COS): The M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship is for the study of medicine with a view toward general practice, not psychiatry. The scholarship is for women who are graduates of any American institution but has no citizenship restriction. Deadline: January 7, 2008. More information: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/7637
Announcements (see all announcements)
Last Call for Entries: 5th Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest: Do you have photos of programs in action and the people you serve? Pictures illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries? Snapshots from your personal travels, volunteer service, or work experience? You may have an award-winning photo and a chance to win cash and/or a Canon digital camera! Deadline for Entries: November 16, 2007. More information: http://www.photoshare.org/contest/2007/2007photosharecontest.php
Job Listings (see all job listings)
Clinical Tenure - Track Position in Malaria Pathogenesis and Human Immunity: Develop a clinical research program in malaria pathogenesis and human immunity that includes field and labratory studies. More information: http://www.training.nih.gov
Associate Director Management Support, HIV/AIDS- Save the Children: Heads the HIV/AIDS Office's management and administration team; oversees program/project support as it relates to grant/sub-grant and sub-contracts and human resources management, proposal development, and dissemination of pertinent information to the field. More information: http://www.savethechildren.org
Advocate - Refugees International: Travel to regions experiencing humanitarian crises and carry out interviews and discussions with displaced persons, UN and NGO personnel, and government officials; write up findings; devise and carry out advocacy strategy to advance recommendations. More information: http://www.refintl.org/who-we-are/jobs-fellowships-internships
Senior Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health - the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA): Candidate should have substantial experience in all aspects of RH programming in developing country settings with a focus on gender issues, and the integration of RH activities in HIV/AIDS programs and in-depth knowledge of and a proven track record of working successfully on the generation of new business. More information: http://www.cedpa.org/section/aboutus/employment
Communications Officer (Advocacy) - International Partnership for Microbicides: Design and implement programs to build awareness and support for microbicides among key HIV/AIDS advocates in Europe, North America, and Africa; develop and expand international networks of partners and advocates who are committed to microbicides, HIV prevention, and women's empowerment. More information: http://ipm-web.ipm-microbicides.org
Research Assistant/Associate, Poverty Reduction and Economic Governance (PREG) - International Center for Research on Women: Provide technical/administrative support to research activities within the PREG unit, including asset accumulation and women's property rights and a World Bank-funded project to do impact evaluation of development programs aimed at women's economic empowerment. More information: http://www.icrw.org/html/jobs/Research_Assistant_Associate_preg.htm
Deputy Director/Technical Director - Management Sciences for Health: Implement large-scale, evidence-based interventions that have been proven to be effective in preventing and treating the major causes of newborn and childhood death. More information: http://www.jobs-msh.icims.com
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