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The Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) has organised a satellite session to be held during the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA).

The session, entitled: "African Women and HIV/AIDS: Toward a better future", will be held on 23 September 2003 from 6 to 8 pm in Hall #8 of the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. The session will include international speakers and focus on what can and is being done to improve the situation for African women in the face of AIDS. A highlight of the session will be the presentation of the innovative Women’ s Protection Initiative. The audience will also be invited to participate in a question and answer session.

A Women's AIDS Run is scheduled to take place on the 20th September 2003, ahead of the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA) in Nairobi, Kenya. The CORE Initiative Project and the Society of Women Against AIDS in Kenya are co-funding the event. Kenyan First Lady Lucy Kibaki and some athletic stars will be among the 10,000 women participating in the charity race to raise funds to support orphaned and vulnerable children.

Participation fee is KSh 150 (US $1.9) for ages 14 to 19 and KSh 300 (US $3.8) for age 20 and above. Registration is available at any Telecom Telecare Centre or on the events website: www.womenaidsrun.org

For more information:
Phoebe Kilele
Regional Co-ordinator
CORE Initiative Project
PO Box 43864
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-272-4601/271-7367/271-3672

The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI) invite applications for one-year travelling research fellowships in health research, with preference given to proposals which address the MRC's research priorities and, particularly, to those addressing HIV/AIDS research.

The purpose of the fellowship is to build research capacity and strengthen research collaboration within Africa and between African scientists. The fellowship may be held in South Africa for non-South African applicants, or in any other African country for South African applicants.

The award will cover the fellow's return economy airfare from home to host country, the fellow's salary in the host country, and research costs for research undertaken in the host country. Four such fellowships may be awarded. Applicants providing proof of a research doctorate or equivalent in a health-related area, including health economics, nursing or public health, will be considered. Applicants that do not hold a research doctorate or equivalent must have proven research capabilities.

To be considered for this fellowship, applicants must submit a preliminary application with the following information: full CV of the visiting fellow and host researcher, including full publications lists and reliable telephone, cellular phone, fax and email contact details, a letter of support from the host researcher, a letter from the home institution assuring a post to return to after completion of the fellowship, a two-page project outline prepared in consultation with the host researcher, a preliminary budget in South African Rand to cover the fellow ’s salary, return airfare and reasonable research costs. In addition, three letters of support for the applicant must be submitted by the applicant’s referees under separate cover. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.

Applications and queries must be sent by post, courier, e-mail or facsimile to:
Carole Roberts
Director, Office of International Affairs
Medical Research Council
PO Box 19070
Tygerberg 7505, South Africa

Street address for hand/courier delivery:
Medical Research Council
Francie van Zijl Drive
Parowvalley 7500, South Africa
Tel: +27-21-938-0359
Fax: +27-21-938-0239

www.mrc.ac.za

The theme for the sixth International Conference on Healthcare Resource Allocation for HIV/AIDS, jointly organised by McGill University, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Natal, is "healthcare systems in transition".

Experts from 30 countries, representing six geographic regions, will be present to examine each country's health care system response to HIV/AIDS. The conference will take place from 13 to 15 October 2003, in Washington, DC. One of the objectives of this year's meeting is to craft guiding documents outlining model responses to national HIV epidemics, and guidelines for health care system reform addressing the public health impact of HIV/AIDS, as well as advisory bodies to monitor future progress in this area.

For more information:
Lynn-Marie Holland
IAPAC Editorial Assistant
Tel: +1 (514) 398-3231
Fax: +1 (514) 398-4503
Email:
www.iapac.org

A research symposium organised by members of the Schools of Business, Economics, Law, Public Health and Social Sciences of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has issued a call for papers.

The symposium aims to provide an opportunity for researchers from all academic disciplines to present and cross fertilize their work on HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Open and accessible debate on HIV/AIDS in the workplace is important in a context where there are limited public fora to discuss these issues with vigour and freedom of expression.

Five themes have been selected for the symposium:

• All Together?: Exploring tensions, contradictions and opportunities around HIV/AIDS programmes in the workplace
• Projections vs. Reality: The real impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace
• Workplace Programmes in The Era of Treatment: What is Best Practice?
• HIV/AIDS and the 'atypical' workplace
• Workplace and Society: Are there boundaries in responding to HIV/AIDS at work?

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