"Arab Spring" and Global Health

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HIV, Sexuality and youth: Linking HIV and reproductive and sexual health and rights
Bern, 7th April 2011
(E) aidsfocus.ch | UNAIDS, the International AIDS Society, the Global Fund and other international bodies are aware of the need of better integration of HIV/AIDS, reproductive and sexual health and rights and other key health priorities. At the local level, many NGOs allready work in an integrated way. However, many challenges emerge: If HIV prevention and care are integrated into reproductive health services and family planning clinics, how will groups most at risk such as young girls and boys, MSM, sexworkers etc. be reached? How can the sexual and reproductive health needs of women and young girls living with and affected by HIV/AIDS be addressed?
http://www.aidsfocus.ch/platform/Event.2010-10-27.5318

Voice of my soul and other stories by Roli Frei
Benefizkonzert mit Roli Frei für Calcutta Project Basel
Calcutta Project | Donnerstag, 7. April 2011, Türöffnung und Bar 19.00 Uhr, Konzert 20:00 // Wo: CentRino, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel. Ticket: 30.- // im Vorverkauf: 26.- // Studenten: 20.-
http://www.calcutta-project.ch/

Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Youth: Reality or Rhetoric?
Basel, 11th April 2011
Zimbabwe Afrika-Komitee | "Between 2007 and 2010 Zimbabwe has known a dramatic decline in its HIV prevalence, and even more significant is the drop of new infections. The correlation between sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV is widely recognized. But how are youth involved in the SRHR programming by state and non state actors? What are the specific needs and challenges of youth in this respect and how are they being addressed? Our guest Beatrice Savadye is working with SAYWHAT (Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team) in Zimbabwe. She will present a practical approach aiming at scaling up youth friendly SRHR programming in tertiary institutions."
http://www.afrikakomitee.ch/midi/2011april11.htm

Engagement Schweiz: Gemeinsam gegen Malaria
Bern, 27. April 2011 - 7. Mai 2011
(D) MMS | Malaria überschattet täglich das Leben von zwei Milliarden Menschen weltweit und führt jedes Jahr zum frühzeitigen Tod von mindestens einer Million Kindern. Die multimediale Ausstellung gibt einen spannenden Einblick in die Komplexität der Krankheit Malaria und ihre Konsequenzen. Es wird aufgezeigt, mit welchen Ansätzen sich die Mitglieder der Swiss Malaria Group den Herausforderungen der Krankheit Malaria stellen. Die Swiss Malaria Group unter dem Vorsitz der DEZA besteht aus Akteuren aus dem öffentlichen Sektor, der Privatwirtschaft und der Zivilgesellschaft - dazu gehört auch das Netzwerk Medicus Mundi Schweiz.
http://bit.ly/heRJtI

Dringend gesucht: Gesundheitspersonal für Afrika!
Luzern, 29. Mai 2011
SolidarMed | Dr. med. Svend Capol, Präsident SolidarMed: Gutes Personal stärkt die afrikanischen Gesundheitssysteme; ML David Lusale, Chainama College Zambia: Wege aus der Personalkrise in Zambia; Thomas Schwarz, Medicus Mundi International: Gesundheitspersonal – Woher nehmen, wenn nicht stehlen?
Ort: Richemont Kompetenzzentrum, Seeburgstrasse 51, Luzern
http://www.solidarmed.ch

Chronische Krankheiten - eine globale Herausforderung
Basel, 25. - 26. August 2011
(D) PHS | Die Häufigkeit chronischer Erkrankungen nimmt drastisch zu. Mehr als die Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung lebt heute in einem urbanen Umfeld und ist Veränderungen in Lebensstil und Umwelt ausgesetzt: Schadstoffe belasten zunehmend Luft und Wasser, Bewegungsarmut und Energiedichte der Nahrung steigen. Die chronischen Krankheiten nehmen somit zu, besonders in den sozial benachteiligten Schichten. Die WHO und die Weltbank warnen bereits vor den gesundheitlichen und wirtschaftlichen Folgen einer globalen Epidemie und haben Aktionspläne zu deren Prävention erarbeitet. Wo steht diese Entwicklung in der Schweiz und weltweit? Dieser Frage geht die diesjährige Swiss Public Health Conference nach.
http://sph11.organizers-congress.ch/welcome.php

The History of Health Care in Africa: Actors, Experiences, and Perspectives in the 20th Century
Basel, 12 -14 September 2011
HHSA | Health in Sub-Saharan Africa has always been experienced, debated and pursued in a specific historical context. At the same time the history of health and health care in a specific local setting cannot be separated from processes on a larger scale. Neither diseases nor ideas and practices about health, healing and care stopped at colonial or national borders. This conference looks beyond the borders of colonial empires and national states by bringing together researchers with different temporal and spatial perspectives on the history of health, health care and medical research in Sub-Saharan Africa.
http://bit.ly/frSaKp

Swiss TPH Courses

Health District Management: Planning and Programme Design
Basel, 27 June - 8 July 2011
Swiss TPH | "The course aims at introducing the basic principles of strategic program and project management. It is based on exercises that simulate real problems in planning and management as closely as possible to real life situations."
http://bit.ly/fV694g

Health District Management: Priority Setting and Resource Allocation
Basel, 11 July - 22 July 2011
Swiss TPH | "This two-weeks module is a simulation exercise applying the latest tools for assessing population health needs, establishing district intervention priorities, and allocating district health resources in a context of limited funding."
http://bit.ly/eWvglc

Bayesian Disease Mapping in Epidemiology and Public Health
Basel, 8 - 19 August 2011
Swiss TPH | "This 2-weeks course will provide a comprehensive introduction to Bayesian spatial modeling in public health and epidemiology. Participants will be introduced to the basics of Bayesian modeling and computation and they will learn how to model areal and geostatistical data for identifying significant covariates and for geographical prediction and mapping of a range of health-related outcomes."
http://www.swisstph.ch/teaching/bayesian-disease-mapping.html

Rational Management of Medicines: A focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Pretoria, 30 October - 11 November 2011
Swiss TPH | "Medicines are an essential and cost-effective tool of health care and an important element of health systems. Yet today, for millions of people worldwide essential medicines remain unavailable and unaffordable. Diseases of poverty including HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis tragically claim innumerable lives in low income countries. There is an urgent need to develop adequate strategies that ensure better access to medicines."
http://bit.ly/eHDEER

Network MMS: News

Haïti : mission de formations aux soins contre le choléra
Fournir des outils pratiques
Haiti SMIH | Avec la succession du tremblement de terre du 12 janvier 2010, l’ouragan Thomas et enfin l’épidémie de choléra, le pays n’arrive pas à sortir de l'état d'urgence pour débuter sa reconstruction, dû à un manque clair de coordination dans l’aide au déblaiement mais aussi au climat d’incertitude quant aux élections.Dans le cadre de la convention établie entre Médecin Sans Frontières-Suisse (MSF-CH) et les HUG, la Dresse Nathalie Mezger s’est rendue dans le nord du pays, à Cap Haïtien, de janvier à début février 2011 afin d’apporter un soutien dans l'épidémie de choléra.
http://bit.ly/eaXoWu

"Jeder Einsatz zählt"
SolidarMed in der Schweizer Illustrierten
Tanzania SolidarMed | Der SRF Moderator Nik Hartmann besuchte als Botschafter von SolidarMed das Lugala-Spital tief im Busch von Tanzania. Die Reise wurde von zwei Journalisten der Schweizer Illustrierten begleitet, woraus ein mehrseitiger Artikel über das Buschspital und das Engagement von Hartmann entstand. (pdf)
http://bit.ly/hDizPK

Neu und erfolgreich: Voll integrierte Clown-Therapie in Bethlehem
Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem mit Therapie-Innovation
Palestine Kinderhilfe Bethlehem | Seit zwei Jahren setzt das Kinderspital in Bethlehem auf Clown-Therapie. Professionelle Betreuungsteams aus Italien haben diese wertvolle Arbeit im Dienst der kleinen Patienten eingerichtet und die Mitarbeitenden des Spitals geschult. Neu wird die Methode mit Unterstützung der italienischen Organisation “Terre di Toscana: tools for peace” in die Behandlung der Kinder fest integriert. Die unkonventionelle Therapieform bringt ein Lächeln in den trüben Alltag der kranken Kinder und hilft ihnen in ihrer schwierigen Lebenssituation.
http://bit.ly/hmffmO

International Health and more: Issues, Debates, Tools

The fight against malnutrition
Conference Reader published
(E) MMS | The developing countries are faced with a crisis on two fronts: food prices skyrocketed in 2007/2008 and the food situation has deteriorated once more as a result of the economic crisis. We know from previous crises that food quality suffers above all and that this has long-term consequences for health. Last November the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland organised a conference on this issue. The contributions have just been published. Contributors: Sybille Mooser und Jonas Vollmer, Ruth Huber, Pamela Chisanga, Ines Egli, Tobias Schüth, Jean-Pierre Papart, Maya Natarajan und Kadiatou Keita, Rosemarijn de Jong und Immita Cornaz.
http://bit.ly/ihCiYL

Stop Torture in Health Care
Forced Sterilization - Denial of Pain Relief - Detention as Treatment
STHC | "Marginalized people worldwide encounter abuse and torture in the name of health care and treatment. The Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care is helping people stand up to demand their human rights. The Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care promotes government accountability for all forms of torture and ill-treatment in health settings, including those most egregious and pervasive abuses condoned on the grounds of medicine, public health, or social order. "
http://www.stoptortureinhealthcare.org/

The World Atlas of BCG Policies and Practices
Resource for clinicians, policymakers and researchers
BCG World Atlas | "This interactive website provides detailed information on current and past BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) policies and practices for over 180 countries. The Atlas is designed to be a useful resource for clinicians, policymakers and researchers alike, providing information that may be helpful for better interpretation of TB diagnostics as well as design of new TB vaccines."
http://www.bcgatlas.org/index.php

Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children
Most priority medicines are not available where needed
WHO | "WHO's first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives. (...) Surveys3 conducted in 14 African countries show that children's medicines are available in only 35% to 50% of public and private centre pharmacies and drug stores."
http://bit.ly/hHv5X0

Libyan exodus creates refugee and health worker crisis
One million people will need humanitarian assistance
The Lancet | "Aid agencies are scrambling to respond to the physical and mental health needs of tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the fighting in Libya", Samuel Loewenberg reports for The Lancet.
http://bit.ly/gM5RKL

Equity Must Accompany Economic Growth for Good Health
Despite economic growth undernutrition in India among children is high
India PLoS Medicine | "(...) developing countries like India should not assume that economic growth will automatically translate into improved child nutrition and health. Measures for enhancing equity through inclusive growth, action on social determinants of health, and specific programs for improved early life nutrition will be needed if undernourished children are not to become the face of an economically advancing India," writes Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India, on PLoS Medicine.
http://bit.ly/gYKjpy

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