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Call for Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH): AIDS in Africa, ICASA 2013

By The Editorial Team · On May 3, 2013 · Add Comment

 

Introduction. Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) is a blended training program for young researchers on health research and scie

ntific communication. EV4GH trains “Emerging Voices” to participate actively in international conferences and to raise their voice in the scientific debate.

The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp organised two [...]

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IHP news 220: Your feedback on this weekly newsletter is welcome

On May 17, 2013 · By The Editorial Team

Dear Colleagues,

 

It’s been a while since we asked for your feedback on this weekly newsletter. Given the fact that we all just love audits and evaluations, some of you must be dying to give some comments. Others only joined recently as subscribers. Anyway, as this newsletter is constantly evolving (some people probably think [...]

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Evolutionary revolution? Musings on the exciting future of the global health architecture

On May 17, 2013 · By Guest Author

By Suzanne Kiwanuka (Makerere University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy Planning and Management)

 

“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.”

Thomas Kempis

 

Innovation, sustainability, systems thinking, governance, Roman architecture, software and knowledge management were the key words at the Global Health Architecture Conference in [...]

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IHP news 219: gearing up for the World Health Assembly

On May 10, 2013 · By The Editorial Team

Dear Colleagues,

 

Today MSF’s scientific day is being streamed online – but unfortunately, as we’re running late, the event might be over before you actually receive this newsletter. This week (May 5), we celebrated the International Day of the Midwife, and on Sunday, Mothers will get flowers and kisses all over the world; [...]

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PBF, a new episode in the war led by managed care on professionalism?

On May 10, 2013 · By Jean-Pierre Unger

Jean-Pierre Unger (ITM)

 

PBF, ostensibly a motivating technique, consists of payment per service, in theory with a productivity goal. It is also said to be a technique to reform / restructure health care systems.

 

From a descriptive, political economy angle, PBF can be viewed as a simplified version of econometric methods applied to [...]

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IHP news 218: Call for Emerging Voices 2013 – ICASA

On May 3, 2013 · By The Editorial Team

Dear Colleagues,

 

This week we celebrated Labour Day, so it’s appropriate that the call for the 2013 Emerging Voices edition has been finalized.  Check it out on IHP or on the EV website. We’re looking forward to this year’s applicants! 

 

Some weeks ago we already informed you that the EV4GH [...]

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