AFREhealth is inviting all members to participate in the 2022 Annual General Meeting which will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe as part of the activities of the 5th Annual Symposium.

Date: 2nd August 2022

Time: 6:30 AM GMT, 7:30 AM WAST, 8:30 AM SAST;CAT, 9:30 AM EAT.

Members who are unable to attend in person can participate virtually via Zoom.

Virtual participants are required to register in advance for the meeting here https://afrehealth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc--uqDwvGNJZ6kMhIfRhCsSn9JbButyC

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Looking forward to your participation.

Download the meeting agenda here

Theme: The AFREhealth Response to COVID-19

Date: 17 Dec 2021; 3 AM US PST, 6 AM US EST, 11 AM GMT, 12 PM WAT, 1 PM SAST,CAT; 2 PM EAT

Register here: https://afrehealth-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcOGorDMqHNbRElZjvFSImi_Pfe6t26HB

PARTICIPATION IS FREE!

IAS – the International AIDS Society – alongside the HIV community, mourn the untimely loss of Professor James Gita Hakim, MBChB, MMed, MMedSci, FRCP, PGDipHPE to COVID‐19‐related complications [1].

Characterized as a dignified gentleman, sage confidant, an excellent cardiologist and clinician, a consummate researcher and mentor, a brilliant academic, humanitarian and an all‐round wonderful human being, James was a scientific giant in the HIV community and instrumental in putting HIV research and science in sub‐Saharan Africa on the map, driving studies that had both regional and global relevance and impact.

Born in Sudan and trained in Uganda, Kenya, Germany and Australia, James was passionate about enhancing clinical and research capacity in his adopted country, Zimbabwe until his untimely death on 26 January 2021.

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Call for Application for the short course - 'Introduction to Global Health' offered by the Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa – for 2021 (April-June). The Department of Global Health collaborates across disciplines and sectors to address complex health problems.

For more details, please visit our website: hhttp://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/healthsciences/global-health

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The Health Systems Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council is seeking a new Director to lead a portfolio of multidisciplinary health systems and policy research. Read the full details at the link below.

https://www.samrc.ac.za/jobs/unit-director-1