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Testing, linkage and retention mentor, Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) — Mpumalanga

The HPCA seeks to appoint three testing, linkage and retention mentors to be based in various districts in Mpumalanga.

The primary purpose of the positions is to manage, coordinate and provide technical guidance to the APACE field team in providing community-based HIV testing Services (HTS) referral and linkage to care and adherence support services.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in health, public health or a related field. A nursing degree will be considered advantageous.

All candidates will have at least five years' experience in HIV or public health, three years' experience in HTS and the application of testing modalities as well as three years in referral systems and pathways, linkage and retention care. A further two years' minumum experience working in a management or coordination position is also required.

Deadline: 11 November
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Outreach officers, TB & HIV Investigative Network (Think) — KwaZulu-Natal

The non-profit organisation Think seeks to appoint four outreach officers to be based in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal.

The officers will be responsible for supporting the strengthening of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) care and treatment in the district.

The successful candidates will be enrolled nurses with two years' work experience and good knowledge of TB/MDR-TB as a community health facilitator.

All candidates must have a valid code 8 drivers' licence.

Deadline: 13 November
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Board member, Aids Foundation South Africa

The board of directors of Aids Foundation South Africa seeks to appoint an additional member. The member will serve on the board in a non-executive role.

The ideal candidate will be a clinician or a public health specialist with experience in HIV, TB, as well as sexual and reproductive health. The candidate will also have knowledge of public and / or community health programming.

To submit an expression of interest, applicants can email Khulani Khuzwayo on director@aids.org.za.

Deadline: 18 November
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Programme manager, FHI360: EpiC — Pretoria

FHI360 seeks to appoint a programme manager for its Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project.

EpiC is a five-year undertaking funded by Pepfar and USAid dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. In South Africa, the project will be centred around voluntary medical male circumcision. 

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in management, international development, public health policy or any related field. Candidates must have at least five years' experience in programme management of multi-year international health or development projects. All applicants should have previous experience working with US government funding, preferably Pepfar.

Deadline: 8 November
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Meta-Research for Transforming Clinical Research, What should we change in the way we are doing research, 25 November 2019 — Paris

Organised by the Methods in Research on Research (MiRoR) consortium, this meeting will look at meta-research, for instance, within preclinical studies as well as opportunities for data sharing, including within the pharmaceutical industry.

Other subjects to be discussed include tools and strategies to increase the replicability of studies and new approaches to evaluate researchers. Registration is free, but seats are limited.

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Call for registration, International AIDS Conference — San Francisco and Oakland

Registration has been opened for the 23rd International AIDS Conference which will take place from 6 to 10 July 2020.

Next year's Aids Conference will mark the first time the world's largest conference on HIV and AIDS will be hosted in two neighbouring cities.

Conference registration has opened two months early to allow delegates more time to apply for visas.

Early registration ends on 15 January 2020. Group registration only applies to five or more people and the organisation requesting a group registration must nominate one group representative who will administer the group booking.

Media registration is free for eligible members of the media who will be attending in their capacity as journalists, photographers, videographers and community educators.

For more information about visa applications, click here.
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Call for public comment, National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill — deadline extended

The Portfolio Committee on Health invites stakeholders and interested parties to submit written submissions on the NHI Bill now before 29 November.

The objective of the Bill is to achieve universal access to quality healthcare services in South Africa as per Section 27 of the Constitution. 

As part of this, the Bill sets up the creation of an NHI Fund and outlines its powers, functions and governance structures. The Fund will be used to strategically purchase healthcare services on behalf of citizens and certain categories of foreign nationals to ensure the equitable, effective and efficient utilisation of its resources.

Deadline: 29 November
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For any inquiries email Vuyokazi Majalamba or call her on 021 403 3770 or 083 709 8522

PS ICYMI: Our recent story about the quality of public participation made some major waves. Now, we've created a survey to help put some numbers behind the narratives.

Take a couple of minutes to take our 12-question survey and help us gauge the level of public participation around the process and possible ways to improve it.

While the survey is anonymous, we'll publish the results on our website, bhekisisa.org at the end of the submission period. They will also be made available on nhilibrary.com. We will not include submissions marked as private in the results.


Call for female experts in any field, Quote This Woman+ — Various locations

Quote This Woman+ is a project to establish an online database of women and non-binary experts to improve gender representation in sourcing among the media. During the election season alone, Quote This Woman+ fielded more than 500 calls from journalists wanting to increase the voices of women in the media.

Keen to be quoted? Submit your details to kathy@augury.co.za. 

Deadline: N/A
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