| Date |
25 May 2008 - 28 May 2008 |
| Title |
Geneva Health Forum |
| Location |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| Organisation |
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The Geneva Forum: Towards Global Access to Health brings together on an equal basis all actors involved in access to health – including international, national and local organizations; government agencies; the private sector; hospitals; universities; civil society; and most importantly those who need care. It provides an interactive and dynamic platform for critical reflexion on the complexity of global access to health.
The Global Forum will host a cocktail reception at the Geneva Health Forum to mark its 10th Anniversary. |
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| Date |
27 May 2008 - 31 May 2008 |
| Title |
35th Annual International Conference Global Health |
| Location |
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, USA |
| Organisation |
Global Health Council |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The 2008 Annual International Conference dedicates
itself to exploring the cycle of community health
issues. What are the problems? What are the
solutions? Did the solutions have an impact? |
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| Date |
03 June 2008 - 04 June 2008 |
| Title |
OECD Forum 2008 - Climate Change, Growth, Stability |
| Location |
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France |
| Organisation |
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The OECD Forum is a "multi-stakeholder summit" which brings together
business and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government
ministers and leaders of international organisations to discuss the hottest
issues on the international agenda. It takes place in conjunction with the
annual OECD ministerial summit.
Forum speakers are usually at the level of Minister or CEO. Forum 2007
attracted approximately 1600 participants from 100 countries, including 150
journalists. |
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| Date |
08 June 2008 - 10 June 2008 |
| Title |
4th Public Health Association of South Africa Conference 2008 |
| Location |
Cape Town South africa |
| Organisation |
Public Health Association of South Africa |
| Target audience |
Policy makers - Researchers - International organizations - NGOs |
| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
Conference goals
As an African public health association, we are
committed to strengthening local and regional
capacity in public health skills. We intend to use
the conference both as a regional networking
exercise and as a formal skills-building exercise.
Conference theme
The theme of our conference, in keeping with the
30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration, will
be: “Making Alma Ata principles a 21st century
reality: What will it take?” The theme will enable
us to critically review the progress that Southern
Africa has made in terms of providing health care
for all.
The three conference tracks will be:
Evidence for action and evidence of action,
epidemiology, health informatics, qualitative
research and policy choices,
Health in context, which looks at issues around
local environments, communities and health-care
providers, and
Necessity and invention, novel approaches and
successs in primary health care.
As is evident from the chosen tracks we hope to
generate a lively discussion around the
opportunities and challenges facing health in the
21st century. In this regard, HIV/AIDS and TB
strategies will feature in various tracks of the
conference. Prominence will also be given to
discussions about the public health benefits of
improving access to the basic determinants of
health such as water, sanitation and food. The
conference will open and close with an
internationally recognised plenary speaker.
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| Date |
16 June 2008 - 18 June 2008 |
| Title |
Pacific Health Summit |
| Location |
Seattle, United States |
| Organisation |
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in the Asia-Pacific |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The goal of the Pacific Health Summit is to connect
science and policy for a healthier world. Every June
we invite top decision-makers in science, policy,
industry, medicine, and public health to Seattle to
discuss how to realize the dream of a healthier
future through the effective utilization of
scientific advances combined with appropriate
policies for prevention, early detection, and early
treatment of disease.
The Summit is a year-round process. In addition to
the June meeting, the Summit provides an ongoing
forum for world leaders to improve health by working
together to grapple with problems and solutions,
share best practices, and forge effective
collaborations. |
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| Date |
25 June 2008 - 27 June 2008 |
| Title |
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems Organisation |
| Location |
Tallinn, Estonia |
| Organisation |
WHO/Europe; hosted by the Government of the Republic of Estonia |
| Target audience |
Policy makers - Researchers - International organizations - NGOs |
| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The Conference aims to place health systems high on the political agenda. Specifically it will:
- lead to better understanding of the impact of health systems on people's health and therefore on economic growth in the WHO European Region;
- take stock of recent evidence on effective strategies to improve the performance of health systems, given the increasing pressure on them to
ensure sustainability and solidarity.
It will bring together ministers of health from the 53 Member States in the WHO European Region. |
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| Date |
29 June 2008 - 02 July 2008 |
| Title |
XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work |
| Location |
COEX convention center, Seoul, Korea |
| Organisation |
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency |
| Target audience |
Policy makers - Researchers - International organizations - NGOs |
| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work is
an internationl event for information and technology
exchange, networking, etc. hosted by ILO, ISSA and
KOSHA(National organizer). During the World
Congress, various sessions will take place such as
Safety and Health Summit, Plenary Session, Technical
Sessions, Regional Meetings, Symposia, Poster
session, and International Safety and Health
Exhibition. |
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| Date |
07 July 2008 - 11 July 2008 |
| Title |
Vision 2008 |
| Location |
Montréal, Canada |
| Organisation |
Université de Montréal, Canada |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The 9th International Conference on Low Vision - Vision 2008 - will bring together low vision specialists from around the world to share their knowledge and expertise with each other. The theme of this year's conference is Research-Rehabilitation Partnerships, conveying a multidisciplinary approach to low vision rehabilitation. |
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| Date |
16 July 2008 - 23 July 2008 |
| Title |
5th Summer Institute (SI-5) for New Global Health Researchers |
| Location |
Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Canada |
| Organisation |
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) is pleased to announce the 5th annual Summer Institute (SI-5) for researchers who are new to the field of global health research. By “new” we mean researchers who have become involved in this important area within the past five years.
By “global health research” we mean research concerning the problems borne by societies in low and middle income countries (LMICs). |
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| Date |
12 August 2008 - 14 August 2008 |
| Title |
First Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean and Arab Forum on Bioethics in Research |
| Location |
Cairo, Egypt |
| Organisation |
Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, WHO |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The Forum will discuss the challenges to the application and contribution of Bioethics in the Region and on the promotion of bioethical principles as a whole of the reception and development of International Scientific Research in the Region, with respect to Human Dignity and Human Rights. The suggested topic for this First meeting of the forum is: "Challenges to Ethical Considerations in Research in the East Mediterranean and Arab Region: Research Subjects, Researchers and Research Ethics Committees Perspectives". |
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| Date |
25 August 2008 - 28 August 2008 |
| Title |
21st World Congress Rehabilitation International (RI)-Québec 2008 |
| Location |
Quebec City Convention Center, Canada |
| Organisation |
Rehabilitation International |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The RI-Québec 2008 World Congress also presents an
exciting opportunity to connect to more than 1,500
of your global peers (experts, researchers,
disability rights advocates, government
representatives, service providers, civil society
leaders) during three days of an extensive program,
events and sightseeing tours of beautiful Québec
City. “Disability Rights and Social Participation:
Ensuring a Society for All.” The conference theme
showcases the new United Nations (UN) Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which
provides the framework for the development of good
policies, actions and projects to drastically
improve the living conditions of hundreds of
millions of people worldwide with disabilities. |
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| Date |
04 September 2008 - 04 September 2008 |
| Title |
Global Mental Health Symposium |
| Location |
The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom |
| Organisation |
The Academy of Medical Sciences |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The symposium will focus on 'challenges and priorities for mental health research in low- and middle-income countries'. The symposium will provide an opportunity to highlight the latest advances in research, discuss the development of effective and affordable treatments and identify both barriers to progress and areas where greater funding and/or research may be needed. |
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| Date |
09 September 2008 - 13 September 2008 |
| Title |
8th IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion and Education |
| Location |
Torino, Italy |
| Organisation |
International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
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| Date |
25 October 2008 - 29 October 2008 |
| Title |
136th Annual Meeting: Public health without borders |
| Location |
San Diego, CA, USA |
| Organisation |
American Public Health Association |
| Target audience |
All |
| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The APHA Annual Meeting theme "Public Health Without Borders" will explore transnational public health, and will provide a forum to address a diversity of topics including immigrant and refugee health; water and land rights; coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiologic response activities across borders; air and water pollution management across borders; the international impact of trade, arms sales, tobacco sales and gun control policies; and the international transmission of socio-cultural behaviors with adverse health implications. This Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for a better understanding of the aspects of growing multiculturalism that promote healthy living and even to highlight and foster traditional practices that may serve to protect minority populations as they enter new environments. |
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| Date |
17 November 2008 - 19 November 2008 |
| Title |
Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health |
| Location |
Bamako, Mali |
| Organisation |
6 co-organizers: COHRED, Global Forum for Health Research, Republic of Mali, UNESCO, World Bank, WHO |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health is the culmination of nearly 20 years of global efforts to focus research towards improving the health of poor people. On this high-profile occasion, the Ministers of Health attending issued a statement calling on national governments to commit to fund the necessary health research, in order to ensure vibrant health systems and reduce inequity and social injustice. The objectives of the forum are to strengthen leadership, engage all relevant constituencies and increase accountability. |
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| Date |
08 December 2008 - 11 December 2008 |
| Title |
70th Anniversary of IPK |
| Location |
Havana, Cuba |
| Organisation |
'Pedro Kourí' Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
The 70th Anniversary of IPK coincides with the VII Cuban Congress of Microbiology and Parasitology and the IV National Congress of Tropical Medicine. This Congress will deal with several important topics related to infectious and parasitic diseases. Parasitologists, bacteriologists, mycologists, virologists, infectologists, zoonologists, tropicalists, and those specialists working on other related disciplines who may be interested in these topics, are invited to present and discuss experiences and results about this fascinating world of sciences. |
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| Date |
27 April 2009 - 01 May 2009 |
| Title |
12th World Public Health Congress |
| Location |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| Organisation |
World Federation of Public Health Associations/Turkish Public Health Association |
| Target audience |
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| Website |
Click here |
| Event description |
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