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Reports, Conferences, Meetings and Workshops

We will post information about school health and nutrition related reports, conferences, meetings and workshops here.  If you know of any such events that would be of interest to school health colleagues, please send information to the web site administrator, pcd@imperial.ac.uk and we will share the information on this page.

We would also like to post reports of proceedings and abstracts of such meeting, so these would also be gratefully received.
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AttachmentForthcoming publication: Enabling OVCs to access education
PCD is working with UNICEF and the World Bank to develop a “Sourcebook” that will document examples of promising practices that enable orphans and vulnerable children to access education. It will provide a simple forum to help share practical experiences of designing and implementing programmes.
24/07/2008 16:07
AttachmentRe-launched SHN Site
Welcome to the re-launched Schools and Health website.  Following the sites' consistent growth since its inception, the Partnership for Child Development undertook a re-development of the site in 2007. This upgrade provides increased functionality and a more userfriendly and interactive interface.

We do hope that you enjoy the re-launched site – please do email your comments on the new site (pcd@imperial.ac.uk). We are also working with our partners to explore opportunities to further expand the documentation portfolio to ensure that this site continues to be the contemporary School Health, Nutrition and HIV global resource.
06/06/2008 09:44
AttachmentChild Vision Conference 2007 - Report
The final report from the 'Vision for Children in the Developing World', held in July 2007 at Wolfson College, Oxford University, has been published.

At the conference, leading child vision experts, development specialists and low-income government representatives met to identify the barriers to children's vision correction, addressing the critical question: How can vision correction be delivered to children in developing countries in an affordable, cost-effective, systematised and sustainable way?

To read the report and for details on the proceedings of the conference and a list of participants, please see the attached documents. For further information email pcd@imperial.ac.uk 
10/06/2008 09:50
AttachmentContemporary SHN&HIV Short Course
Strengthening Contemporary School Health, Nutrition and HIV Prevention Programmes, 9th-18th July 2008

For the fourth year running, this unique Course aims to enrich participants’ knowledge, under­standing and experience of SHN programming and to strengthen ongoing SHN programmes at the country level.  The course has been designed to cater for the needs of education, health and community development professionals and project managers with a particular focus on the reality of programming in low income countries. Interactive and participatory, the training formula promotes the sharing of good practice, knowledge and experiences between countries and across sectors. This capacity building contributes to ongoing development partner initiatives in the region that seek to harmonize SHN activities and communication and support networks, thereby contributing to the achievement of Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals.

The course will be held in the International training Centre at ESACIPAC headquarters in the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, Kenya. Participants will have access to lecture theatres, a library and computer laboratory with e mail and internet facilities.

For further information and for a registration form please contact: a.woolnough@imperial.ac.uk  The course brochure can also be downloaded here.

22/05/2008 17:01
Careers/Opportunities in Trop Med & Intnl Health & Research
On Thursday 22nd May 2008, The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will be holding a meeting at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 (entrance in Exhibition Road)

CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH

This meeting will be a lively afternoon of varied and entertaining talks aimed at encouraging scientists and researchers from any related discipline to learn about careers in Tropical Medicine and International Health. Particularly relevant to post-graduates engaged further study or early careers in a range of fields from biological sciences through to health economics, social science and policy. Talks will be given by a wide range of established scientists and experts on topics such as how new vaccines for the big killer diseases are being testing in developing countries, how we might outwit the mosquito to reduce the terrible mortality caused by malaria and the ups and downs of running a laboratory in a remote field site. Speakers will give examples of their work alongside ideas and advice for those considering such a career. Major funding and development agencies will also be giving an overview of how funding can be sought and what career structures and opportunities exist.  The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene celebrated its centenary in 2007 and this meeting begun as an annual event last year to mark this special anniversary.  A central aim of the society is to encourage people into this exciting field to find a career that could truly contribute to improving health in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Contact and further information:
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 2127  email;  mail@rstmh.org

Please register via the RSTMH website, www.rstmh.org, where you can also find out more about the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and see how else you can get involved.  
16/04/2008 15:39
AttachmentPublication: Levelling the Playing Field
School Health, Nutrition and Education for All: Levelling the Playing Field.
This new publication from CABI contains:
  * The compelling case for school health and nutrition 
  * Challenges for child health and nutrition
  * Health, nutrition and access to education
  * Long-term effects of preschool health and nutrition on educational achievement
  * Health, nutrition and educational achievement of school-age children
  * Costs and benefits of school health and nutrition interventions
  * School health and nutrition programmes
Jukes, M., Drake, L.J. & Bundy ,D (2008). School Health, Nutrition and Education for All: Levelling the Playing Field.   download flyer and how to order or order online and receive a 10% discount from: CABI online bookstore (http://www.cabi.org/bk_BookDisplay.asp?PID=2060)
03/03/2008 11:59
Accelerating the reduction of maternal&child undernutrition
The 35th United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) Annual Session entitled "Accelerating the reduction of maternal and child undernutrition" is taking place this week 2-7 March 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam, hosted by the Vietnamese Government. Please see the following website for more information: www.unsystem.org/scn/publications/AnnualMeeting/annualmeetings.htm 
03/03/2008 12:30
 
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