The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) is organising a series of initiatives for the UN Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 10 February 2023, ICGEB Cape Town group leader Lara Donaldson will be hosting a seminar by Prof. Jennifer A. Thomson, President of OWSD (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World) from South Africa. OWSD is a programme unit of UNESCO aiming to unite eminent women scientists from the developing and developed worlds with the objective of strengthening their role in the development process and promoting their representation in scientific and technological leadership. OWSD provides research training, career development and networking opportunities for women scientists throughout the developing world at different stages in their careers.
The seminar will start at 11:00 (South Africa time) and can be accessed through Zoom after registration.
Register for the seminar by sending an email to capetown@icgeb.org
More information about the activities https://www.icgeb.org/our-initiatives-for-the-un-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/
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The WHO Secretariat is leading the follow-up assessment of four of the eleven dimensions of the heat map by using a gap assessment tool (GAT), a qualitative, participatory device for tracking progress towards the 2030 targets of the road map. This public consultation seeks your perceptions on the status of progress along these four dimensions for all 20 NTDs. Your inputs will be consolidated for consideration by disease-specific focus groups whose deliberations will identify current gaps that pose a persistent risk to the attainment of the road map targets. This will provide qualitative evidence on corrective measures needed to address these gaps and inform reporting on global progress against NTDs to the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly in 2024.
WHO is inviting you to participate in this second public consultation by completing the online questionnaire in this phase of web consultation. It is also available in from the questionnaire itself in Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You will be able to select the diseases and dimensions for which you would like to provide response.
Read moreGavi is currently recruiting three consultant positions to support Gavi’s next Vaccine Investment Strategy (VIS). The VIS is Gavi’s evidence-informed process that takes place every 5 years to evaluate the full value of new vaccines (or underused ones) in support of Gavi’s Board investment decisions. Selected vaccines would then be included into Gavi’s portfolio at the next strategic period (2026-2030). The consultant roles are one-year roles with possibility of extension. Candidates are sought with experience in public health, epidemiology, health economics, impact modelling or closely related field and with strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills. In particular, the consultant positions are a great opportunity for researchers with an interest in policy analysis and investment case development to get exposure to how policy and investment decisions are made, including engagement with numerous stakeholders.
The following consultants are being recruited:
1 x Senior manager (L4)
2 x Data analyst (L2)
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