Scholarship to US for Reproductive Health Institute

The 2009 summer program offering of the Gates Institute is a two-week course entitled, “Reproductive Health and Development: Analytic Skills for Policies and Programs.” This course is aimed at mid-career professionals working in population, reproductive health and development programs in developing countries. A certificate of participation is awarded at the end of the course.

The course will be conducted from June 1-12, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, East Baltimore. A free shuttle service is available to transport participants between the lodging site and the course location.

The deadline for applicants seeking funding and require visa to enter
the USA is drawing near. We are looking forward to working with
talented individuals working in the field of population and reproductive
health. Please submit all required documents electronically by Friday,
20th February, 11.59pm, EST (Eastern Standard Time) to
aheminth@jhsph.edu. Scanned documents (letters of recommendations) are
acceptable, or your referee can email directly to Ms. Monnie
Heminthavong at the email provided.

A completed application packet must include the following:
* 2009 application form
* Most current resume/cv
* A statement of objective (300 words or less)
* 2 letters of recommendations/reference
* Letter of support from your home institution (if not one of
your referee)
If you are unable to email, we are happy to accept your application
packet via fax or in hard copy. However, please realize that there may
be possible delays. E-mail to confirm that I have received your
materials.

For additional instructions and to download the application form, please
visit our website at
http://www.jhsph.edu/gatesinstitute/education_training/workshops_training/summer_institute/index.html.

Best wishes,
Monnie Heminthavong, MPH, CHES
Training Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe St, W 4041
Baltimore, MD 21205
P: 410-955-2232
F: 410-955-0792
aheminth@jhsph.edu

The Network: TUFH 2009 Conference in Amman, Jordan

We would like to inform you about the International Conference that The Network: TUFH will organise in Amman, Jordan from October 10 to 15, 2009. The conference theme is Achieving Quality in Health Care: Challenges for Education, Research and Service Delivery. Our conference host is Center for Educational Development, University of Jordan.The conference will be followed by a post-conference excursion to the Faculty of Medicine at Mu'tah University in Karak, Jordan on October 16, 2009.

Deadline for early registration and submission of abstracts/mini-workshop and didactic session proposals is July 1, 2009! More information is available at www.the-networktufh.org/conference. Please do not hesitate to contact us at secretariat@network.unimaas.nl in case you would like to receive more details.

Best regards,

Pauline Vluggen and Yoka Cerfontaine
The Network: TUFH Office