Job opportunities with Aspen Institute/Aspen Management Partnership for Health
Check out some job opportunities with the Aspen Institute/Aspen Management Partnership for Health (AMP Health).
Locations likely include Nairobi, Kenya; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Kampala, Uganda. Applications for the positions in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda are due by November 1, 2015.
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STRATEGIC HEALTH DIPLOMACY: Importance of public health policy as a diplomatic and national security tool
A panel discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School.
PANEL: Senator Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.); Ambassador Deborah Birx, Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Admiral William Fallon, former Commander, PACOM and CENTCOM; Professor Nicholas Burns (moderator)
This panel will explore what can be achieved through strategic health diplomacy, using global health investments as both a foreign assistance and a national security tool. U.S. investments in global health have been among our country’s most effective diplomatic tools, contributing to a more stable and secure world by helping create more prosperous and healthy societies, more competent institutions, more stable governments, and greater support and goodwill for the United States. One such successful initiative is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched under President George W. Bush and extended throughout the current administration.
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Informational Happy Hour with Seed Global Health
Seed Global Health (Seed) strives to strengthen health education and delivery in places facing a dire shortage of health professionals by working with partner countries to meet their long-term health care human resource needs. Seed's flagship program, the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), is a joint initiative with the Peace Corps and the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Supported by founding academic partner, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Seed works with partner countries to place US physicians and nurses to work alongside local faculty to educate and mentor the next generation of medical and nursing professionals in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Seed is actively seeking physicians and nurses to deploy with GHSP in July 2016 as Physician and Nurse Educators. For more information, please join Seed's leadership at the below event on 10/28 or contact info@seedglobalhealth.org.
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Angaza Design has a Business Development Position
Angaza Design works in the clean energy space, providing a pay as you go cloud platform for distributors of clean energy technology in the developing world. They also work with manufacturers of solar products to help make them pay as you go ready. If you're interested, you can read more about them here.
Angaza Design is currently on the hunt for a Growth Lead (Business Development). If you are interested in a position with their startup in Nairobi, Kenya, please check out the job description.
Global Health Fellows Program II Malaria in Pregnancy Intern
Global Health Fellows Program II
Malaria in Pregnancy Intern
Malaria Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: January 2016 - May 2016: Compensated 16 week internship
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA
INT-P5-003
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
BACKGROUND:
The Malaria Division under the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health leads the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). With passage of the 2008 Lantos-Hyde Act, funding for PMI was extended and PMI's strategy was revised to achieve Africa-wide impact by halving the burden of malaria in 70 percent of at-risk populations in sub-Saharan Africa-or approximately 450 million people. After five years of intervention, all-cause child mortality has been reduced from 16% to 50% in the original 15 PMI countries. In February 2015, PMI launched a new six-year strategy that focuses on five strategic areas: 1) Achieving and sustaining scale of proven interventions; 2) Adapting to changing epidemiology and new tools; 3) Improving countries' capacity to collect and use information; 4) Mitigating risks against the current malaria control gains; and 5) Building capacity and health systems towards full country ownership. Please visit http://www.pmi.gov/aboutto learn more about PMI.
INTRODUCTION:
The Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) Intern will primarily assist the Malaria in Pregnancy Team to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on progress in scaling-up intermittent preventative treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in PMI supported countries.
S/he will assist with supporting priority activities of the interagency Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group and maternal health flagship project, Maternal and Child Survival Project (MCSP) that provides technical support to USAID Missions and national governments to improve coverage of MIP interventions. The Intern will contribute to MIP team operations such as reviewing Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs) and conducting analysis of MIP country programs as detailed in the MOPs. S/he will work closely with the MIP team lead as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining an understanding of malaria in pregnancy programming needs, and approaches to improve coverage of MIP interventions (Insecticide-treated net (ITN), IPTp and case management) that, in turn, contribute to maternal and newborn health outcomes.
- Developing an understanding of technical and programmatic issues and best practices related to PMI programs, including MIP programming in FY2016 MOPs.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
- Strengthening competencies in process management, qualitative and quantitative analysis, collaboration, planning and prioritization.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assisting the PMI MIP Team by providing technical support for MIP work plan of actions and activities, updating IPTp barriers table with current and future activities, and reviewing project related documents.
- Collaborating with OSM to conduct a review of MIP activities in MOPs, analyzing and assessing PMI investments in MIP programming, tracking the status of countries' adoption of new IPTp policy recommendations and developing a report on findings and recommendations.
- Developing and/or writing peer review journal articles on PMI MIP efforts, successes, and lessons learned based on analysis of PMI MIP programs.
- Reviewing and assisting in developing a health facility assessment tool for IPTp and MIP programming.
- Assisting the PMI MIP team to provide countries guidance in testing a new MIP case management job aid, and document feedback from PMI country staff and partners.
- Attending management meetings with implementing partners, PMI technical team meetings, and program related events to better understand project management and technical concepts.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled in master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in public health, international health, international development, social sciences, or a related field; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
- Demonstrated experience with quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Experience working on malaria and/or other health programs (especially maternal and child health) in developing countries, ideally in Africa, is preferred.
- Demonstrated interest in international development and global health issues.
- Ability to serve as a motivated self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- French or Portuguese language skills a plus.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. All applications must be submitted by October 23, 2015 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area Meeting – October 15th
Please join us for the Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 1:00pm in the Fendall Room, Crosstown Rm 305. At this meeting, we will welcome and introduce new students and discuss activities for the academic year. In addition, we are excited to have Jessica Autrey and Kathleen McDonald present on their work, "Disrespect and abuse of women in facilities during childbirth.”
Call for Translators in TB Study
Message from Natasha Hochberg, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Co-director of the Travel Clinic at BMC:
We are in the process of starting a research study to evaluate the effect of parasites on latent TB infection in foreign-born refugees seen at Boston Medical Center. As part of the study, we need to translate the IRB consent forms into Somali, Arabic, Farsi, Haitian Creole, or Burmese. We are looking for students who are native speakers or fluent in any of these languages to help us with translation. It is a paid opportunity, and if the student is interested, there are opportunities for continued involvement in the research study.
If you are interested, please contact Lauren Saag (email: lsaag@bu.edu).
Emory Global Health Case Competition: Apply Now!
Hello BU graduate students!
Looking for innovative ways to engage in Global Health? Interested in working with a diverse team of students from the BU Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Business?
The BU Team application for the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition is now open!
This prestigious competition brings together interdisciplinary teams of students from universities around the world to learn about, develop, and recommend innovative solutions for a real world global health problem. It is an excellent opportunity to learn from and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and develop skills to solve global health issues effectively.
We are looking for students interested in global health to join BU's team at the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition. We aim to field a strong team this year, as last year's team brought home the Innovation Award for their strategy to reduce gun violence in Honduras.
The competition will take place at Emory University in Atlanta on April 8th-9th, 2016. Registration and travel costs will be covered by BU.
If you are interested, please complete the application by 11:59pm on Monday, October 26, 2015. The application form is available at http://www.jotform.us/form/52564082133147.
Strong candidates will be selected as finalists and invited to present a mini-case for a panel of judges in early December. You will be notified by November 11, 2015 if you have been selected as a finalist.
For more information about the competition, you can visit the website at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1731074, or email Laura Mueller (MED) at muellerl@bu.edu and Anna Tanasijevic (SPH) at tanna@bu.edu.
The Future of Health Care in Haiti: The Next Generation
Join the Slone Epidemiology Center for an our upcoming Brown Bag Seminars entitled "The Future of Health Care in Haiti: The Next Generation."
Led by: Michelle Morse, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Haiti, Partners in Health
Co-founder, EqualHealth (formerly known as Physicians for Haiti)
All seminars are held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue in the 4th Floor Conference Room
Dept. of Global Health is Seeking Classroom Observers
GENERALIZED OBSERVATION AND REFLECTION PLATFORM OBSERVERS
Background
Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is piloting the use of Generalized Observation and Reflection Platform (GORP), a web application as a tool for assessing and offering feedback on teaching and learning in the classroom this Fall. The goal of this pilot project is to test the usefulness of the GORP platform in improving the quality of teaching and learning, to support ongoing MPH curriculum redesign.
BUSPH is looking for Observers who will work with high level BU faculty and staff in implementing this pilot project. Successful applicants will be trained on the use of GORP tool.
Responsibilities
Observers will be responsible for using the GORP platform to track classroom activities of both the instructors and students for a select group of courses. More specifically the Observer will:
- Assist in setting up and deploying the GORP web based application for the selected courses.
- Participate in 2 training sessions (2 hours each)
- Observe 6 class sessions (3 hours each) and use the GORP platform to collect data on class activities for each of 6 class sessions.
- Assist in analyzing and reporting GORP data
Skills and Abilities
Successful candidates must have the following:
- Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
- Interest in teaching and learning
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Familiarity with using applications (mobile or web-based) for data collection
- Available to observe classes during the following times (at least for most, if not all): Tuesdays 10am to 12:30pm and 2-4:45pm; Thursday 2 – 4:30pm and 6-8:45 p.m.
- Experience in teaching or working as a Teaching Assistant preferred.
Remuneration
$15 per hour
To apply
Send your resume/CV to Travis DiJoseph at tdijo@bu.edu
