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Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way... More
STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY: New Medicine for the Institutional Inequalities That Make Us Sick A free one day conference by New York University's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. For anyone who has the chance to travel to NYC on Friday, March 23rd, this seems like a great event to check out! This... More
The Maternal Health Task Force is currently seeking a Graphics and Content Producer. The Graphics and Content Producer will create and manage all MHTF communications materials produced both digitally and in print. S/he will update the homepage regularly; assist MHTF staff with the production and dissemination of new content; manage technical... More
Jacaranda Health is in an exciting stage of growth, and looking for two Summer Associates to support our business and clinical operations during the summer of 2012. We seek exceptional candidates who are enthusiastic about working in a start-up environment on the cutting edge of healthcare and business. The work... More
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Please take a moment to take this quick survey about the prevalence of use, attitudes, and beliefs towards intrauterine devices and implants. It is for a group of students in IH811: Applied Research Methods in International Health. It will be very helpful to them!
http://www.witnessestohunger.org/ The Witnesses to Hunger project has expanded to Boston. The Witnesses to Hunger – Boston photography exhibit presents the photographs and frontline testimony of eight Boston mothers who are “witnesses to hunger” and their related experiences with issues of food, housing, health, and education. Together, these mothers have taken over... More
South Sudan Emerging: Health Challenges and Collaborations Thursday, March 8th, 5-6pm O'keefe Auditorium, Blake 1st Floor South_Sudan_MGH_CGH_Seminar_Series_v1 For more information on global health at MGH, please join the Center for Global Health mailing list www.massgeneralcenterforglobalhealth.org
The Technical Documentation Advisor I is a member of the Technical Services Unit. Responsible for carrying out the strategic planning, development, and dissemination of insights from Pathfinder’s global technical implementation, this position is a support to Pathfinder’s 25 country offices and over 80 programs worldwide. Through print and on-line technical... More
Consultancy Africa Intelligence (CAI), an international web-based research and consultancy firm with an exclusive focus on the African continent, has recently launched a Public Health research unit and is looking for aspiring researchers with an interest in Public Health and Africa to join our internship programme from 1 April 2012... More
Contesting Boundaries: Emerging Scholarship on Africa Boston University’s Graduate Student Conference in African Studies is pleased to mark its 20th anniversary. This year’s conference will feature the work of emerging graduate scholars engaging Africa from an array of disciplines. We would like to invite all who are interested in the diverse areas... More
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is looking for a short-term part-time research assistant to work on data analysis for a feasibility study entitled "Post-Natural Disaster Human Trafficking Prevention in Thailand." The research assistant will be part of a four-person research team and will have the following tasks: transcription of roughly... More
Cell-Life is looking for an mHealth Project Coordinator, based at its offices in Cape Town. mHealth is the use of mobile technologies like cellphones in healthcare. The position will involve running Cell-Life’s maternal-health work, and undertaking other mhealth projects. Areas of work will include: Project planning and reporting Conceptualising, costing and setting up new mhealth... More
The BUSPH Career Center is pleased to announce that PRACTITIONER-IN-RESIDENCE, Patricia Burns, is available to provide career advice on Tuesday afternoons, beginning March 20. Working with Patricia Burns, MSc, MPH Patricia has worked in public health for over 12 years and graciously offered to donate her time to meet with students and... More
