Call for proposals: Poverty, Equity and Health in Southern Africa
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Equinet Grants/Awards: Paper On Poverty- Equity And Health In South-
ern Africa
Closing date for applications: October 20 2001
The Regional Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa
(EQUINET) has played a role over the past three years in highlighting
issues of equity in health in southern Africa. It does so by network-
ing professionals, civil society and policy makers to promote poli-
cies for equity in health, undertaking research, initiating confer-
ences, workshops, and discussions through the internet, and providing
inputs at the SADC forums.
Noting the already significant work taking place on poverty, poverty
reduction strategy papers and the links to health, and equally the
strength of policy commitment to equity in health, and noting work
already done by EQUINET in this area (which will be provided),
EQUINET seeks to commission a paper to inform policy and research
work on poverty, equity and health in southern Africa. More specifi-
cally the paper should address the following issues:
1.Using existing work done by EQUINET, WHO etc on poverty-equity-
human rights links, briefly outline a conceptual framework relevant
to public policy and practice for linking poverty and equity in
health in southern Africa, where both poverty and inequality are ex-
tremely high. This should show both the points of distinction and of
linkage between poverty and equity.
2.Identify from this, and supported where possible by evidence gath-
ered by EQUINET, MAP and major poverty monitoring initiatives, where
public policy priorities lie in dealing with the poverty-equity is-
sues in health.
3.On the basis of the above, discuss the specific health sector meas-
ures / policies and features of policy processes that are pro-poor or
enhance equity outcomes and those that exacerbate both inequity and
poverty.
4.Critically assess the extent to which these measures and processes
are present in PRSPs in southern Africa (using available web documen-
tation of PRSPs and PRSP processes) and the implications for ensuring
that PRSPs better integrate poverty-equity linkages.
Time frame: Six months, with an expected work time of three months.
Fee:Usd4 500 Process: Applicants are asked to submit a proposal for
the grant that includes
- A CV, clearly identifying previous work and documents authored in
the areas of poverty, equity and health
- A sample of a paper produced by the applicant
- In one page a list in bullet form of the points to be considered in
preparing the conceptual outline in item (1) of the paper and a para-
graph of the broad issues most likely to be covered in item (4)
Applications should be sent, with contact postal, fax and email ad-
dress to
TARSC
47 Van Praagh Ave,
Milton Park,
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-4-708835
Fax: +263-4-737 220
mailto:rloewenson@healthnet.zw
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