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Short course in Gender, Health and Communicable Disease
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7 - 25 of May, 2001

The Gender and Health Group
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Course aim

To enhance the capacity of policy makers and planners to analyse and
address gender inequities in health and health care in developing
countries. The course will have a specific focus on gender in infec-
tious diseases such as TB, malaria and Sexually Transmitted Infec-
tions and the implications for Health Systems Development.

Who is the course for?

Senior level policy makers, planners and managers in health from na-
tional ministries, international or national health organisations and
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). For example:

* programme co-ordinators for TB, Malaria, or HIV/AIDS/STIs and other
  infectious diseases;
* national or programme co-ordinators or policy makers for interna-
  tional and national NGOs;
* Ministry of Health policy and planning department co-ordinators;
* researchers with strong links to implementation and action (such as
  researchers with a significant decision making role in Ministry of
  Health research units).

We encourage both women and men to attend. A maximum of 20 partici-
pants and a minimum of 10 is envisaged. The course will be conducted
in English.

Course content

The course will include:
* an introduction to concepts of gender and how they relate to health
  and health systems development;
* an illustration of these issues through an in-depth focus on TB,
  Malaria, and HIV/AIDS/STIs;
* the application of the concepts to case studies and the partici-
  pants' own working situations;
* practical approaches to policy development for gender equity;
* the influence of gender on the organisation and functioning of the
  health sector and service provision;
* development of situation specific implementation strategies;
* approaches to monitoring and evaluation;
* participants will be asked to bring material on a specific area of
  concern (such as a health problem or programme) to enable them to
  carry out gender analysis and develop their own action plan.

Fees: GBP 1,400
Minimum recommended living expenses: GBP 1,000

This includes accommodation in a near-by hotel at the cost of GBP 20
per night. Other accommodation options are available.

For further information please contact:

Philomena Hinds
International Health Division
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
Tel: +44-151-708-9393 ext. 2224
Fax: +44-151-707-1702
mailto:Hinds@liv.ac.uk

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2001

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The Gender and Health Group Background information

The Gender and Health Group at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medi-
cine was established in 1995. The multi-disciplinary group has been
at the forefront of work in gender and health, applying gender analy-
sis and planning in their areas of expertise including:

* clinical and epidemiological expertise in infectious diseases, par-
  ticularly tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria
* research methodologies
* health sector reform and health sector management
* health equity
* quality assurance initiatives
* community development
* health ethics
* human resource development.

Group members have extensive experience of health interventions in
areas such as national level policy development, clinical research
and practice, and health systems development in collaboration with
partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The group recently produced Guidelines for the Analysis of Gender and
Health in developing countries with the financial support of DFID
(Department for International Development). These guidelines aim to
enhance the ability to understand and respond to gender issues
amongst those involved in the planning, implementation, and evalua-
tion of health care provision and health research.

Advisory board and facilitators

Course facilitators and advisory board are drawn from a range of in-
stitutional settings internationally, including WHO, international
and national NGOs, universities and consultants in gender planning
and training. The course is being developed in collaboration with the
Department of Public Health and the Department of Sociology at the
University of Liverpool.

Certificates

Participants will be awarded a certificate from the Liverpool School
of Tropical Medicine on completion of the course.

Accommodation, health and welfare

Accommodation will be organised for participants, within easy reach
of the School. Regrettably, the School is not yet able to provide
adequate access for wheelchairs throughout its premises. However, fa-
cilities are improving, and those with disabilities who are inter-
ested in applying for a course are encouraged to make further enquir-
ies. In the interests of health, the School does not permit smoking
within it's premises.

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