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Training and Research Support Centre
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) provides training, research and support services to state and civil society organisations. TARSC is a learning and knowledge organization, with a particular focus on skills building and methods to support community based work, and with a commitment to long term capacity building in the public sector and in civil society.
Applications for the Winter School in public health now open
The Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), and University of Zimbabwe, Department of Community Medicine (UZ-DCM) invite applications for the 2009 Winter School Public Health short course-training programme to be held at UZ Health Sciences Building from the 6 to 11 July 2009. The programme is aimed at building capacities for people working particularly at district level in health-related work, but who may not have had the benefit of formal training in health. The course thus aims to include people from local government, from health related services and sectors working in areas related to health at district level, from civil society and from community leaders with roles in health. The course aims to build an understanding of public health and of health systems, particularly at district level. The course will cover
* Principles of public health and epidemiology
* Major public health issues, including HIV and AIDS, TB, Malaria, nutrition
* Elements of health systems, health financing, essential drug supplies and human resources for health
* Zimbabwe's health services at national, district and primary health care level
* Community and non health sector roles in health
Interested persons should contact The Programme Coordinator, Winter School Public Health Short Course Training Programme P O Box CY 2720 Causeway HARARE, fax 263-4-737 220 emailed admin@tarsc.org AND tarsc@mweb.co.zw and give full name, email, fax and physical contact information to obtain further details and the application form. The closing date for receiving completed application forms is April 17 2009 at 1630 hrs.
Applicants are welcome to the EQUINET Regional Conference on Equity in Health in east and southern Africa! The conference will be held at Speke Conference Centre, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda September 23rd -25th 2009. Please visit the EQUINET conference website now live for registration and abstract forms! You can download the conference announcement here as well. Conference_first_announcement.pdf and please pass it on!
Auntie Stella in Swahili
On this website you can now find the Swahili version of Auntie Stella: Teenagers talk about sex, life and relationships. The toolkit includes 40 laminated question and answer cards and a 40 page facilitators guide, packaged in an attractive blue case. It is targeted at young people in the east and southern African (ESA) region aged 12 to 19 years. Two new cards have been added including information on male circumcision and concurrent sexual relationships. See further information on our Training Resources page on this site.
Latest Activities
TARSC with Community Working Group on Health is currently involved in a programme to identify and support the capacity needs for health centre committees in Zimbabwe to effectively perform their roles in health. After an assessment of the existing capacities and needs materials and skills activities will be developed to support training needs. Health Centre Committees have been associated with improved health resources at clinic level and improved performance of the primary health care services. Communities in areas with HCCs have in the past shown to have had better knowledge of the organization of their health services, and improved links between communities and health workers. This year TARSC has teamed up with CWGH to strengthen these structures as an important component of primary health care and of the health system generally. This work aims to build training materials and skills for strengthening health centre roles in health planning and budget processes.
The EQUINET publications page has a number of new publications co-authored or co-produced by TARSC. We will shortly also make these available on this site.
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Latest TARSC Publications
Zimbabwe Equity Watch
(February 2009)
Types of work: General Research, Policy analysis
Areas of work: Equity in health
Country: Zimbabwe
URL: Zim equitywatch 09.pdf
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Latest EQUINET Publications
Discussion paper 74: Parliamentary committee experiences on promoting the right to health in east and southern Africa
London, L; Mbombo, N; Thomas, J; Loewenson, R; Mulumba, M; Mukono, A ; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town; TARSC; SEAPACOH (2009)
Themes: Values, policies and rights, Governance and participation in health
Country: East and southern Africa region
URL: DISS74parlrights09.pdf | |
EQUINET PRA paper: Acceptibility and accessibility of HIV testing and treatment services in Bembeyi, Bunia, North eastern DR Congo
Baba, A; Ulola, M; Assea, M; Ngule, D; Azanda, N; Institut Panafricain de Santé Communautaire (IPASC), DR Congo (2009)
Themes: Equity and HIV/AIDS, Governance and participation in health
Country: Congo Democratic Republic
URL: PRA Rep IPASC May09.pdf | |
EQUINET PRA Report: Promoting and protecting health of orphans and vulnerable children in Monkey Bay, Malawi
Asibu W; Chingoni J; Majawa D; Jambo H; Kambewankako T; Namakhoma I; Loewenson R; Country Minders for Peoples Development (CMPD) Malawi; REACH Trust Malawi; TARSC (2009)
Themes: Equity and HIV/AIDS, Governance and participation in health
Country: Malawi
URL: CMPD PRA Report May09.pdf | |
African Labour Radio Project: Health Worker Retention and Migration
EQUINET; Workers World Media Productions; SABC Channel Africa (2009)
Themes: Human resources for health
Country: East and southern Africa region
URL: ChannelAfrica_HCWretention042009.mp3 | |
Discussion paper 73: Experiences of Parliamentary Committees on Health in promoting health equity in East and Southern Africa
Loewenson R; London L; Thomas J; Mbombo N; Mulumba M; Kadungure A; Manga N; Mukono A; TARSC, UCT, SEAPACOH (2009)
Themes: Values, policies and rights, Resource allocation and health financing, Governance and participation in health, Monitoring equity and research to policy
Country: Zimbabwe
URL: DIS73parlgen09.pdf | |
PRA Report 11: HIV testing and disclosure in women attending prevention, treatment and care clinics at Katutura hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
Hofnie-//Hoëbes K, Kakororo O.M, Jankowsky V, Shilongo N, Callard B, Paulus D, Kaim B, Loewenson R; University of Namibia; TARSC (2009)
Themes: Equity and HIV/AIDS, Governance and participation in health
Country: Namibia
URL: NamAIDSPRArep09.pdf | |
Discussion paper 72: Protecting public health and equitable health services in the services negotiations of the EU-ESA Economic Partnership Agreements
Munyuki, E (2009)
Themes: Health equity in economic and trade policies
Country: Zimbabwe
URL: DIS72EPAservices.pdf | |
Health care worker retention in east and southern Africa: Report of a Regional Meeting
EQUINET (University of Namibia, TARSC, University of Limpopo), ECSA HC (2009)
Themes: Human resources for health
Country: Namibia
URL: REPMTG0209hcw.pdf | |
Report of a training workshop: Writing for peer reviewed journals on health equity in Uganda
TARSC (2009)
Themes: Equity in health
Country: East and southern Africa region
URL: REPmet0209writing.pdf | |
Workshop Report: “Keeping an eye on Equity: Community visions of equity in health” Training workshop on photography skills
TARSC; EQUINET (2009)
Themes: Equity in health
Country: East and southern Africa region
URL: REPMTG0209photo.pdf | |
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