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.

Equity Watch work in east and Southern Africa TARSC is the cluster lead in EQUINET for monitoring and analysis of equity in health in the Equity Watch, working with technical institutions, governments and civil society in east and southern Africa. To date Equity Watch reports have been produced in five countries, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda and Kenya. The reports assess progress in a number of dimensions of equity in heath. The reports are available on this website and at EQUINET http://www.equinetafrica.org. They raise areas for action to ensure redistributive health systems and in wider policies to address the social determinants of health

Global Health Diplomacy TARSC is a member of the Global Diplomacy Network, covering heath diplomacy issues globally, contributes to the Global Diplomacy Monitor and is a part of a consortium of institutions supporting work on global heath diplomacy in east and southern Africa. For mre information contact admin@tarsc.org or download publications at the Global Diplomacy Network http://www.ghd-net.org/ or EQUINET website http://www.equinetafrica.org

CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE 2012 PUBLIC HEALTH WINTER SCHOOL: Call closes 28 March 2012 TARSC and University of Zimbabwe, Department of Community Medicine (UZ-DCM) are inviting applications for the Winter School Public Health short course-training programme to be held at UZ Health Sciences Building from 2 – 7 July 2012. 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 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. Interested persons should contact The Programme Coordinator, Winter School Public Health Short Course Training Programme email admin@tarsc.org AND tarsc@ai.co.zw and give full name, email, fax and physical contact information to obtain further details and the application form.