TARSC runs training courses at community, national and international level and has expertise in course design and facilitation. The site provides updates on training activities that we are involved in. Information on our regional training on equity in health is available at the EQUINET website.

CURRENT TARSC TRAINING ACTIVITIES

CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE 2013 WINTER SCHOOL IN PUBLIC HEALTH: Call closes April 26 2013 at 1700 hrs The Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), and the 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 8-12 July 2013. Interested persons should contact The Programme Coordinator, Winter School Public Health Short Course Training Programme email tarsc@ai.co.zw and give full name, email, fax and physical contact information to obtain further details and the application form.

Community based training

Regional Health Literacy and participatory action research training In 2010, Lusaka District Health Management Team with TARSC and with Cordaid support piloted a programme to train health literacy facilitators and hold community health literacy sessions in 3 areas of Lusaka. The positive feedback from that programme led to dialogue with the Ministry of Health and the proposal for national level implementation of the healthy literacy HL) programme. A national stakeholder workshop was held in August 2012 with lead stakeholders to review the work done to date and discuss the content, approach and steps towards implementing the programme at national level. In Uganda a regional training workshop was held in September 2012 with five civil society organisations (HEPS, CEHURD, AGHA, UNHCO and NAFOPHANU) who have formed a steering group for the programme. Institutions interested in the health literacy programme please email toadmin@tarsc.org with HEALTH LITERACY in the subject line.

Community monitoring for social accountability TARSC has been working with Open Society Foundation at regional level to strengthen conceptual and operational approaches to community monitoring for social accountability and empowerment in health. TARSC implemented in 2012 with OSF support and in co-operation with the relevant Ministries a pilot assessment of the implementation of the BEAM fund at local level. Budget monitoring will be taken forward in 2013 as a means of promoting equity and social determinants of health.

Community Based Research Skills Training TARSC is carrying out training for community based members of civil society and public sector institutions to support local level skills for assessments and monitoring, and to build and use evidence based approaches to planning and management of programmes. Reports of recent work are on this site. The training is provided through a two stage basic course linked to mentored field projects. Institutions interested in the training please email toadmin@tarsc.org with COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH in the subject line.

Latest Publications

A case study on solid waste management in three local authority areas of Zimbabwe
(May 2013)
Types of work: Community Based Research, Training activities
Areas of work: Community and Public health
Country: Zimbabwe
URL: Case Study on SWM TARSC Zim March 2013.pdf
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