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Regional Conference "Building Alliances for Equity in Health", 09/00

Regional Conference "Building Alliances for Equity in Health", 09/00

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Southern African Regional Conference "Building Alliances for Equity In Health"

September 13-15, 2000
Alpha Conference Centre, Midrand, South Africa

Convened by the
Regional Network on Equity in Health in Southern Africa - EQUINET

The Southern African network on Equity in Health - EQUINET - is a network of institutions in Southern Africa who aim to develop and widen the conceptual understanding of equity in health; gather and analyse information and carry out research to support scientific de- bates and policy decisions on equity in health in Southern Africa; engage stakeholders in the health sector from regional to community level and influence policies and agendas on health at national and regional level in Southern Africa, including at Southern African De- velopment Community (SADC) level. EQUINET has since the 1997 Regional meeting on Equity in Health in Kasane, Botswana carried out a pro- gramme of research and documentation to support this agenda; see: http://www.equinet.org.zw

In September 13-15, 2000 EQUINET will be holding a Regional Conference on Equity in Health outside Johannesburg, South Africa. The confer- ence will gather people from research institutions, health policy makers and planners, health system managers, consumer groups and health professional groups under the theme "Building Alliances for Equity in Health".

The conference will be opened by the Minister of Health for South Af- rica and also chair of the council of Ministers for the SADC Health Sector, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. The keynote speaker will be the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning for Zambia, Dr Katele Kalumba. The conference will have plenary papers and parallel ses- sions on a number of key theme areas:

* The status of equity in health in Southern Africa
* Macroeconomic policy, equity and health
* Monitoring equity in health
* Equity in resource allocation for health
* Equity in health service issues
* Human rights and health
* Participation and governance in health systems
* Building alliances for Equity in Health

The conference will include facilitated discussions of materials pre- sented in these areas and will identify policy, operational and re- search outcomes to be pursued by EQUINET and other institutions in the region. The working language of the conference will be English.

EQUINET invites interested organisations and individuals from govern- ment, non-government, community based, professional association, re- search, media, regional and international institutions to participate in the conference. The conference programme is now closed to new ab- stracts or papers and EQUINET sponsorship has been assigned but there are still LIMITED places available for delegates.

Participants who wish to participate in the conference are asked to send in to the organising committee by end July the following infor- mation:

* Title, family and first names, nationality, institutions and con- tact address, including phone, fax and e-mail.

Self sponsored delegates will be asked to meet accommodation, board and conference costs of about US$ 120 per day and their transport costs to the conference centre. The conference registration fee to cover documentation and reports will be US$ 50.

Delegates wishing to register for the conference after JUNE 30 or with logistic queries relating to the conference should please send their responses to the:

EQUINET Conference
c/o J. Cameron
Centre for Health Policy
Box 1038
Johannesburg, 2000
South Africa
Tel: +27-11-489-9936
Fax: +27-11-489-9994 or 489 9900
mailto:lgilson@iafrica.com.

All registered conference delegates will receive in early July logis- tic information relating to the venue, local travel arrangements and the conference from the local organising committee at centre for health policy.

Communications on the conference programme and other matters relating to EQUINET can be sent to the

EQUINET Secretariat
c/o TARSC
47 Van Praagh Avenue
Milton Park, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-4-708835/705108
Fax: +263-4-737220
mailto:rloewenson@healthnet.zw
http://www.equinet.org.zw


Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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