Africa Health Practica for Students in Health-related Fields  In order to further our collaborative ties with the Penn School of Medicine and to promote the study of African health more generally, the African Studies Center offers African experiences of short duration to Penn students. These "practica" are available to both medical students and to graduate students in the social sciences whose work focuses on health-related issues. These experiences can take various forms. Medical students may opt for a rotation in an African hospital or medical research center, or for clinical work in a rural health center. Graduate students may choose to intern in a health-related NGO or design a short research project of their own on an African health-related issue using e.g. anthropological, demographic, or historical approaches. The Penn Africa Health Group will announce an annual competition for these experiences and will choose two students for funding based on the quality of their proposals. The AHG will use its broad network of contacts to find appropriate institutions and NGO's with which students may work or affiliate.   Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, aadinar@mail.sas.upenn.edu