ICMR International Fellowship Programme: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the premier national agency for the formulation, promotion and conduct of biomedical research in India.

The mandate and policies of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) coincide with national health policies.

The Council not only plans and promotes medical research in the current and emerging health problems of the country but also is expected to build a strong national cadre of skilled biomedical scientists.

One of the major mandates of the Council is to augment capacity strengthening of institutions involved in both basic and clinical sciences.

The world is now witnessing a rapid change in the way biomedical research is conducted.

The developing countries are in the grip of formidable challenges posed by the existing communicable diseases coupled with new emerging infections.

There is an urgent need that researchers working in the core health sectors like diagnostics, epidemiology, surveillance and cure are exposed to the latest advancements in knowledge and interact with International scientists in their respective field of work.

Considering that India has attained excellence and leadership amongst the developing countries in several areas of research especially in tropical and communicable diseases in the field of epidemiology/surveillance/diagnosis, it becomes imperative that India should take a lead in sharing and offering opportunities to scientists from developing countries to come and work in Indian institutes/laboratories.

To achieve this objective and for better south to south cooperation, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has embarked upon international fellowships for capacity building and human resource development programme for biomedical scientists working in developing countries.

Fellowship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• The applicant should be a citizen of a developing country and working in that country.
• The applicant should possess a minimum qualification of MBBS/M.Sc (life sciences).
• Age: Preferably below 45 years.
• The applicant should be employed in a regular position in a recognised University /Scientific/Health Research Institution in his/her respective country.
• The application should be forwarded by the Employer/Head of the Institution preferably through the Indian Embassy in the respective country with a statement that the candidate will be considered on duty as a full time employee of the Institution during his/her fellowship programme.
• Knowledge of spoken/written English is essential (to be certified by Indian mission abroad).
• The applicant should prepare a concrete plan of training he/she wishes to undertake in India.

Fellowship will be awarded each year with the duration ranging from one to six months depending on the training needs.

The Fellow will be entitled to a fellowship of Rs.500/- per day.

Deadline: Throughout.

For more information and application, visit: ICMR International Fellowship Programme Website

Apply for ICMR International Fellowship Programme

ICMR International Fellowship Programme: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the premier national agency for the formulation, promotion and conduct of biomedical research in India.

The mandate and policies of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) coincide with national health policies.

The Council not only plans and promotes medical research in the current and emerging health problems of the country but also is expected to build a strong national cadre of skilled biomedical scientists.

One of the major mandates of the Council is to augment capacity strengthening of institutions involved in both basic and clinical sciences.

The world is now witnessing a rapid change in the way biomedical research is conducted.

The developing countries are in the grip of formidable challenges posed by the existing communicable diseases coupled with new emerging infections.

There is an urgent need that researchers working in the core health sectors like diagnostics, epidemiology, surveillance and cure are exposed to the latest advancements in knowledge and interact with International scientists in their respective field of work.

Considering that India has attained excellence and leadership amongst the developing countries in several areas of research especially in tropical and communicable diseases in the field of epidemiology/surveillance/diagnosis, it becomes imperative that India should take a lead in sharing and offering opportunities to scientists from developing countries to come and work in Indian institutes/laboratories.

To achieve this objective and for better south to south cooperation, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has embarked upon international fellowships for capacity building and human resource development programme for biomedical scientists working in developing countries.

Fellowship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• The applicant should be a citizen of a developing country and working in that country.
• The applicant should possess a minimum qualification of MBBS/M.Sc (life sciences).
• Age: Preferably below 45 years.
• The applicant should be employed in a regular position in a recognised University /Scientific/Health Research Institution in his/her respective country.
• The application should be forwarded by the Employer/Head of the Institution preferably through the Indian Embassy in the respective country with a statement that the candidate will be considered on duty as a full time employee of the Institution during his/her fellowship programme.
• Knowledge of spoken/written English is essential (to be certified by Indian mission abroad).
• The applicant should prepare a concrete plan of training he/she wishes to undertake in India.

Fellowship will be awarded each year with the duration ranging from one to six months depending on the training needs.

The Fellow will be entitled to a fellowship of Rs.500/- per day.

Deadline: Throughout.

For more information and application, visit: ICMR International Fellowship Programme Website

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One World Scholarship Programme (EWS) – Austria: The One World Scholarship Program (EMS) is aimed at students from developing countries at Austrian universities and sees itself as a contribution to peaceful coexistence with people from different regions of origin through the promotion of equality, dialogue, intercultural know-how and partnership.

The study grant scheme is a contribution to redeeming the right to education for young intellectuals who otherwise find insufficient conditions in their region of origin.

The study grant scheme, in this sense, offers an opportune compensation for ethnic, religious, social and regional discrimination as well as for isolated cases of human rights abuses.

Requirements and Conditions

1. Nationality of a Non-European developing country

2. Enrolment in an Austrian university

3. Financial need

4. Evidence of satisfactory progress in studies

5. Willingness to return to country of origin or another developing country

6. Age limit at the beginning of the scholarship (30 years – diploma/master programmes, 35 years – doctoral/PhD programmes).

Women, handicapped students, and students who have been discriminated and disadvantaged in their countries of origin for cultural, social, political and religious reasons have priority.

Grant awarding authority Information: Afro-Asian Institute (AAI) Graz (Place of study: Graz, Klagenfurt and Leoben), A-8010 Graz, Leechgasse 22, Tel: +43 316/32 44 34 58. e-mail: t.aichinger [at] aai-graz.at. www.aai-graz.at

For more information and scholarship applications, see: One World Scholarship Program for developing countries

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Shock and grief befell on patients as most of Uganda hospitals faces a shortage of tuberculosis drugs, an insider in Uganda’s ministry of health told our news informers today.

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The Media for Liberty Award seeks to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty.

The most outstanding entry, published or transmitted in the preceding calendar year (between January 1 and December 31) will receive an award of $50,000.

Economists and political theorists have long debated the relationship between economic liberty (i.e., freedom of individuals to make economic choices in a free-market environment) and political liberty (i.e., freedom from government intervention and fostering of civil liberties).

Prominent economists such as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, have argued that free economies are conducive to, or even an inseparable element of, political freedom.

The promotion of economic and political liberties requires continual examination by policy makers both in the United States and across the globe. But the media can play an equally vital role in promoting these freedoms through its treatment of and attention to issues of the day, and the societies, cultures and people who are either prospering or struggling in their pursuit of them.

Journalism – from various viewpoints and in various format – that illustrates this correlation will become increasingly relevant as boundaries are lifted and these ideas applied globally.

Sample topics and issues might include (but are not limited to):

• Government involvement in private enterprise (TARP, health and financial reform)
• Dependency on foreign oil
• Access to healthcare (universal care, rationing, Medicare)
• Sovereign debt
• Basic goods (food, housing, healthcare) becoming prohibitively expensive for the middle class consumer
• Ultimate cost of globalization from a societal, cultural, economic perspective True cost of ethanol and its impact on food and fuel
• Fair trade
• Global tax and regulatory changes

Entries must have been published or transmitted via print or electronic media between January 1 and December 31.

Eligible media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio, television and websites, must be generally recognized in their markets and accessible to a broad audience in the United States.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Media for Liberty Award

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Conference Scholarships: Scholarships are being offered at the11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion to increase participation on the part of advocates, practitionersand researchers involved in injury prevention and safetypromotion, coming primarily from low or middle-income countries.

To increase the number of scholarships provided the vast majorityare likely to be awarded as partial scholarships, see criteria six. Emphasis will be given to applicants that can demonstrate support from their own organisations/countries.

Application Requirements

• Each candidate must meet each of the criteria noted below.
• Only complete applications submitted before Wednesday 14
• March 2012 will be assessed.

Applicants could be required by the Scholarship Committee to supply additional information.

The following evidence must be provided by candidates in their application:

• Curriculum vitae (maximum 1x A4 page)
• Letter motivating application (maximum 250 words)
• Whether full or partial support is requested. Details oncandidate’s contribution (food, lodging and travel expenses)
• Title of abstract submitted for oral presentation or poster
• Has the applicant participated in the World Health Organization’s MENTOR-VIP programme?

Criteria 1: Are you contributing to the progress of knowledge?Your abstract and letter of motivation will be judged on originality and pertinence.

Criteria 2: What is your experience?

Please detail your affiliation to an official institution in thefield, years of experience in the field of safety promotion andinjury prevention, teaching experience in the field, studies and research in the field of safety promotion and injury prevention in your CV and letter of motivation.

Criteria 3: Has your work been published or have you beenactively involved in other activities aimed at preventing injuries or promoting safety?

E.g. published in scientific journals, contributed to the planning of promotion/prevention programmes, and have delivered policy/promotion/prevention/advocacy programmes.

This information must be detailed in your CV.

Criteria 4: How are you contributing to the 11th WorldConference?

E.g. presenting an oral presentation or a poster as first or second author, is a Conference committee member, or workshop chair. You will be judged on the basis of your abstract.

Criteria 5: How will you contribute to safety promotion and injury prevention improvement when returning to your country?

E.g. potential to contribute to the transfer of knowledge and tothe development of new research and intervention tools. This information must be included in your letter of motivation.

Criteria 6: Are you willing to make a partial financial contribution?

E.g. registration fees, accommodation and living expenses, travel expenses

Criteria 7: Have you received a scholarship for previous Safety conferences?

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Conference and International Meeting Scholarships

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This was reveled to the media today in Kampala by education and sports minister, Jessica Alupo who said that the move is one of the government’s interventions to address teachers’salary increment demands.

The MP for Kalungu East, Joseph Sewungu says that if the programme as introduced by the minister is implemented soon teachers would be full of smiles.

Alupo says that soon teachers with higher academic credentials will be put at higher salary scales than their colleagues with lower qualifications. She also says that the government plans to increase teachers’ salaries by 20%.

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The coalition for health promotion and social development, a national health rights organization and the action aid are to recruit professionals who can work under minimum supervision to fill the following posts: programme manager- community empowerment programme, programme assistant- community empowerment programme, programme officer administrative and human resource, programme officer research and monitoring, programme officer communications and documentations.

On the other hand, action aid is an international development agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and theCaribbean. Its mission is to work with poor and excluded people in the world to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustices and inequality that cause it. Action aid is launching a web and print publications to provide regular, timely, accurate, and clear information on social, economic, and environment dimensions ofUganda’s oil and gas exploration and production.

Staff writers are required immediately to support the organisation’s effort. Applicants must have bachelors’ degree and be able to demonstrate strong research and writing skills.

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She says that the government is going to explain pornography in both print and electronic mediums. Karooro also says that the government is drafting a bill that will stop the usage of pornographic materials in the Ugandan media.

Section 166 of the Penal Code Act forbids trafficking of pornographic materials in both print and electronic media. Currently Ugandan media houses are specializing in producing pornographic materials with a claim that they are so selling to the Ugandan young generation.

Karooro has also remindedUganda’s media managers that Ugandan cultures in diversity don’t accept promotion of pornography.

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