[afro-nets] Equinet Conference June 2004: Final Date for Abstracts

[Rene Loewenson <rene@tarsc.org>]

Equinet Conference June 2004: Final Date for Abstracts
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EXTENDED BY REQUEST TO FEBRUARY 17TH
 
Reclaiming the State: Advancing Peoples Health, Challenging In-
justice 
 
EQUINET: Third Southern African Conference on Equity in Health 
 
8 and 9 June, 2004
Durban, South Africa
 
The EQUINET southern African Conference on Equity in Health on 
June 8 and 9 2004 at the Tropicana Hotel, Beachfront, Durban 
South Africa will be held with theme 
"RECLAIMING THE STATE: ADVANCING PEOPLE'S HEALTH, CHALLENGING 
INJUSTICE".
 
EQUINET invites delegates who wish to present papers/posters to 
send in a form/ email. THIS DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY REQUEST TO 
FEBRUARY 17th. The following information should be included and 
the form / email sent to mailto:admin@equinetafrica.org or faxed 
to +263-4-737-220 with JUNE CONFERENCE in the subject line:
 
First and last name
Is the primary author a student?
E-mail address
Organization and address:
Co-author(s) First and last name(s)
DESIRED SESSION:
ABSTRACT (MAXIMUM 400 WORDS)
FUNDING: SELF FUNDED/ PARTIAL SPONSORSHIP REQUESTED (*)/ FULL
SPONSORSHIP REQUESTED. (* specify what is being requested) 
 
The abstracts will be sent to the relevant workshop/session con-
venors and feedback will be given by end March 2004.
 
The conference will have plenary sessions and workshop/ parallel 
sessions on:
* Challenges to Equity in Health in Southern Africa 
* Equity in health sector responses to HIV and AIDS and treat-
  ment access 
* The basis for health: food security and nutrition and essen-
  tial health inputs: water, energy, sanitation 
* Human Rights as a tool to advance peoples health and health 
  equity
* Fair Financing in health systems 
* Confronting challenges in Health personnel 
* Strengthening community voice and agency in health systems 
* Globalisation, trade and health challenges 
* Alternative economic paths to social justice
* State, parliamentary and civil society struggles for health 
* Research evidence, monitoring and research to policy links in 
  advancing health equity 
 
Block bookings have been made for delegates at the Tropicana Ho-
tel, the venue for the conference
(see http://www.hotel.co.za/tropicana-hotel.html). The rates are 
ZAR 429/night bed and breakfast single room and ZAR 329 per per-
son bed and breakfast sharing. Dinner is ZAR 95 per person. If 
you would like as a self sponsored delegate to stay at the 
Tropicana please notify us of this in your feedback. Please do 
not notify the Tropicana directly at this stage. We will provide 
in our reply email information on the steps you should take. If 
you plan to stay at another hotel please do let us know. 
 
For further information, follow up queries, indications of in-
terest in attending the conference or suggestions, please con-
tact the EQUINET secretariat mailto:admin@equinetafrica.org. In-
formation on the conference will also be posted to our website 
at http://www.equinetafrica.org