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WHO Western Pacific Region/TDR Impact Grants for Implementation Research for Regional Priorities

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Call for applications! 2023–2024 Joint WHO Western Pacific Region/TDR Impact Grants for Implementation Research for Regional Priorities

This call is for applications to conduct implementation research that will inform policy and public health practice for reaching the unreached, with a focus on communicable diseases.

The call is open to principal investigators who are based in an institution located in low- and middle-income countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region including: American Samoa, Cambodia, China, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam.

This call aims to facilitate and strengthen public health-oriented implementation research focused on reaching unreached populations, primarily through integrated health service delivery in the Western Pacific Region. Implementation research activities supported by this call may be complementary to those supported by other stakeholders interested in these research areas.

The focus of this call is on the following priorities, with illustrative research areas below. Additionally, specific gaps in knowledge related to priority communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), malaria, dengue and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and their risk factors and exogenous factors are of interest in this call. Note that this is not an exclusive list of submission possibilities:

  • Promoting integrated service delivery
  • Promoting innovations and systems approach to reach the unreached
  • Promoting multisectorial and One Health approaches

Proposals will be selected on a competitive basis by external reviewers and WHO staff in the WHO Western Pacific Region and TDR. Applications will be evaluated on their scientific merit, relevance, feasibility and public health impact of the project. 

Deadline for applications: : 3 May 2023 (23:59 PHT)

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Interim Guidance on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox) 2079
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Interim Guidance on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox) 2079

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Overview

The Curative Service Division (CSD), DoHS has released a new guideline on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox), aims to provide a scientific guidance to healthcare providers. This interim guidance was developed based on the learnings of endemic countries and recent scientific evidences.

This document will provides a summary of the diseases etiology, preventive measures, infection, prevention and control and clinical case management. As ongoing outbreak of mpox is declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 23rd July 2022 by WHO, this guideline will facilitate policy makers and healthcare providers to prevent, treat and manage Mpox in local context of Nepal.

Table of contents

  • Natural History and Disease Severity
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical features
  • Laboratory diagnosis
  • Case definitions for mpox outbreak in non-endemic countries
  • Management
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Surveillance
  • Antivirals and Vaccines
  • Risk Management
  • Preventive Measure
  • Living Guidance for Integrating Gender, Equity and Human Rights (GER)

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International Women’s Day: Achieve access for all women and girls to digital innovations and technologies

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By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

On International Women’s Day, WHO is calling for intensified action in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to ensure that every woman and girl, everywhere has timely and equitable access to digital innovations and technologies that can protect, promote and support health and well-being, and accelerate gender equality.

For both women and men, digital innovations and technologies hold immense potential to increase access to essential health services, and to improve health and well-being. However, gender inequality constraints the ability of women and girls to benefit, compounding existing inequities in health outcomes. An estimated 61% of women in the Asia Pacific use the internet, compared to 75% of men. Women are about 12% less likely to own mobile phones than men, and among those not owning mobile phones, women outnumber men by 39%.

Women are under-represented in tech sector jobs and leadership roles, which could lead to unconscious bias in the design and development of new digital products, including for health and well-being. In 2022, women comprised 33% of the workforce in the 20 largest global technology companies. However, they held just one in four leadership positions.

Similar disparities exist in the health workforce. Women comprise about 70% of the global health workforce but hold just 25% of senior roles. This could impact the design and delivery of digital health and other interventions, as well as health policies and systems more broadly. WHO analysis shows that women leaders often expand the health agenda, strengthening health for all and targeting health inequities.

Despite these and other challenges, countries of the Region have in recent years developed bold, innovative uses for digital technologies, with the aim of advancing the health and well-being of women and girls, as well as supporting female health workers. Since 2013, Timor-Leste has connected pregnant women and their health providers through health-related text messages and conversations, reaching over 100 000 pregnant women. Since 2014, India’s Kilkari application has delivered weekly, time-sensitive audio information about reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health directly to families’ mobile phones nationally.

In 2019, Bangladesh launched a web-based e-learning module on clinical management of rape, with the aim of building the capacity of health workers to respond to the needs of survivors of gender-based violence. In Thailand, the ‘AorSorMor’ online mobile application functions as a social network tool that provides relevant up-to-date information to connect health care staff among primary health care units and village health workers, most of whom are women.

In all countries of the Region, gaps in digital access, use and skills must be closed, and inequities in digital leadership and decision-making overcome. Countries must continue to strengthen gender analysis, which can reveal the reasons for gender differences in health and health policies, programmes and interventions, including digital health interventions.

Digital health solutions must specifically address the underlying and interlinked causes of the gender digital divide, such as poverty, lack of empowerment, gender inequality and weak health, education and social protection services. Emerging forms of online violence – for example stalking, abuse, trolling and even trafficking – must be urgently addressed to avoid adverse health outcomes and ensure all women and girls can use the internet safely.  

Gender-sensitive assessments and gender-responsive interventions should be applied to enhance health and health equity, and an increased role for women in the digital health space should be actively pursued to accelerate health for all and gender equality more broadly.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, and by one estimate, has increased the time it will take to achieve gender equality globally, from 100 years to 132 years. However, new digital tools in health and other sectors can help close the gap and accelerate progress towards gender equality – but only if they are appropriately designed and delivered, and accessible to all women and girls.

On International Women’s Day, WHO reiterates its commitment to support all countries of the Region to ensure that every woman and girl, everywhere has timely and equitable access to digital innovations and technologies, for a healthier, more just and gender-equal Region and world.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator | Calculate Your Body Mass Index

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. BMI is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2).

BMI is derived from a person’s weight in kilograms, divided by height (squared) in centimetres. The recommended levels are adapted from the global WHO recommendation of 18.5–24.9 as a normal BMI.

For adults over 20 years old, BMI falls into one of the following categories.

Nutritional status

BMINutritional status
Below 18.5Underweight
18.5–24.9Normal weight
25.0–29.9Pre-obesity
30.0–34.9Obesity class I
35.0–39.9Obesity class II
Above 40Obesity class III
BMI: Nutritional status

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World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for a healthy lifestyle

To ensure a healthy lifestyle, WHO recommends eating lots of fruits and vegetables, reducing fat, sugar and salt intake and exercising. Based on height and weight, people can check their body mass index (BMI) to see if they are overweight. WHO provides a series of publications to promote and support healthy lifestyles.

12 steps to healthy eating
  1. Eat a nutritious diet based on a variety of foods originating mainly from plants, rather than animals.
  2. Eat bread, whole grains, pasta, rice or potatoes several times per day.
  3. Eat a variety of vegetables and fruits, preferably fresh and local, several times per day (at least 400g per day).
  4. Maintain body weight between the recommended limits (a BMI of 18.5–25) by taking moderate to vigorous levels of physical activity, preferably daily.
  5. Control fat intake (not more than 30% of daily energy) and replace most saturated fats with unsaturated fats.
  6. Replace fatty meat and meat products with beans, legumes, lentils, fish, poultry or lean meat.
  7. Use milk and dairy products (kefir, sour milk, yoghurt and cheese) that are low in both fat and salt.
  8. Select foods that are low in sugar, and eat free sugars sparingly, limiting the frequency of sugary drinks and sweets.
  9. Choose a low-salt diet. Total salt intake should not be more than one teaspoon (5g) per day, including the salt in bread and processed, cured and preserved foods. (Salt iodization should be universal where iodine deficiency is a problem)
  10. WHO does not set particular limits for alcohol consumption because the evidence shows that the ideal solution for health is not to drink at all, therefore less is better.
  11. Prepare food in a safe and hygienic way. Steam, bake, boil or microwave to help reduce the amount of added fat.
  12. Promote exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, and the introduction of safe and adequate complementary foods from the age of about 6 months. Promote the continuation of breastfeeding during the first 2 years of life.

Source of info: WHO

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Declaration of International Ayurveda Congress, Kathmandu
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Declaration of International Ayurveda Congress, Kathmandu

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The All India Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi, the International Academy of Ayurved, Pune, and the International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, The Netherlands, supported by the Nepal Maharishi Vedic Foundation as the local host has organized the seventh International Ayurveda Congress, from 3 to 5 March 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal- for the first time in Asia. The seventh International Ayurveda Congress in Kathmandu graced by the presence Nepal’s Prime Minister, Honourable Pushpa Kamal Dahal 3–5 March 2023, Kathmandu. Conference emphasizes on exchanging ideas how to increase the acceptance and application of Ayurvedic methods all over the globe. 

The goal of conference declaration is to formulate a Roadmap for Holistic Health for All through Ayurveda as following:

  • Establishing highest quality education and training in Ayurveda for medical practitioners as well as for the public in each country.
  • Guiding the practice of various preventative approaches in Ayurveda and thereby detecting and correcting physiological imbalances in their early stages.
  • Promote scientific research on Ayurveda to showcase preventive and curative benefits in healthcare and encourage its global recognition.
  • Ensuring global availability of authentic Ayurveda products by overcoming regulatory hurdles and implementing procedures to guarantee safety and purity.
  • Expansion of Public health campaigns of Ayurveda and Yoga for the promotion of health of an individual in a theme of “Ayurveda for all”.
  • Promotion and Propagation of Ayurveda Education with the establishment of Ayurveda Academy and operationalization of the Yogamaya University for new courses in Ayurveda Education in Nepal.
  • Conceptualization of the Ministry of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine in Nepal and Global Center for Ayurveda Research.
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World Obesity Atlas 2023
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Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion by 2035

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World Obesity Atlas 2023 highlights

Global study predicts that more than half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support do not improve.

  • The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, predicts that the global economic impact of overweight and obesity will reach $4.32 trillion annually by 2035 if prevention and treatment measures do not improve. At almost 3% of global GDP, this is comparable with the impact of COVID-19 in 2020.
  • The majority of the global population (51%, or over 4 billion people) will be living with either overweight or obesity by 2035 if current trends prevail. 1 in 4 people (nearly 2 billion) will have obesity.
  • Childhood obesity could more than double by 2035 (from 2020 levels). Rates are predicted to double among boys to 208 million (100% increase) and more than double among girls to 175 million (125% increase) and are rising more rapidly among children than adults.
  • Lower income countries are facing rapid increases in obesity prevalence. Of the 10 countries with the greatest expected increases in obesity globally (for both adults and children), 9 of those are from low or lower-middle income countries. All are from either Asia or Africa.
  • World Obesity Federation calls for comprehensive national action plans to help countries act on new World Health Organization (WHO) Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Obesity. The Atlas report will be presented at a high-level policy event on 6 March to UN policymakers, member states and civil society.
  • Acknowledgement of the economic impact is in no way a reflection of blame on people living with obesity, which is a chronic, relapsing disease.

A new World Obesity Atlas report from the World Obesity Federation, published on World Obesity Day, predicts that 51% of the global population will be living with overweight or obesity by 2035 based on current trends. Continued failure to improve prevention and treatment could contribute to a total economic impact of US$4.32 trillion by 2035-nearly 3% of global GDP. These new figures represent a significant increase on current levels and lend urgency to World Obesity Federation’s calls for the development of national obesity action plans around the world.

Urgent call for national action plans at high-level policy event

The launch of the Atlas report will be marked with a high-level policy event: ‘Changing perspectives and advancing national action’ on Monday 6 March 2023, 13:00 CET (12:00 GMT). During the event, World Obesity Federation and partners will lead calls for a robust international response. The Atlas report discusses the importance of national action plans and Universal Health Coverage to help countries implement new WHO Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Obesity that were adopted in 2022.

Download: World Obesity Atlas 2023

World Obesity Atlas 2023_ Nepal Profile
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Summer Institute on Sustainable Health Systems 2023
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Summer Institute on Sustainable Health Systems 2023

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About the Summer Institute

Climate and environmental change pose an accelerating and complex threat to 21st-century health systems. There is an urgent need for transformative change to reduce our health systems’ contribution to global carbon emissions and to adapt to the health, health equity and health system impacts of climate change. Despite this need, few of the relevant research or health professional training programs equip students with the knowledge and skills required to lead, manage, analyze, inform, or deliver sustainable health systems.  

The Summer Institute on Sustainable Health Systems was created to fill this gap and provide health research and health professional trainees with the opportunity to increase awareness of sustainable health systems and current action in Canada.  

Through guided learning activities, meetings with local sustainability leaders and nation-wide panel discussions, the Summer Institute aims to develop trainee knowledge, leadership skills and capabilities, and build professional, interdisciplinary networks of trainees and professionals with shared interests.  

CASCADES, and its partners, will be offering the Summer Institute to trainees studying in Canada again in 2023. This year, we have expanded the number of in-person hub locations from 5 to 11 at universities across Canada representing 8 provinces.  

Goals of the Summer Institute 

  • Equip health research and health professional trainees in Canada with knowledge and skills required to lead, manage, analyze, inform, or deliver sustainable health systems 
  • Fill the knowledge gap by increasing trainee awareness of sustainable health systems and current action in Canada

Learning Objectives of the Summer Institute 

  • Gain familiarity with topics and concepts salient to sustainable health systems; 
  • Increase awareness of sustainable health systems and current research and action in Canada; 
  • Develop leadership and professional skills and capabilities for creating a sustainable learning health system; and 
  • Build a professional interdisciplinary and inter-professional network of researchers, practitioners, clinicians, leaders, and trainees interested in, or working in, the area of sustainable health systems. 

Format of the 2023 Summer Institute

The Summer Institute will to be held the week of June 19 – 22, 2023  

In-person hubs will be located at the following universities: 

  • Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland  
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia   
  • Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec 
  • Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec  
  • University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario 
  • University of Toronto- St. George Campus, Toronto, Ontario  
  • NOSM University, Sudbury, Ontario 
  • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba 
  • University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta 
  • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia   

A virtual hub will be offered for those unable to attend an in-person hub.  

English will be the language of instruction at all hubs except the in-person hubs at Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montréal, which will be in French. The virtual national panel will be bilingual with simultaneous interpretation.  

Certificate of Completion 

Trainees who participate in all 4 days of the Summer Institute will receive a certificate of complete from CASCADES.  

Cost of Attendance 

There is no cost for selected trainees to attend the Summer Institute. Trainees attending in-person hubs will receive lunch and refreshments each day. Trainees will, however, be responsible for any transportation costs incurred to travel to the selected hub, as well as any accommodation costs incurred during the Summer Institute. Trainees are invited to email CASCADES@utoronto.ca if there are financial barriers that prevent them from participating in the Summer Institute. If possible, funds will be offered to assist. 

Trainee Eligibility

The Summer Institute is aimed at graduate trainees currently enrolled in (or graduating in 2023 from) relevant university training programs in Canada, including:   

  • Health services and policy trainees - MSc, PhD, post-doctoral fellows 
  • Public health programs – MPH, DrPH 
  • Health administration – MHSc, MPP, MBA 
  • Healthcare professional programs (if at a graduate level or the trainee has completed a prior undergrad degree. More information for trainees with a prior CEGEP diploma here). 

The applicant must commit to attend the entire program, June 19 – 22, 2023.  

Submission of a complete application (CV and cover letter) 

Submission Timeline
  • The final deadline for applications is Monday, April 10, 2023. 
  • Applicants will be notified of the status of their application no later than Monday, May 1, 2023.
  • Invited trainees must confirm their acceptance to participate by Monday, May 15, 2023.
How to apply

Application forms available in English and French

Upload Cover Letter and CV.

In your cover letter, please include:

  • Learning experiences and ambitions as a trainee
  • Involvement/ interest in health research and/or health professional practice/ policy/ governance
  • Involvement/ interest in climate, sustainability
  • Reasons for wanting to participate in the Summer Institute. 
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First International Borneo One Health Summer Camp 2023
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Call for Applications! First International Borneo One Health Summer Camp 2023

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Overview

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia proudly announces the launch of its 1st International Borneo One Health Conference 2023 (IB OHSem). The first International Borneo One Health Summer Camp 2023 will be held from 7th to 20th of August 2023.

Audience

International participants from different institution (they can be either undergraduate, or graduate students, early- and mid-career healthcare professions or researchers) are invited to join this exciting program.

Program

This event is our 1st two-weeks summer camp which includes in-person class sessions and field trips that provide participants with cutting-edge skills in a variety of One Health topics and immerse them in challenging real-life projects. The full rate fee for this summer camp is RM 10,000.00 for local participants and USD 2,500.00 for international participants. Full/partially funded scholarships are also available for selected applicants on a first come first serve basis (early bird). The programme fee includes instruction and learning materials, accommodation and meals, entertainment programmes, three full-day excursions at our local hot spots and an end-of-course certificate.

The International Borneo One Health Summer Camp aims to provide knowledge, skills and competences regarding efficient solutions to the multifaceted global challenges to human, animal and environmental health through cross-disciplinary research, education and collaboration between relevant institutions and stakeholders through transformative field-based experiential learning.

Registration

Please utilise the online form for registration. For any inquiry, please contact our secretariat via email at ibohsemums@gmail.com

More information:
Dr Zulkhairul Naim bin Sidek Ahmad
Chairman
1st International Borneo One Health Summer Camp 2023 (IB OHSem)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia.

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DHS Program Mentored Papers Program 2023

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DHS Program Mentored Papers Program, April 28 2023- September 30 2023

The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is now accepting applications for the 2023 DHS Mentored Papers Program. Alumni of past DHS analysis training programs are eligible to apply. The Mentored Papers Program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Each individual or team will be paired with a DHS co-author. Together, they will be expected to jointly complete a publishable-quality journal manuscript in English on one the following topics:

  1. Population, Environment, and Development—Includes analyses of associations between climate change or environmental factors and demographic, health, or development outcomes. Proposals for papers that combine DHS data and geospatial covariates from GC datafiles are especially welcome.
  2. Gender and Health—Includes analyses of relationships between gender and health factors or among gender measures. Papers in this topic area may address gender-based violence, women’s empowerment, men’s engagement, decision-making, gender disparities, and/or measurement considerations.
  3. Health Systems Strengthening—Includes analyses of quality of care (service readiness and/or process quality), access or use issues, and effective coverage. The use of SPA data is highly recommended and proposals for papers that combine both SPA and DHS data are especially welcome. Proposals for papers that use both SPA and external HMIS data will be considered.

The 2023 Mentored Papers Program will be completely virtual.

Eligibility and Requirements

  • We are accepting applications from the following countries – Nepal, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Angola, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Jordan, Benin, Maldives, South Africa, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Jordan, Zambia, Nigeria
  • Applications are accepted from past DHS Fellows, Analysis Workshop Participants (DHS or SPA), and Health Data Mapping Workshop participants.
  • Applicants have the option of applying with a colleague or alone. All applicants must be a DHS workshop alumni member.
  • Applicants can not be government employee.
  • If applying as a team, team members must be available for the entirety of the program (see anticipated timeline below).
  • Papers will be developed with mentorship from and in collaboration with a co-author from the DHS Program. Applicants will be lead authors of the papers. USAID experts will also consult with the author teams on the relevance and priorities of each paper’s research question and implications of the results.
  • The papers will be submitted to a relevant peer-reviewed journal and produced as a pre-print in the DHS Working Paper series.
  • The language for the program is English.

Anticipated Timeline

March 24, 2023Online applications are due
April 7, 2023Selected authors are notified
April 28, 2023Author commitments and contracts secured; DHS co-author and USAID expert assigned
May 1-12, 2023First consultative phone meeting between author team and USAID expert held
May 26, 2023Analysis plan finalized 
June 9, 2023Results tables/figures (draft) produced
June 30, 2023Interim drafts of papers produced
July 1-14, 2023Second consultative phone meeting between author team and USAID expert held 
August 15, 2023Final draft of papers submitted 
August 16-September 10, 2023Authors respond to reviews and edits throughout the publication process for DHS Working Papers.

Awards

Selection of participants will be primarily based on the merits of their proposal. Additional factors considered will be gender balance and previous experience in data use and statistical analysis.

Each participant will be awarded a $2,000 honorarium to cover research expenses which will be paid in installments based upon satisfactory completion of the deliverables. Incomplete submissions will be deducted from this payment.

Application Procedure

Each team should submit a single application that contains the following items in PDF format:

  1. A completed team or individual application form 
  2. A brief, original paper proposal (1 to 2 pages) with the following sections clearly described
    1. rationale and research question
    2. scope of analysis (including including DHS Surveys, variables and analytical approaches
    3. potential policy implications. Indicate if other data sources will be combined with DHS data in your analysis. Single country and multiple country analyses will be considered
  3. In addition, the joint application should include the following from each team member: a curriculum vitae with complete contact information, and a list of publications.

If selected, each candidate will be asked to provide written confirmation of their availability throughout 2023. 

Contact Information

Please send inquiries to The DHS Program, ICF, 530 Gaither Road, Suite 500, Rockville, MD USA 20850. Email: mentoredpapers@dhsprogram.com.

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UniteHealth Social Media Awards 2023
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UniteHealth Social Media Awards 2023

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The UniteHealth Social Media Awards were first established in 2014 to recognize the vital roles played by social media users in relation to key global health and sustainable development issues, and have three focused goals in 2023. The Awards are convened by UniteHealth, a community-focused organization dedicated to advancing global health through the strategic use of social media. Its mission is to recognize and celebrate excellence in the use of these tools, and to facilitate ongoing dialogue and discussion surrounding key themes and challenges in the field of global health.

Objective

  • Identify and honour the COVID-19 influencers who emerged during the pandemic, and introduce them to wider audiences and across multiple platforms;
  • Support the pandemic recovery phase by bolstering the valued social media connections that the pandemic has catalysed; and
  • Strengthen preparedness against future pandemics and disease outbreaks by sharing lessons learned around social media ‘network readiness’

The 2023 Awards

All nominee and voting information will be preserved as part of the COVID-19 Influencers Awards website for future reference, including key national COVID-19 influencers identified in each participating country.

This dual focus on nomination/voting steps and on Awards categories/country locations has been intentionally designed to drive maximum reach and engagement for the Awards, and also to drive exposure of nominees to growing audiences, boosting their following at all levels, and across multiple social media platforms. Naturally, the spotlight this generates will ultimately focus on individual award winners but the process will also have a deliberate ‘halo effect’ for all nominees and in all participating countries.

Participation is free and open to all. Nomination and endorsement/voting processes will require verified individual participation, with options for public anonymity. Agreed, transparent privacy and data protection/terms of use policies are being rigidly applied throughout.

Given the dynamic, varied – and at times controversial – nature of social media use during the pandemic, the COVID-19 Influencers Social Media Awards/categories are intentionally not associated with any specific social media platform, provider and/or tool.

Decisions of the 2023 Awards judging panel shall be based on transparent criteria and are final. Panel members and/or those linked with the awards secretariat and host/sponsoring organizations may be nominated but are not eligible for individual awards, and may not nominate or vote for award nominees.

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