Raviz Center Point Hotel .
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Dates for INDEPTH Network 2017 Annual General Meeting have been confirmed. The meeting will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 11 and 12 December 2017. Centre Leaders will arrive on 10th December and depart on 13th December 2017. Accommodation will be at Raviz Center Point Hotel which is about 15min drive from the international airport.
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2. IDMP Workshop 7 in progress in Dubai
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Facilitators, an observer from APHA Network and representatives from three sites that participated in the IDMP workshops series for the first time: Kyamulibwa HDSS (Uganda); Sapone and Nouna HDSSs (Burkina Faso).
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The INDEPTH Data Management Programme (IDMP) Training Workshop 7 kicked off on 7 May 2017 in Dubai. The overall aim of the workshop is to prepare iSHARE2 member sites to use Centre-in-a-Box (CiB) research data management appliance to extract, quality assure, document, share and analyse the INDEPTH Core Micro Dataset.
This training programme provides detailed knowledge for maintaining and working with the different components of Centre-in-a-Box (CiB) which are useful for participants to manage the entire life-cycle of research data management at their respective sites. During the training programme, all site representatives are engaged in hands-on practice and customised configuration of CiB components and carry back the server to their respective site for implementation. Read more
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3. New online discussion on the use of systematic reviews
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3. New online discussion on the use of sTDR and the Lancet are sponsoring a virtual discussion on systematic reviews, with particular emphasis on their role in low- and middle-income countries. The discussion is taking place on the HIFA forum (Healthcare Information For All), with parallel discussions on CHIFA (child health and rights), HIFA-French, HIFA-Portuguese, and HIFA-Zambia.
The discussion will last for 6 weeks and is exploring the following questions related to how systematic reviews (SRs) can guide policy and practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs):
- What are SRs? Why are they important?
- What are the strengths and limitations of SRs?
- What is the role of global SRs versus local single research studies?
- What can be done to increase the relevance and usefulness of SRs?
- What can be done to promote the production, interpretation and synthesis of SRs?
This is the third major discussion in the 2016-2017 series sponsored by TDR, from the HIFA Project on Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice. HIFA has 10,000 members in 176 countries.
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4. Bursaries available for Global Evidence Summit
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Dates: 13 – 16 September 2017
Deadline for applications: 16 June 2017
TDR is offering a limited number of bursaries to attend the Global Evidence Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, 13-16 September 2017. Researchers, policy-makers and others contributing to knowledge translation activities or evidence-to-policy work are invited to apply.
The Global Evidence Summit is an inter-sectoral and multi-disciplinary event exchanging ideas about how to generate, summarize and communicate evidence to inform and change policy and practice worldwide. Five plenary sessions will feature regional and international speakers addressing key issues that highlight and promote evidence-based approaches to target resources to what works. Input from a multitude of perspectives is expected, including education, social and criminal justice, environment, gender health, health systems and clinical care and practice.
Preference will be given to those from low- and middle-income countries, working with neglected tropical diseases.
For more information, please click -->> here
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1. Manhica HDSS:
Poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Southern Mozambique
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Dr. Eusebio Macete, Manhica Centre Leader.
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In Mozambique, there is limited data regarding the monitoring of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment results and determinants of adverse outcomes under routine surveillance conditions. The objectives of this study, published in the paper “Poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Southern Mozambique” were to evaluate treatment outcomes among TB patients, analyze factors associated with a fatal outcome and determine the proportion of deaths attributable to TB in the district of Manhiça, Southern Mozambique.
The study showed a very high proportion of fatal outcomes among TB cases starting treatment and a high contribution of TB to the overall causes of mortality. These results call for action in order to improve TB (and TB/HIV) management and thus treatment outcomes of TB patients. Read more
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2. Kintampo HDSS:
Rising cases of suicide in Ghana: A Researchers’ perspective
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Dr. Kwakupoku Asante, Ag. Director, Kintampo Health Research Centre.
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Instances of reported cases of suicide are becoming very common in Ghana. What makes it more worrying is the fact that the recent trend has been cases involving the younger generation; the youth. Counseling services are urgently required for the family oInstances of reported cases of suicide are becoming very common in Ghana. What makes it more worrying is the fact that the recent trend has been cases involving the younger generation; the youth. Counseling services are urgently required for the family of suicide victims to avoid others from occurring. suicide victims to avoid others from occurring. Read more
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Policy Engagement and Communications
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