Applications are now open for a 12-month fellowship programme starting in September 2016 and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Chatham House are seeking applications from individuals from West Africa with a background in public health or senior management who wish to enhance their policy-making and leadership skills and effect change. For more information, including potential research topics for 2016, see the link …
NICE International supports the development of learning health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
August 2015 NICE International were involved in an initiative to develop ‘learning health systems’ in Sub-Saharan Africa. At the beginning of August 2015, Kalipso Chalkidou represented NICE International at a 3-day meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation Center in Bellagio, Italy. The meeting was convened to explore the potential for developing a new initiative, with the aim of and building capacity …
Project work in Ghana 2012 – 2014
click here for the latest on iDSI activity in Ghana. Between 2012 and 2014, the Rockefeller Foundation funded NICE International to support a series of initiatives with the Ministry of Health and associated agencies, including The National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA), The Ghana Health Service (GHS, the largest provider agency) and the Ghana National Drugs Programme. The key objective of this …
Philippines
Transforming Health Systems – Philippines NICE International was awarded a 2-year grant, starting in 2013, by the Rockefeller Foundation. The focus will be on strengthening priority setting methods and processes in the Philippines. A scoping visit to the Philippines took place in December 2012 to explore possible areas of support. The visit identified a number of specific activities relating to …