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A scholarship for African scientists

Application deadline: 30 September 2016

The Africa London Nagasaki Scholarship Fund has been set up to support African scientists building a career in infectious disease research. The scholarship will allow African researchers to undertake an MSc in a subject relevant to the control of infectious ... Read more

Enroll now: In the footsteps of Zika… approaching the unknown

This MOOC has been produced by Université de Genève (www.unige.ch), Institut Pasteur (www.pasteur.fr), Université Paris Descartes (www.parisdescartes.fr) and Centre Virchow-Villermé (virchowvillerme.eu). With the help of the intervention of faculty members and international experts, we will explore together the recent Zika ... Read more

Research collaborations to advance social innovation in health in low- and middle- income countries, in partnership with the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI)

Deadline for submission: 30 September 2016

Universities or research institutes working on or having a strong interest in engaging in social innovation to enhance health-care delivery are invited to submit collaborative proposals where two or more institutions are forming an international consortium. This call, issued by ... Read more

Introduction to GCLP now available in Spanish!

Buenas Prácticas Clínicas de Laboratorio disponible en español

Este curso revisado provee una introducción a las BPCL, resume los principios de la BPCL y ofrece un panorama general sobre la implementación de las BPCL en el contexto de un ensayo clínico. Read more

10TH WARIMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS

11-16 December 2016, Medical Research Council Unit, Banjul, Gambia

First Announcement & Call for Papers Deadline for registration: 30 September for early bird registration or 18 November 2016 for late registration Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 September 2016 Theme: Setting Research and Innovation Management Agenda for the Sustainable ... Read more

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Good Clinical Laboratory Practice

Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) is a free, online, multi-module training course developed by The Global Health Network and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Clinical Consortium.

GCLP: Organisation and Personnel is the second module of the seven module course 'Good Clinical Laboratory Practice'. This module concentrates on the roles and responsibilities of laboratory personnel as defined by GCLP and analyses the structure, organisation and training of personnel involved in a clinical trial. Drawing on GCLP guidelines this module will outline the ways in which GCLP compliance can be achieved and maintained throughout the lifetime of the trial.

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INTERGROWTH-21st course on maternal, fetal and newborn growth monitoring

This three module course communicates the methodology of maternal, fetal and newborn growth monitoring and the application of the INTERGROWTH-21st international growth standards to make judgement about appropriateness of growth. In response to the need for guidance on the correct measurement technique for newborn head circumference and an international prescriptive standard for comparisons, with the ongoing ZIKA virus infection, the first module “Assessing newborn size by anthropometry” has been published earlier than the remaining two modules.

This course is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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