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The Community Law Centre specialises in democratic values and human rights of South Africa's Constitution, emphasising children's rights, gender,local government and socio-economic rights.

Closing date: 17 September 2006

Soul Beat Africa is looking for a director to lead and manage the organisation as it becomes a self-standing South African NGO.

The Wits Division of Bioethics in the Faculty of Health Sciences invites interested professionals to apply for admission to its MScMed Bioethics and Health Law.
Enquiries: Ms A. Kleinsmidt at kleinsmidta@medicine.wits.ac.za. Applicants should send their CVs and a short letter of motivation by 31 August 2006.

Safe Workplace Conference Fair globalisation requires sustainable development strategies for OSH and Labour Inspection to entitle everybody to decent working conditions. High-level speakers and expected 300 participants discuss new methods and strategies to tackle the challenges of a globalised world of work in the 21st century.

The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University (Belgium), the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University (The Netherlands), the Faculty of Law of University of the Western Cape (South Africa) and the International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO) have pleasure in announcing the 4th International Human Rights Academy which will take place in Cape Town South Africa.

Administrative data can reveal trends in causes of death.

HST has a vacancy for the position of Senior Administrator, who will provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Health Systems Trust and will co-ordinate office activities in the Durban Head Office.

Due to the increasing numbers of AIDS-related deaths, burial space in municipal cemeteries in the South African port city of Durban has become hard to find.

0nly registered practitioners will be allowed to own medical practices, in terms of a new policy. Corporate owners who were not medical professionals themselves, could not be registered with the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) of SA and therefore could not be held accountable, Boyce Mkhize, the HPCSA registrar, told reporters in Pretoria. It also happened that practitioners were forced into practices inconsistent with ethical rules, he said. Corporate involvement would still be allowed though. This entailed that non-practitioners could provide services like financing, investment, administration or rental to a professional practice on an arms-length basis and be remunerated on a market-related, pre-determined fee. The rent which a private hospital, for example, charged a doctor for the rent of rooms, could no longer be based on the number of patients seen. Mkhize said franchise arrangements had the inherent ability to violate or contradict a number of ethical rules, for instance the franchisee having to pay a share of professional fees to the franchisor. It could result in the franchisor seeking to dictate the manner in which a practice was conducted. Ethical transgressions At present, franchising was quite prevalent in the optometry industry, while some pathology groups had corporate ownership, he said. The HPCSA had given six months' amnesty, effective from 8 October 2003, for practices to extricate themselves from corporate ownership or franchise arrangements, Mkhize said. Those presently involved in what the new policy considered to be undesirable business practices, had to submit proof that they had rectified their situation. Ad hoc inspections would be done after the six-month period. According to Mkhize, not a large number of practices are involved in such undesirable business arrangements, but he said the impact was significant, since they could generate perverse incentives. The new policy prohibits radiologists and pathologists from being part of group practice with other health professionals. With this measure the HPCSA wanted to prevent over servicing, like doing unnecessary tests or X-rays, the registrar said. ( Source :SAPA, 8 October 2003).

Soul City is looking for Coordinator for the Soul City Series 7. Reporting to the Soul City Series 7 Project Manager, the Coordinator will work closely with the Project Manager in all aspects of the Series. By the end of this contract the Coordinator should be able to project manage a series. If this objective is achieved the Coordinator will be favourably considered to be the Project Manager for the Soul City 8 Series. This is a contract post for approximately 2 - 2½ yrs. The individual must be able to balance a number of concurrent project elements and work in a team (within and outside Soul City) and must be able to handle pressure and meet deadlines. Negotiation and communication (verbal and written) skills are critical. The individual must be able and willing to work outside normal office hours. The individual must also have his/her own transport and a valid driver’s licence, and be computer literate in MS Office and Email. Should you be interested in the above position please send application and CV to: Human Resources, Soul City, P.O. Box 1290, Houghton, 2041. Att: Jeff Mongwe Fax Number: 011 643 6253 or E-mail to: jeff@soulcity.org.za. Closing date 20/05/03 Note: Applicants who applied previously need not apply as we have the applications. Correspondence will only be made to candidates who meet the requirements.