Epidemiology

The World Health Organization (WHO) Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections

Health Policy and Planning blends specialities such as epidemiology, health and development economics, management and social policy, planning and social anthropology.

A multidisciplinary journal aimed at attracting contributions from epidemiology, health services research, management, ethics and law, health economics, social sciences and enviromental health

INCLEN are dedicated to improving the health of the people by promoting clinical practice based on the best evidence of effectiveness and the efficient use of resources. We achieve this through a network of physicians, statisticians and social scientists throughout the world who work together to build and sustain institutional capacity for excellence and relevance in research and medical education.

Closing date: 30 March 2009

Health Systems Trust is seeking to employ a researcher with an interest in human resources research. This appointment is particularly suitable for a public health professional who wishes to undertake health systems and epidemiological research as part of their Doctoral studies.

Five babies have died in an outbreak of klebsiella in a Durban hospital, a senior health official confirmed on Tuesday.

The Acting Minister of Health Mr Jeff Radebe is leading a South African delegation to represent the interests of the country at the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA) being convened in Geneva, Switzerland 14-23 May.

Patient safety through effective infection control
The National Department of Health invites you, to attend the Hospital Infection Prevention Symposium at the Durban International Convention Centre.

The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body for WHO. It generally meets in Geneva in May each year, and is attended by delegations from all 192 member states.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 18 -- An international team of health investigators arrived on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday to determine whether an unusually large cluster of human bird flu cases indicates that the highly lethal virus has mutated into a form easily spread among people.