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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine. It was established by the Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, and since 1994 it has been funded jointly by the Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.

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News story about trial relating to SMS messages enhancing malaria care

Researchers at the KEMRI centre in Kenya have been researching ways of improving care for children with Malaria, using SMS messaging as an intervention for care workers: the research and findings are reported here.

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Bookmarked by Tamzin Furtado on 8 Aug 2011
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eMagazine for those with an interest in Global Health Research

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 18 Aug 2011
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Scholarships now available for Health Management Programmes in Africa

The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is pleased to announce that its highly acclaimed Health Management Programmes will now be offered to students in 8 countries in Africa, namely Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Through a generous grant from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the FPD is able to provide scholarships on the following two programmes: Health Management and Advanced Health Management.

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Bookmarked by Tamzin Furtado on 18 Aug 2011
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Call for Applications

The Center of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT, in Karachi has run a successful one year Postgraduate Diploma Program (PGD) in Biomedical Ethics since 2006. In 2010, CBEC also initiated a two year long Masters in Bioethics (MBE) program.

I am pleased to announce the first “Call for Applications” for intake of students for the PGD Class of 2012 and MBE Class of 2013. The academic year commences in January 2012.

Details of PGD and MBE programs, including eligibility criteria and admission process, and application forms are available on our website www.siut.org/bioethics. (The deadline for receiving applications is August 22, 2011).

We would appreciate it if you could circulate this announcement widely to relevant individuals and institutions.

Please do not hesitate to email us at cbec.siut@gmail.com if you require additional information or any clarification.

Regards,

Farhat Moazam, M.D., PhD
Professor and Chairperson
Center of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT
Dewan Farooq Medical Complex
Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Phone: (92 21) 272-6338
Fax: (92 21) 921-5362
Email: bioethics@siut.org and cbec.siut@gmail.com

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Bookmarked by dbogecho on 5 Jul 2011
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