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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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2010 Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Research Methods Course

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This course is organised by the Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit (RHRU), a research entity of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of the Witwatersrand and a designated World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre. Applicants are selected by the course Steering Committee constituted by the RHRU, the South African MRC, and the Population Council.

The course aims:

  • to strengthen the research capabilities of participants and, through this, to increase research capacity in the African Region;
  • to provide skills in research methodology, allowing participants to initiate research, participate in research, and to critically appraise research findings;
  • to familiarise participants with the major sexual and reproductive health (SRH)/HIV issues affecting the African region; and
  • to create a network of alumni to facilitate information exchange and research collaboration in the African region.


The course covers a spectrum of related topics and areas in depth including an overview of reproductive health, qualitative and quantitative research methods, epidemiology, operations research, statistics, questionnaire design, epi-info statistical analysis package, proposal development, dissemination and utilisation of research results, clinical audit, research ethics, costing interventions, and the role of research in policy. Specific issues in reproductive health are covered. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV, mother to child transmission of HIV, gender-based violence in health research and policy, and the role of research in policy are also included, as are site visits to ongoing research projects of related interest.

The course is intended for people who:

  • are currently involved in research, are planning to undertake research and/or are required to utilise research or monitoring data within programmes, particularly in the field of SRH/Tuberculosis/HIV;
  • have a minimum standard of a degree in medicine/relevant honours degree; and
  • are experienced and involved in SRH or HIV research or programmes.


For more information, please click here.

Registration Information

Fees for this course have not yet been set.

Click here to download an application [PDF].

Deadline for applications: March 5 2010.

For more information, contact: Manoj Chiba at mchiba@rhru.co.za or Sandra McIntosh at smcintosh@rhru.co.za

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa