Workshop to facilitate and promote the intersection between
health-related fields and research in Africa
The interdisciplinary nature of public health and medicine has led to a
variety of perspectives, research, and innovations across Africa and the
globe. Given this network of disciplines, we are at a pivotal point
where open dialogue could be especially useful to understand each
other's research and fields. Multi-disciplinary dialogues will help us
to move connections forward so we can impact policy changes in Africa
and beyond. To facilitate such a discussion, there will be a workshop
held on November 16, 2011 from 1pm-5pm, one day before the African
Studies Association's (ASA) Annual Meeting commences.
To begin the discussion, we request interested persons to submit a
position paper or a research paper that they would like to present at
the workshop, along with a CV. Papers may present on any issues that
relate to public health in Africa, including but not limited to fields
of: medicine, social sciences, research, policy, humanities, finance,
religion, science, engineering, and technology. One of the goals of this
workshop is to develop proposals on how the research in different fields
can inform one another and also benefit from the ethnographic and
academic records from within Africa. How do we connect existing and new
resources? How can we use ASA's knowledge base to inform and
problematize public health research, policy, and programming in Africa?
How do we connect the social sciences and humanities in meaningful ways
with research being conducted in public health, medicine, and the
natural sciences? How can we collaborate with one another in fruitful
dialogues that contribute to the development of useful, timely, and
effective programs that bring about meaningful improvements in peoples'
lives on the continent? What new research and programs can we learn
about from scientists working on health in Africa? How can we create and
sustain effective partnerships with scholars of different disciplines
and medical practitioners involved in palliative care? These are some of
the issues that we hope to address during the workshop.
We see a great potential in the interdisciplinary nature of addressing
health in Africa, and hope that this workshop will serve to enlighten
the participants on how we can move forward, both in our own respective
fields, but also as a collaborative entity.
Submission details:
• Requirements: Abstract (max 500 words) and CV
• Send to: asahealthworkshop@gmail.com
• Deadline: May 31, 2011
• Accepted participants will be notified by mid-June
Please send any inquiries or comments to asahealthworkshop@gmail.com
Warm regards,
Sheryl McCurdy, Ph. D.
University of Texas – Health Science Center at Houston Elias Bongmba, Ph. D.
Rice University
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