The Rural Health Conference titled "Making Primary Health Care Better”, took place from 8-10 September 2011 in the rural village of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The conference focused on primary health care and its integration into district health systems, as well as on the role of the multidisciplinary team in primary health care. For the first time the conference included a dedicated rehabilitation and disability track. This included a session on the interrelationship of disability and HIV with presentations from researchers from HEARD, WITs University as well as occupational, physiotherapy and speech therapists. The rehabilitation approach became a vital part of the rural health conference this year. For more info click here.

 

 In its September  meeting the CRPD UN Conference focused on ways of improving the lives of people with disabilities - hundreds of delegates from governments and civil society gathered at the United Nations in New York and discussed ways to improve the lives and well-being of people with disabilities by addressing some of the challenges they face.  For more information click here

 

The Disabled Peoples' International 8th World Assembly will be held in Durban, South Africa at the Inkhosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Center (DURBAN ICC) from 10th-13th October 2011. This four-day Assembly will include one day opening plenary session, followed by two days of parallel working groups and will be concluded with a final closing plenary session. For more information click here

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan is looking for a Vocational Training Technical Advisor at their Kabul Management Office in Afghanistan for more information contact: application.sca@sak.se