The UKZN DRILL (Developing Research, Innovation, Localisation and Leadership in South Africa) Programme is hosting the 2^nd AFREhealth Symposium from 5th – 8th August 2018, at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), Durban, South Africa. The College of Health Sciences is offering ten (10) scholarships to UKZN students who wish to present their research.   The scholarship will cover the AFREhealth symposium registration fees which includes the pre-conference workshops on 5^th August, entry to the symposium from 6^th – 8^th August 2018 and entry to the social events (welcome cocktail reception on 6^th August and the Gala dinner on 7^th August 2018).

The theme for the Symposium is: “Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa - Creating Synergies and Capacity through Education, Research and Quality Health Services”.

Abstracts can be submitted in the following sub-themes:

1. Training Health Professionals for Universal Health Coverage
2. Building Health Research Capacity in Africa for UHC
3. Achieving the SDGs and the 90-90-90 targets for HIV/AIDS
4. Financing health care in Africa
5. North-South & South-South partnerships for health system development (posters)

AFREhealth is an African-designed and African Owned initiative that seeks to partner African institutions and other stakeholders in building capacity in education, research and quality health care. AFREhealth recognizes that complex health challenges cannot be solved by one professional alone but rather requires inter-professional approaches to education and research for effective service delivery and health improvements.

More information on the symposium is available at www.afrehealthsymposium2018.co.za

Interested students should submit their abstract and abbreviated CV in the template attached and e-mail Dr Nisha Nadesan-Reddy, UKZN-DRILL project manager (Nadesanreddy@ukzn.ac.za) no later than Friday, 15 June 2018.

Successful applicants will be informed by 30 June 2018.

Dr Nisha Nadesan-Reddy
Project Manager: Developing Research, Innovation, Localisation and Leadership in South Africa (DRILL)|College of Health Sciences    

MBChB (Natal), FCPHM, M.Med Public Health Medicine (UKZN)     

Public Health Medicine Specialist                         
T: +27 312604668;  E: Nadesanreddy@ukzn.ac.za 
A: Room 411, Centre for Rural Health, 4^th Floor George Campbell Building, Howard College campus, Gate 3 Rick Turner Road, Durban.

F: DRILL   @UKZN_DRILL W: www.drill.org.za