Ifakara Hospital: Interviews

This week I meet Dr. Edgar Widmer. Edgar Widmer has worked in Ifakara in the early 1960's. He has also been active in international health for 40 years or more.

>>here foto of dissertation: follows<<

Hospital History in Africa: Conference in CapeTown

Dear Friends, look out for more information on the Conference taking place in Cape Town, 24-26 November on the History of Hospitals in Africa.
More information will soon be available here.

HHSA Project started even stronger

The history of health systems project has started with its full team conducting research since yesterday.
We are also preparing a workshop on the history of hospitals in Africa taking place in Cape Town, South Africa this November.
Our new office premises are: Steinengraben 5, First Floor, Room O112.

New offices for HHSA team

Also we started moving into our new offices. We will be housed in the building of the Centre for African Studies, Steinengraben 5. Our new phone number is 0041 (0)61 267 14 98.

New researcher in the HHSA project

We are very happy to welcome a third researcher in our History of Health Systems in Africa team. Dr. Hines Mabiko joines our team next month. We are very happy to have such a competent researcher as part of our team.

bilateral research seminars

Swiss National Science Foundation calls for applications for bilateral research seminars Swiss-South Africa. Call open till 25.11.2008. Details:
http://www.snf.ch/D/NewsPool/Seiten/news_080917_Ausschreibung_CH_Suedafrika.aspx