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Royal visit for ICRH Belgium
Princess Astrid, member of the Belgian Royal family, honored the International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) in Ghent with a visit on the 12th of November 2008. The occasion for this visit was the prestigious Belgian prize De Beys which was awarded to the ICRH in June 2008.
ICRH zoekt Sleutelvrouwen
Het project "Verborgen Zorgen" wil bijdragen aan de preventie van gendergerelateerd geweld
tegen vrouwen met of zonder verblijfsstatuut in België.We zijn op zoek naar
3 vrouwen zonder wettig verblijf, 3 azielzoeksters, 3 vluchtelingen en 3 allochtone
en 3 autochtone vrouwen die als sleutelvrouw vrijwillig aan dit project wensen mee te werken. Bent of kent u zo'n vrouw: bekijk dan snel de oproep in bijlage!
Hidden Violence is a Silent Rape: Final Report with Seminar proceedings & Recommendations downloadable
The "Hidden Violence is a Silent Rape:Prevention of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence against Refugees
& Asylum Seekers in Europe: a Participatory Approach Report" is now downloadable from our website in the section "Publications".This report describes extensively all phases and actions in the project undertaken.
21 November 2008: Seminar to launch the EN-HERA! Network
On Friday 21th of November a seminar will be organised to launch the EN-HERA! Network: the European Network for the Promotion of SRHS of Refugees & Asylum Seekers in Europe & beyond.
Place: Monasterium PoortAckere, Oude Houtlei 56, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
For more details: see announcement in attachment.
King Baudouin Foundation awards De Beys prize to ICRH
The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded an important medical prize to the ICRH.
The three-yearly De Beys prize is one of the main Belgian medical prizes. It focuses on medical research with a social impact and prioritizing emergency and crisis situations. This prize is an important recognition of the research activities of the ICRH both in Europe and in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Training course "Coordination of Multi-Sectoral Response to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings"
organized by the ICRH and United Nations Population Fund in Ghent, Belgium
This two-week intensive course is designed to train qualified experts in gender-based violence (GBV) from various backgrounds in the coordination of multi-sectoral prevention of and respond to GBV in humanitarian settings.
For more information please find in attachment the announcement and application form
Defense Doctoral Thesis by Ilse Delbaere
The defense will take place on Wednesday 21 May 20087 at 5 pm in Auditorium C -UZ Gent (2nd floor between P3 and P4) of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, De Pintelaan 185 at 9000 Ghent.
The title of the doctoral thesis is:
Implantation of the human embryo and pregnancy outcome: clinical and epiodemiological aspects
See invitation in attachment
Prevention Tool Sexual and Gender-based Violence downloadable
The Prevention tool developed during the participatory research project: "Prevention of Sexual- and Gender-based Violence against Refugees in Europe" is now available on this site: See Publications. You can download all chapters, guidelines and theme cards separately. Printed versions are available for refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and service providers or other stakeholders in related fields of sexual and reproductive health of migrants.
Splitsing gezondheidszorg: Pro en Contra
15 maart 2008 om 10u: Splitsing gezondheidszorg: Pro en Contra
Plaats: Auditorium C, Universitair Ziekenhuis, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent
Sprekers:
Prof. Dr. Jan De Maeseneer (Huisartsgeneeskunde en Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg UG)
Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman (Verloskunde UG, Senator SP.a)
Dr. Louis Ide (Microbioloog – Ziekenhuishygiënist AZ Jan Palfijn, Gent - Senator NV-A)
Dr. Dirk Van Duppen (Voorzitter Geneeskunde voor het Volk)
Defense Doctoral Thesis of Gorik Ooms
The defense will take place on 4 March 2008 at 5 pm in Aula, Volderstraat 9, 9000 Ghent.
The title of the Doctoral Thesis is "Challenging Concerns about the Sustainability of Health Care in Low-Income Countries"