14th Annual Conference on Rural Health
26-28 August 2010
The Royal Villas, Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland

“Inspiration Without Borders”

 Download full conference flyer including registration form and conference program here.

For the first time, the annual RuDASA Conference on Rural Health will be hosted in Swaziland. This gives a true SouthERN African flavour to proceedings! We invite any rural health worker (doctors, nurses and other professionals) to join us for an unforgettable experience!

This unique annual conference is an opportunity to gain new knowledge and perspectives, and network with other rural practitioners from across Southern Africa. Here is the place where your imagination will be inspired, without borders!

“Asibonane kaNgwane!"     “See you in Swaziland!”
Dr Jonathan Pons and Dr Hermann Reuter

Dates

Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 August 2010
Registration: from 14h00 on 26th August at the conference venue, with the official opening at 18h00. Conference ends at 17h00 on Saturday 28th August.

Venue

The Royal Villas, Ezulwini Valley, Swaziland
Visit: www.royalvillasswaziland.com

Accommodation

Download additional information here
The conference organisers will provide lunch, teas and dinner. However delegates have to arrange their own accommodation and breakfast. The Royal Villas and the Ezulwini Valley offers much variety of accommodation at competitive prices. The Royal Villas have agreed to act as central booking agent for accommodation at the Royal Villas, the nearby Sun International Hotels and Happy Valley Resort  & Casino if you indicate that it is for the Rudasa conference. Free shuttle service available between these places. Alternatively, check our websites for other recommendations of staying in hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses, backpackers or camping, all in the Ezulwini Valley including options at nearby Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary or consult www.welcometoswaziland.com/

RuDASA Conference Programme 2010

There will be an opportunity to hone clinical skills and to address rural health issues, with a focus on HIV/TB, task shifting and health care management. We have an exciting and topical programme lined up and participatory group discussions.

• Plenary Sessions will focus on creative ways of funding health care and personal accounts of having made a difference.
• Skills Training Programme includes treating Kaposi Sarcoma at a rural hospital, managing snakebites, performing a circumcision, new developments in mental health care and developing a decentralised DR-TB programme.
• Scientific Programme where delegates can present their achievements. Please submit your abstract! Five oral presentations or posters grouped around a similar theme will be discussed during these sessions, with time for participation.
• Medical Training track will be relevant to student participants, as well as in-depth discussions of medical training needs. Look out for the debate on the hot issue of mid-level health workers: Experts from Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi and South Africa will outline advances made in these countries. 
• The traditional Focus on Advocacy promises to be vigorous, given the participation of the new Rural Health Advocacy Unit.  For the first time there will be a track dedicated entirely to debating policy issues and formulating Resolutions. Please send in your request for topics to be discussed!
• Health Care professionals interested in Rehabilitation will be able to attend useful multi-disciplinary sessions.

Extra’s

Thursday morning: You’re invited to join field tours, including the Swaziland MSF programme.
Sunday: You can sign onto exciting outdoor adventures in Wild Swaziland!
We suggest you stay the extra day! See details and discounts on our websites.

Tell us Your Story

(Download Call for Abstracts here)
Delegates are invited to submit abstracts for the conference by 5 July 2010.
Presenter, place of work, title of talk, 300 words maximum, English, Times New Roman, size 12 font.
Please let us know what topics would be useful to include in the programme for training, discussion or resolutions.  Please check www.rudasa.org.za or www.msf.org.za/rudasa for guidelines and more information.
We want to be inspired by your story!

Some scholarships are available for applicants with best abstracts (especially for people from outside South Africa). For details see Rudasa 2010 link.

Conference Office
Any enquiries regarding the conference, please contact the organisers:
Convenor:  Jonathan Pons
Organiser:  Hermann Reuter
Email:  rudasaconference2010@gmail.com
Telephone: (+268) 404 8307 or 404 3405
Fax: (+268) 404 7884

Websites: www.rudasa.org.za or www.msf.org.za/rudasa