Career/Employment Opportunities in Health Policy Work (UPecon-HPDP)
Posted on | March 5, 2010 | No Comments
This is to informally announce further openings for work in Health Policy, through the UPecon-Health Policy Development Program (UPecon-HPDP) of which I am presently engaged in:
1) Health Policy Fellows for the DOH Central Office
HPDP wishes to announce its Health Policy (HP) Fellowship Program for junior professionals interested to pursue a career in health policy work. The HP Fellowship Program provides exciting learning opportunities in policy work through internship with the DOH, and/or its attached agencies as HP Fellows. The HP Fellows will be provided opportunities to:
a. Perform regular and special technical staff work on a full-time basis;
b. Attend short courses on health policy;
c. Participate in various policy fora and workshops; and
d. Meet regularly with designated HPDP mentors to discuss progress of their policy work
Applicants must be graduates of degree programs in medicine or other health-related courses, public administration, economics and other social sciences, management, communications, information technology, statistics or mathematics; and not more than 35 years of age. They must express interest in health policy and systems development work.
Successful applicants will be engaged for a minimum of three to six months. HPDP offers a highly competitive compensation package for the fellowship, depending on individual qualifications.
To apply, please submit: (1) letter of application, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) official transcript of records or true copy of grades, to Dr. Orville C. Solon, Chief of Party, HPDP, Room 322, PCED Building, UP School of Economics, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101. Telefax: 4363677 or email at upecon.hpdp@gmail.com (attention: Dr. Loyd Norella).
2) Data Encoder (FACE-HPDP)
For a short-term (approximately two-week) contract, FACE-HPDP needs a data encoder proficient with office computer software and willing to learn data encoding programs. To inquire for this opening, e-mail facehpdp@gmail.com
Chairpersonship in the USC is a Prototype for Future Governance
Posted on | February 17, 2010 | No Comments
Who to vote for the highest elective position in our national university’s student government is not a choice that is made at a whim; neither should it be based on the perceived “winnability” of a particular candidate, moreso if once he has been stripped of the gift of gab or the pleasantries of crisp clothes and catchy spiels, it shall be seen that he is inexperienced and detached from the realities of student council work.
The University Student Council (USC) is an institution that offers our generation a preview of who shall lead us at the national level around twenty years or so from today. Much like the republic’s Presidency, the Chairpersonship of the USC must be given only to those who have sincerely given their time and effort to truly represent constituents. Student leadership is not a controlled experiment wherein rhetoric can be tested and then discarded if found to be wrong. Every mistake in policy leads to ripple effects that have implications in the daily lives of students. These are the reasons why a track record and experience that is as close as possible to the desired office should be our guideposts in choosing our leaders.
Health Policy Discussion Series: DOH-LGU Engagement
Posted on | January 6, 2010 | No Comments
The DOH – Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau
has conducted a session of the
HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSION SERIES
Speaker: Albert Francis E. Domingo, M.D.
Consultant for the Health Sector Reform Monograph Series
Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)
Date: January 8, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Conference Room, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau
Department of Health Compound, Sta. Cruz, Manila
Topic: Recognizing and Addressing Challenges in DOH-LGU Engagement
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