News and Events
2010
Uttarakhand Cluster - Community Health Global Network DVD on Disability AwarenessOn 3 December 2010, the Uttarakhand Cluster with support from the Nossal-CBM Australia partnership launched a DVD which will be used as a resource tool for the cluster progams in this northern Indian region to promote awareness and mainstreaming of the needs of people with disability in their community.
2009
Disability Inclusive Development CBM-Nossal Partnership Forums
The CBM-Nossal Partnership for Disability Inclusive Development held two Disability Inclusive Development Forums, one in Melbourne on 16 and 17 July and another in Sydney on 29 and 30 July 2009. The events, with the aim to bringing together those interested in disability and development for information sharing and networking, were organsied in collaboration with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), Australian Disability and Development Consortium (ADDC), Caritas Australia and People with Disability (PWD).
2008
Nossal Health Forum and Launch of partnership
On 20 November 2008, the 4th Annual Nossal Global Health Forum attracted a wide range of participants from academia, government, international development organisation, amongst others, and focused on the themes of Health Systems and the Role of Health Financing and Disability in development. Keynote speakers included Professor Peter Berman Adjunct Professor of Population and International Health Economics Harvard School of Population Health and Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo Senior Operations Officer - Disability World Bank. The date also marked the official announcement of the Nossal Institute and CBM Partnership for disability and development.