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PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Canadian PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres will take place on
Sunday, November 12, 2000 from 9:30 - 11:30 at Palais des Congres in Hull, Quebec. The
meeting will be chaired by Dr. Juan Antonio Casas, Director, Division of Health and Human
Development, Pan American Health Organization.
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Health and Human Development in the New Global Economy
Soon to be available from PAHO, this publication is the result of a collaborative effort between
the Division of Health and Human Development of the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) and the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Health at the University of Texas
Medical Branch (UTMB). The chapters are based on the proceedings from a
Seminar/Workshop held in Galveston, Texas, October 26-28, 1998.
Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/p00_11_02.html#globaleconomy
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Abstracts from the XIV Meeting of the
Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Soon to be available from PAHO. The XIV Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine
Preventable Diseases, "Immunizations: Panamericanism and Equity in Action" was held from
October 2 - 5, 2000 in Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil.
Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/p00_11_02.html#tagsbrazil
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Health Sector Reform in the Americas is Focus of Special Journal Issue
Steps that the countries of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean have taken to
make their health care systems more effective and more accessible to all people - and the
results of those efforts - are explored in depth in a new issue of the "flagship" journal of the Pan
American Health Organization, the Pan American Journal of Public Health.
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Women's Health and Diversity: A National Conference April 26 - 28, 2001
The Center of Excellence for Women's Health Consortium Universite de Montreal and the
National Network on Environments and Women's Health at York University are organizing this
national conference which takes place April 26-28 at the Radisson Hotel in Longueuil, Montreal,
Quebec.
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The Canadian Red Cross Seeks a Program Manager,
Asia/Pacific & Middle East (Permanent full-time)
Deadline for applications:November 6, 2000.
The Canadian Red Cross Society, a non-profit, humanitarian organization, dedicated to helping
Canadians, as well as the victims of conflicts or disasters throughout the world, is seeking a
manager for the Asia/Pacific & Middle East program. This program is currently focused in
China, Sri Lanka, North Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Palestine, with potential to
include other regions in the future. The program supports initiatives in the area of primary health
care, disaster preparedness, promotion of humanitarian values, capacity building and, supports
communities affected by armed conflicts.
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WHO Fact Sheet: Wastes from Health-Care Activities
Fact Sheet # 253 - October 2000
Health-care activities - for instance, immunizations, diagnostic tests, medical treatments, and
laboratory examinations - protect and restore health and save lives. But what about the wastes
and by-products they generate?
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La Sante des femmes et la diversite: Un colloque national, du 26 au 28 avril 2001
Presente par le Centre d'excellence pour la sante des femmes - Consortium Universite de
Montreal (CESAF) en collaboration avec le Reseau pancanadien sur la sante des femmes et le
milieu (RPSFM), Universite York, ce colloque aura lieu du 26 au 28 avril, 2001, a l'hotel
Radisson a Longueuil, (Montreal), Quebec.
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La Societe canadienne de la Croix-Rouge Recherche un(e)Gestionnaire de programme,
Asie/Pacifique et Moyen-Orient (Poste permanent a temps plein)
Date limite de soumission de candidatures: le 6 novembre 2000
La Societe canadienne de la Croix-Rouge, organisme humanitaire sans but lucratif qui se
consacre a venir en aide aux Canadiens et aux victimes de conflits ou de catastrophes partout
dans le monde, cherche a pourvoir le poste de gestionnaire de programme, Asie/Pacifique et
Moyen-Orient. Ce programme de la Croix-Rouge canadienne (CRC) porte actuellement sur la
Chine, le Sri Lanka, la Coree du Nord, les Philippines, l'Indonesie, l'Inde et la Palestine, mais
pourrait inclure d'autres regions plus tard. Le programme appuie notamment des initiatives en
soins de sante primaires, la preparation aux catastrophes, la promotion des valeurs
humanitaires et le renforcement des capacites; il prevoit aussi un soutien aux communautes
touchees par des conflits armes.
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Aide-Memoire de l'OMS: Les Dechets lies aux soins de sante
Aide-memoire # 253 - octobre 2000
Les activites liees aux soins de sante - qu'il s'agisse par exemple de vaccinations, d'epreuves
diagnostiques, de traitements ou d'examens au laboratoire - permettent de proteger et de
recouvrer la sante, et aussi de sauver des vies. Mais qu'en est-il des dechets et des sous-
produits de ces activites ?
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