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PAHO NEWS --- SYNERGY ONLINE --- SYNERGIE EN DIRECT
February 21, 2001
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New Caribbean Plan to Prevent HIV/AIDS Launched

A new strategic plan to prevent and control AIDS throughout the Caribbean was
launched in Bridgetown Barbados February 14, 2001 by the Pan American Health
Organization and its Caribbean Epidemiology Center.  Nine of the 12 countries with
the highest infection rates in the Americas are in the Caribbean basin, and AIDS
has become a major cause of death among the 15-44 age group in several
countries.
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/press_010214.htm


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Canada Increases Emergency Assistance to Earthquake Victims in El Salvador
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INDEX-E.HTM

Maria Minna, Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, announced that the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will provide an additional $1
million in assistance to El Salvador following the February 13th earthquake.
"Canada continues to respond to the urgent needs of the people of El Salvador,"
Minister Minna said. "This is another example of Canada's ongoing commitment to
its partners in the Americas."

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China, Argentina, Senegal and Zimbabwe Lead in Global Campaign Against
Epilepsy
http://www.who.int/inf-pr-2001/en/pr2001-07.html

Leading a global Campaign against epilepsy, China, Argentina, Senegal and
Zimbabwe are implementing projects to train doctors in diagnosing epilepsy and
providing treatment for this disease.  The World Health Organization (WHO)
announced these four "demonstration projects" at the launch of the second stage of
its Global Campaign against Epilepsy. The four country projects will serve as a
model for other WHO Member States.

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Canadian Civil Society Consultation around the 'dot force' initiative

The goal of the consultation is to solicit opinions from and foster dialogue among
Canadian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the international development
community in Canada for input into the consultative process around the Digital
Opportunity Taskforce (dot force).  This initiative was launched by the G8 at its
Kyushu-Okinawa Summit Meeting in July 2000. The dot force is intended as a
vehicle for the G8 to develop concrete steps to help bridge the international digital
divide. For more information on the dot force initiative, see the Kyushu-Okinawa
Summit website in English at http://www.g8kyushu-okinawa.go.jp/e/.  If you would
like to subscribe to the Canadian Civil Society Consultation, please send an email
to [log in to unmask] or follow the instructions on the following
website http://www.bellanet.org/dotforce/.

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Reproductive Rights - Human Rights

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 Home Care Technical Advisor - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC), a non-profit humanitarian organization, seeks a
Home Care Technical Advisor, based in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia. As the CRC
representative, your primary responsibility will be to provide technical support and
manage the implementation of the Yugoslav Red Cross (YRC) Home Care Program,
within the team made up of the YRC, CRC and under the International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation).  Deadline for applications:
March 5, 2001. Visit
http://www.redcross.ca/english/careers/international/yugoslavia.html for details.

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Le Canada augmente sa contribution aux secours destines aux victimes du seisme
au Salvador http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INDEX-F.HTM

Maria Minna, ministre canadienne de la Cooperation internationale, a annonce qu'a
la suite du seisme du 13 fevrier, l'Agence canadienne de developpement
international (ACDI) ajoutera un million de dollars a l'aide qu'elle apporte au
Salvador.  "Le Canada continue de repondre aux besoins criants de la population
salvadorienne," a declare la ministre Minna.  "Les secours annonces illustrent
encore une fois l'engagement constant du Canada envers ses partenaires des
Ameriques."

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la Chine, l'Argentine, le Senegal et le Zimbabwe a LA POINTE de la campagne
mondiale contre l'epilepsie http://www.who.int/inf-pr-2001/fr/cp2001-07.html

A la pointe de la campagne mondiale contre l'epilepsie, la Chine, l'Argentine, le
Senegal et le Zimbabwe mettent en oeuvre des projets pour former les medecins au
diagnostic et au traitement de l'epilepsie.  L'Organisation mondiale de la Sante
(OMS) a fait l'annonce de ces quatre "projets de demonstration" pour le lancement
de la deuxieme phase de la Campagne mondiale contre l'epilepsie. Ces quatre
projets nationaux serviront de modele pour les autres Etats Membres de l'OMS.

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Consultation de la Societe civile canadienne dans le cadre de l'initiative "dot force"

Cette consultation a pour but de solliciter des opinions de la part des organisations
de la Societe civile canadienne (OSC) et de la communaute du developpement
international du Canada, et d'encourager le dialogue entre elles, pour que le resultat
en soit pris en compte dans le processus de consultation du Groupe de travail sur
l'Opportunite numerique (Digital Opportunity Task force), egalement appele dot
force. Cette initiative a ete lancee par le G8 lors de son Sommet de Kyushu-
Okinawa en juillet 2000. La dot force est concue comme un moyen pour le G8 de
contribuer concretement a la reduction du fosse numerique international. Pour plus
ample information sur l'initiative dot force, veuillez consulter le site Web du Sommet
de Kyushu-Okinawa http://www.g8kyushu-okinawa.go.jp/f/.  Si vous souhaitez vous
inscrire a la Consultation de la Societe civile canadienne, veuillez envoyer un
courriel a [log in to unmask] ou suivre le mode d'emploi indique sur
le site Web http://www.bellanet.org/dotforce/.

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Droits Reproducteurs, Droits Humans

Pour participer a cette discussion electronique, visitez
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/discuss.

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Conseillere ou conseiller technique, Soins a domicile - Republique federale de
Yougoslavie

La Croix-Rouge canadienne, organisme humanitaire sans but lucratif, cherche a
pourvoir un poste de conseillere ou conseiller technique en soins a domicile qui
sera base a Belgrade, en Republique federale de Yougoslavie. En tant que
representante ou representant de la CRC, votre responsabilite premiere consistera a
fournir un soutien technique et a gerer la mise en oeuvre du programme de soins a
domicile de la Croix-Rouge yougoslave, en collaboration avec l'equipe composee de
representants de la Croix-Rouge yougoslave et de la Croix-Rouge canadienne, sous
l'egide de la Federation internationale des Societes de la Croix-Rouge et du
Croissant-Rouge.  Date limite de soumission des candidatures: le 5 mars 2001.
Pour plus d'information, visitez http://www.redcross.ca/french/careers/01-004.html.

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