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 MEDIA ADVISORY
Public Health Challenges on the U.S.-Mexico Border
to be aired at Capitol Hill Briefing March 22
WHAT: A briefing on challenges and opportunities in public health on the
United States-Mexico border by leading authorities from the Pan American
Health Organization, the Global Health Council, the Border Health
Commission, and the City of Brownsville, TX.
WHEN: Thursday, March 22 from 12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: U.S. Capitol Building, Room EF-100
WHO: Dr. George Alleyne, Director, Pan American Health Organization; Dr.
Nils Daulaire, President, Global Health Council; Dr. Rosemarie Johnson,
Border Health Commission; Mr. Josue Ramirez, City of Brownsville; Dr.
Alfonso Ruiz, U.S.-Mexico Border Field Office.
WHY: The public health problems along the U.S.-Mexico border are
considerable. Hepatitis A is two to three times more prevalent along the
border than in the U.S. as a whole. Tuberculosis along the border is found
at twice the national average. Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, accidents
and violence are the main causes of death, disease and disability and pose
extra burdens in the border area.
The event is hosted by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D.,-NM) and Kay Bailey
Hutchison (R-TX) and Representatives Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Silvestre Reyes
(D.-TX), and Ciro D. Rodriguez (D.-TX).
PAHO: The Pan American Health Organization, founded in 1902, works with the
United States, Mexico, and all the other countries of the Americas to
improve the health and raise the living standards of their peoples.
aaFor more information please call Daniel Epstein at the Pan American
Health Organization Office of Public Information, Tel (202) 974-3459,
e-mail: [log in to unmask]


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DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL LATIN AMERICA AND THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH
ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCE PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIP
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Washington, DC, March 8, 2001 (PAHO)-- The Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO), an international public health agency with a long track record of
helping improve health and living standards in the Americas, and Discovery
Health Channel Latin America have formed a promotional partnership designed
to further extend the reach of health information throughout the region.
Under the terms of the agreement, PAHO will become a leading source of
research on health and lifestyle issues, as well as attitudes of Latin
American consumers regarding health-related topics, providing access to
information and experts that can form the basis of content for Discovery
Health Channel and Discovery Health Online in Latin America. Discovery
Health, part of Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia, in turn, will
sponsor the research to gauge awareness of these topics and will provide a
vehicle for disseminating PAHO's public service announcements. Discovery
Health will also include a senior PAHO delegate in its Board of Advisors.
The announcement was made by Bryna Brennan, Chief of the Office of Public
Information for PAHO and Luis Silberwasser, Vice President, Affiliate Sales
& Business Development, Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia. "Discovery
Health's association with PAHO is a strategic alliance designed to provide
Latin American health consumers with the most accurate, highest-quality
content," said Silberwasser. "Their strength and reputation will be
invaluable to our mission of becoming the pre-eminent source of information
for Latin American pay television and Internet users who want to lead
healthier lives."
"We welcome the opportunity to work with Discovery Health to help us reach
a larger audience with our health messages and to further our quest for
equity in health," said Brennan. "We are particularly pleased that this
agreement comes as we prepare to celebrate our 100th anniversary."
The Pan American Health Organization, founded in 1902, serves as the
regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization as well
as the specialized agency for health for the Inter-American system. With
offices in almost every country in the Western Hemisphere, PAHO seeks to
promote and protect health for all the people in the region. For more
information, see www.paho.org.
Discovery Health Channel is designed with empowerment in mind, providing
viewers with the tools to lead healthier, more vigorous lives. Discovery
Health features the latest medical breakthroughs in the growing fields of
health, nutrition and fitness; and the Discovery Health Online website
offers opportunities for consumers to extend their Discovery Health
experience with interactive, useful and relevant health information. For
more information on Discovery Health, visit Discovery Health Online at
www.discoveryespanol.com or www.discoveryportugues.com .
Discovery Networks, Latin America/Iberia, a unit of Discovery
Communications, Inc. (DCI) based in Miami, Florida, reaches viewers with
multiple customized feeds operated from the company's state-of-the-art
Discovery Television Center. Discovery Networks, Latin America/Iberia
consists of six 24-hour programming networks: Discovery Channel, Discovery
Kids, Discovery Health, Discovery Travel & Adventure, Animal Planet and
People+Arts, the latter two a product of a joint venture with BBC Worldwide
Ltd.
For more information, b-roll or photographs contact Daniel Epstein, PAHO
Office of Public Information, (202) 974-3459,
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 PAHO WILL RECEIVE 200,000 CANADIAN DOLLARS FOR ASSISTANCE TO EL SALVADOR
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Washington, DC, 2 March 2001(PAHO) - The Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA) will deliver a grant of 200.000 Canadian dollars to the Pan
American Health Organization (PAHO), in response to the request for
humanitarian assistance for El Salvador's earthquake victims.
Dr. George Alleyne, Director of PAHO, accepted the donation on behalf of
the organization and expressed its gratitude to CIDA for its prompt
response to PAHO's request to aid El Salvador, after the January 13th, 2001
earthquake. Dr. Alleyne is in El Salvador today to visit areas affected by
earthquakes and "to see if there is anything more that the Organization can
do to support El Salvador in its recovery."
Dr. Alleyne said, "My message is that it is necessary to sustain interest
in reconstruction of the country and not to forget El Salvador after the
emergency stage finishes. There are going to be major needs in the medium
and long term, and I want to see if we can strengthen the resources
directed to the country in its new situation."
The donation, which will be administered according to PAHO's rules and
regulations, is destined to help finance several PAHO projects for recovery
of the areas most affected by the earthquake in El Salvador.
In its appeal for help, PAHO requested assistance in six large areas:
medical supplies; experts and equipment for water and sanitation;
epidemiological surveillance and control of diarrheal diseases; support for
management of humanitarian supplies; hospital safety; and mental health and
health communications.
When the projects with funds donated by CIDA are concluded, PAHO will
present a comprehensive final report outlining how it has utilized the
grant, the results achieved and the lessons and experiences learned during
this collaborative effort in assistance of El Salvador.
The Pan American Health Organization responded immediately to the disaster
when it occurred in El Salvador, mobilizing personnel to support activities
in the areas of disasters, vulnerability of structures, hospital
evaluation, the SUMA humanitarian supply management system, mental health,
environmental health, information and data analysis, and mass
communication. The Organization mobilized staff from its Headquarters in
Washington and its country offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the
Dominican Republic, Honduras and Bolivia, and from Collaborating Centers in
Peru and Chile.
PAHO, which serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World
Health Organization, has been working since 1902s with all the countries of
the Americas to improve the health and raise the living standards of their
peoples.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Epstein at PAHO in Washington, tel. (202) 974-3459, fax (202)
974-3143, Office of Public Information, email:[log in to unmask]
<<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>., Internet:www.paho.org
Or Candida Yanes in PAHO in San Salvador, tel. 503 223-8372, email
[log in to unmask]
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PAHO DIRECTOR VISITS EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT RECOVERY
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Washington, 28 February 2001 --- Dr. George Alleyne, Director of the Pan
American Health Organization, arrives in El Salvador March 1 to visit areas
affected by earthquakes and "to see if there is anything more that the
Organization can do to support El Salvador in its recovery."
In an interview before leaving for El Salvador, where he will meet with
Health Minister Dr. Jose Francisco Lopez Beltran, Dr. Alleyne said, "My
message is that it is necessary to sustain interest in reconstruction of
the country and not to forget El Salvador after the emergency stage
finishes. There are going to be major needs in the medium and long term,
and I want to see if we can strengthen the resources directed to the
country in its new situation."
"The needs of El Salvador are so vast that what we can offer in financial
terms is only a drop in the bucket," said Dr. Alleyne, "but we can help
prepare projects for the social sector, and continue to work at local level
to support the recovery and reconstruction."
"My fear is that when the humanitarian aspect recedes people will forget
the large needs that El Salvador will have for a long, long time", he
added.
Dr. Alleyne will visit Santa Tecla and La Libertad, and on Friday March 2,
he will hold a press conference at 12:30 in the PAHO office in San
Salvador.
The Pan American Health Organization responded immediately to the disaster
when it occurred in El Salvador, mobilizing personnel to support activities
in the areas of disasters, vulnerability of structures, hospital
evaluation, the SUMA humanitarian supply management system, mental health,
environmental health, information and data analysis, and mass
communication. PAHO personnel were mobilized from its Headquarters in
Washington and its country offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the
Dominican Republic, Honduras and Bolivia, and from Collaborating Centers in
Peru and Chile.
PAHO also issued a new appeal for $5.6 million in humanitarian assistance
to meet emergency health sector needs of El Salvador on 16 February, in
response to the second earthquake of 13 February. The new appeal reflected
the new emergency and included medium-term needs such as ensuring the
rehabilitation of the water systems and health facilities. The impact of
both earthquakes caused damages to important sanitary infrastructures and
hindered the process of providing adequate health services, drinking water
and sanitation to the large number of people displaced in the shelters.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Epstein at PAHO in Washington, tel. (202) 974-3459, fax (202)
974-3143, Office of Public Information, <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>,
Internet: www.paho.org
Or Candida Yanes in PAHO in San Salvador, tel. 503 223-8372,
<<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
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To get a description of the following and where to order them please click
on this link <www.csih.org/Synergy/Newpubl01.html>
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The complete collection of The Bulletin of PAHO in CD-ROM:
Pan American Health Organization
1966-1996 (2 CD-ROM)
2001, US $190.00 / 150.00 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Order code: CD 002
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 HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES:
Pan American Health Organization
1999, 388p., ISBN 92 75 07376 7
US$ 20.00 / 16.00 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Order code: OP 128
Bilingual
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ADOLESCENT HEALTH:
Pan American Health Organization
1999, 164 pp., US$ 14.00
Order code: OP 124
Bilingual
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Juvenile Violence in the Americas: Innovative Studies in Research,
Diagnosis and Prevention
Pan American Health Organization
2000, 73 pp., US$ 14.00
Order code: OP 126
Bilingual
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Why Should We Invest in Adolescents?
Pan American Health Organization
2000, 64 pp., US$ 10.00
Order code: OP 127
Bilingual
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Soon to be available are Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man
and Animals, 3rd ed. and Equity and Health: Views from the Pan American
Sanitary Bureau.
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Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals, 3rd edition
Pan American Health Organization
Pedro N. Acha and Boris Szyfres
2001, 416 pp., ISBN: 92 75 11580 X
US $40.00 / $30.00 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Order code: SP 580
Also available in Spanish
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Equity and Health: Views from the Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Pan American Health Organization
2001, 169 pp., ISBN 92 75 122 881
US$ 22.00 / 18.00 in Latin America and the Caribbean
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 Help make the difference
World Water Day 2001 - 22 March
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Water and health are inter-twined in many ways and it is important to
address the increasing need for adequate and safe water to protect both
people and the planet. Water is one of the earth's most precious and
threatened resources. Health is one of each person's most precious
resources. We need to protect and enhance them both.
22 March is a unique occasion to remind everybody that solutions are
possible, and that key tools to this aim are strengthened participation and
global co-operation. Concrete efforts to provide clean drinking water and
improve health as well as to increase awareness world-wide of the problems
and of the solutions, can help us make the difference. Our task is to turn
words into political commitment and action.
Check for concise information:
Information leaflet <http://www.worldwaterday.org/infoleaf.html>
Water and Health highlights <http://www.worldwaterday.org/hilites.html>
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 March 24, 2001 - World TB Day 2001
Theme: 'DOTS - TB cure for All'
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"We have heard Ministers agree that no one should be denied access to DOTS.
This means that DOTS should be available to all who need it, wherever they
live, whether they are young or old, man or woman, homeless or housed,
jailed or free."

Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, World Health Organization
The theme for World TB Day 2001, 'DOTS - TB cure for All', calls for
equitable access to TB services for anyone who has TB, free from
discrimination - rich or poor, man or woman, adult or child, imprisoned of
free, and including other vulnerable groups such as people with HIV or drug
resistant TB.
TB cure for all contributes to the fulfillment of everyone's right to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.
More information about World TB Day 2001
 <http://www.stoptb.org/world.tb.day/WTBD_2001/Index.htm> is available from
the Stop TB Initiative <http://www.stoptb.org/>.
Or contact Karen Reynolds [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> The
Stop TB Initiative, A partnership hosted by WHO, Tel: +41 22 791 2653, Fax:
+41 22 791 4199, www.stoptb.org


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