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PAHO - Vacancy Notice
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Post Title: Epidemiologist; Level: P.4; Post Number: .4853; Duty Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: Two years, first year probationary period; Division/Program/Office: Health and Human Development (HDP)
Salary Information: Basic Salary: $48,019 at single rate; Post Adjustment: $11,092 at single rate.
DUTIES: Under the general supervision of the Director, Division of Health and Human Development (HDP) and the administrative and technical supervision of the Program Coordinator, Health Situation Analysis Program (HDP/HDA), the incumbent is responsible for the development and implementation of the strategies and activities of HDP/HDA in collaboration with other members of the Program.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: A university degree in a health related profession and a Master's degree in epidemiology or public health. An M.D. or a postgraduate degree in a health related profession would be an asset. Experience: At national level: Seven years experience in public health work in activities utilizing the principles and concepts of epidemiology in health situation analysis, health care delivery, disease surveillance, professional training for teaching or research. Must have experience in the design of sample surveys, field trials, and epidemiological research of various diseases. At international level: Two years of participation in technical cooperation programs and activities involving the application of epidemiological principles and methods to disease surveillance, health care planning, training and/or research. Languages: Very good knowledge of English and Spanish. For more information: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, 525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 USA Fax (202) 974-3379 Telephone (202) 974-3396 Vacancy Hotline (202)974-3333 http://www.paho.org
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CSIH Representative on CATMAT
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A couple of weeks ago the Society circulated an announcement inviting interested persons to submit their application to be the Society's representative to Health Canada's Committee to Advise on Travel Medicine and Travel (CATMAT). The Society is pleased to inform readers of "Synergy Online" that Dr. Robert Birnbaum, a family physician practicing in Ottawa, and advisor to CUSO and WUSC, has agreed to serve in that capacity.
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Shipping Medical Equipment and Supplies Overseas
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CSIH gets a number of requests a year from individuals or organizations who want to ship medical equipment and supplies overseas. This is an activity that CSIH was involved in many years ago but no longer. Nevertheless we would like to be able to redirect these inquirers to organizations that can help them. If you know of any organizations or projects that do this activity, even if focused on a particular region or country, we would appreciate if you could pass that information to CSIH, One Nicholas St., Suite 1105, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Fax: (613) 241-3845, Email: [log in to unmask] , attention Communications. Thanks for your help.
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Lead Trainer/Teacher Wanted, Primary Health Care Project, Hai Duong - Vietnam
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In partnership with the Secondary Medical Technology School 1 (SMTS1) of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, we are seeking a dynamic health professional as the lead trainer/teacher for the project "Training Primary Health Care Workers", funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Based in Hai Duong, you will teach and coordinate a nine-month program on primary health care for rural Vietnamese nursing educators. Qualifications: master prepared health professional with at least 5 years of community/primary health care/nurse practitioner and nursing education; strong leadership and administrative skills effectively applied in cross-cultural situations; demonstrated educational skills including curriculum design, implementation and evaluation; participatory teaching methodologies; fluency in oral and written English; working knowledge of oral and written Vietnamese will be an asset, but not necessary. The one year position is available August 1, 1998. Applications should be received by January 30, 1998. Send CV and names of 3 referees, or direct any inquiries to: Dr. Lan T. Gien, Project Director. School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF. A1B 3V6 Tel: (709) 737-6276/6695, Fax: (709) 737-7037 Email: [log in to unmask]
--------------------------------------------------------1998 Health Policy Fellowships --------------------------------------------------------The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks nominations by November 17 for six (6) health policy fellows for internships in the Washington, DC. Work assignments will start in December 1997 and end the following August 1998. Fellows receive up to $ 50,000 and fringe benefits while working in Congress and getting an insider's look at the White House. Participants are selected from a broad range of disciplines. Fellows also come from health maintenance organizations and other local providers and institutions. Nominations are accepted from medical schools and community based health care organizations and agencies. Candidates are assessed according to their potential for growth and leadership in a health policy setting, as well as their professional achievements. Members of the Board judging nominations include professionals in pediatrics, family medicine, government and private nonprofit services. Information: Marion Lewin Institute of Medicine, PO 3116, 2101 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20418, Tel: (202)334-1506 Fax (202)334-3682
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New Programs at the Institute of Public Health in Mexico
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Several postgraduate programs have been added to the course offerings of the Mexican Institute of Public Health including Masters of Public Health; Masters in Health Services Administration; Masters in Health Sciences, with concentrations in Epidemiology, Health Systems, Environmental Health, Reproductive Health, Health Economy, Occupational Health, Nutrition, Infectious Diseases; Doctorate in Public Health Sciences with concentrations in Health Systems and Epidemiology. For more information, contact: Dr. Jose Luis Valdespino Gomez, Administrative Secretary, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta. Maria Ahuacatitlan, C.P. 62508, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Tel: (52)(73)11-22-18 Fax: (52)(73)17-55-29 Email: [log in to unmask]
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