PAHO NEWS----- November 15, 2001
PAHO News Index: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/index.html
In this issue:
***PAHO NEWS***
-IT'S A CELEBRATION: PAHO CENTENNIAL
-MEETING TO EVALUATE PROGRESS IN REDUCING DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN IN THE
AMERICAS
-ANSWERS PROVIDED ON BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, CHEMICALS AS WEAPONS
-CONFERENCE TO DEAL WITH NATURAL-DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
-LANZAMIENTO EN LAS AMERICAS DEL INFORME SOBRE LA SALUD EN EL MUNDO 2001
DEDICADO A LA SALUD MENTAL
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: EPIDEMIOLOGIST- CERVICAL CANCER
-PAHO SEEKS CANADIAN CONSULTANT FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROJECT
-PAHO ONLINE BOOKSTORE SALE: WORLD DIABETES DAY
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IT'S A CELEBRATION!
Almost 100 years ago, a small group of representatives from the Western
Hemisphere gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss their concerns about
the growing global burden of communicable diseases. Out of these meetings
grew what has become the world's oldest continuously functioning
international public health agency, the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO). Its 100th anniversary will be marked on December 2, 2002.. As part
of the celebration, PAHO has created a special Centennial page. It will be
constantly updated, so be sure to visit often!
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/100/english.htm
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MEETING TO EVALUATE PROGRESS IN REDUCING DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN IN THE
AMERICAS
A conference to be held in Washington, D.C., November 19 and 20, 2001,
will assess the achievements made since PAHO's 1999 launch of the "Healthy
Children: Goal 2002 Initiative," which is aimed at decreasing mortality and
morbidity among children under the age of five in the Region of the
Americas. For more information, click here:
http://www.paho.org/English/HCP/HCT/IMCI/IMCI-AIEPI-conf-11-01.htm
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ANSWERS PROVIDED ON BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, CHEMICALS AS WEAPONS
The World Health Organization's Department of Communicable Disease
Surveillance and Response has prepared a set of frequently asked questions
and answers regarding the deliberate use of biological agents and chemicals
as weapons.
http://www.who.int/emc/questions.htm
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CONFERENCE TO DEAL WITH NATURAL-DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
PAHO and other organizations have organized a meeting to be held December
4-6, 2001, in San Jose, Costa Rica, to focus on natural disasters and
risk-reduction approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the Region of
the Americas. For more information, visit the conference website at:
http://www.ofdalac.org/summit/English/Conference.htm
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LANZAMIENTO EN LAS AMERICAS DEL INFORME SOBRE LA SALUD EN EL MUNDO 2001
DEDICADO A LA SALUD MENTAL
Como son los barcos lanzados al mar "este informe esta siendo lanzado hoy
al mundo" con un tema que nunca habia sido abordado en un informe como
este, dijo el Dr. George Alleyne, Director de la Organizacion Panamericana
de la Salud (OPS), durante el lanzamiento en las Americas del Informe sobre
la salud en el mundo 2001, Salud Mental: nuevos conocimientos, nuevas
esperanzas, efectuado hoy en la sede de la OPS en Washington D.C.
http://www.paho.org/Spanish/DPI/pr011107.htm
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: EPIDEMIOLOGIST- CERVICAL CANCER
The Vacancy Notice and application information for this post are available
on the PAHO website at http://www.paho.org, under Job Opportunities.
VACANCY NOTICE: 01/PAHO/039
TITLE: EPIDEMIOLOGIST- CERVICAL CANCER
GRADE: P.4
POST NUMBER: .6214
LOCATION: Washington, DC
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION/UNIT: Division of Disease Prevention and Control
(HCP), Non-Communicable Diseases (HCN)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 16 November 2001
REQUIREMENTS: A doctoral qualification with a postgraduate degree to at
least the master's level in Epidemiology. Formal training must include
substantial quantitative methods, as applied to public health
interventions. Very good knowledge of English and Spanish.
EXPERIENCE: Nine years of combined national and international professional
experience in designing and evaluating programs and activities which
involve social communication and programs. Experience in the development
of advocacy strategies. Participation in technical cooperation programs.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Advises on the development of a system to evaluate programs for the
prevention and control of cervical cancer;
-Designs operations research to evaluate demonstration projects for the
prevention of cervical cancer;
-Identifies, trains and organizes local partners to participate in the
execution of the operations research;
-Designs a study to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and costs of
different screening and treatment algorithms for cervical cancer in low
resource settings;
-Coordinates/ supervises regional and country working team for the project
"Prevention of Cervical Cancer"
-Reviews the quality of available data to be used in the development of
information systems;
-Conducts and analyze pilot studies, as appropriate, for the establishment
of information systems and program evaluation;
-Prepares documentation to disseminate relevant scientific and technical
information from the results of the work performed;
-Participates in the epidemiology working group with members of the
Alliance for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
-Performs other duties as assigned
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PAHO SEEKS CANADIAN CONSULTANT FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROJECT
Under the supervision of Dr. Graciela Uriburu, PAHO/ WHO Representative in
Belize, the consultant will participate for a three-month period in the
"Sexual and Reproductive Health Project" to investigate the reasons behind
Belize's high level of maternal mortality. The consultant will produce a
comprehensive study and analysis of the causes of maternal mortality in
Belize for use by the country in planning specific intervention strategies
to decrease the level of maternal mortality.
The consultant will:
-Work with the Ministry of Health to identify and review epidemiological
data /relevant documents regarding maternal mortality.
-Work with identified focal points in the Ministry of Health to design
methodology and instruments for the study.
-Work with the Ministry of Health to hold workshop(s) with stakeholders
in the private and public sectors including the Statistical Unit, heads
of other institutions, obstetricians, gynecologists and pediatricians to
discuss the project, including methodology and the instrument to be used.
-Pretest the instrument at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and District
Hospitals.
-Redesign instrument with changes identified.
-Carry out the survey.
-Analyze the data and prepare a report.
-Conduct a workshop with the stakeholders to discuss i) the findings of
the study and ii) the way forward / strategies to address the problem.
-Review and prepare a proposal to develop or strengthen the surveillance
system.
The project will provide data and analysis that could be used to plan
intervention programs in support of country efforts to promote safe
motherhood, reduce maternal mortality and establish a surveillance system.
Interested candidates with expertise in sexual and reproductive health are
asked to contact Helene Thibault, CSIH-PAHO Liaison via email only at:
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PAHO ONLINE BOOKSTORE SALE: WORLD DIABETES DAY
"Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease" is the slogan for the "World Diabetes
Day" which is celebrated on 14 November, 2001. In honor of this day, the
PAHO Publications Program is offering a series of diabetes and
cardiovascular disease-related publications at a special price. The
following publications will be available at a 20% discount to online
bookstore visitors: 'Obesity and Poverty: A New Public Health Challenge,'
'Nutrition, Health, and Child Development: Research Advances and Policy
Recommendations' and 'Tobacco-free Youth: A "life skills" primer.' To
take advantage of this offer, visit PAHO's online bookstore at
http://publications.paho.org This special offer is in effect from November
14th to November
30th and is valid only for online purchases.
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Claire Wilkins
PAHO Liaison and Administrative Assistant
Canadian Society for International Health
One Nicholas St., Suite 1105
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Canada
Tel: (613) 241-5785 ext. 329 / Fax (613) 241-3845
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