Synergy Online – NOVEMBER 13, 2003

In this issue:

- CSIH SELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

- CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTENT – GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS FOR CIII2

- FLU INFORMATION

- INFORMATION FOR SENIORS

- UNA-CANADA TO HOST SEMINAR ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

- INTERIM POSITION AVAILABLE, DESCHAPPELLE, HAITI

- JOB OPPORTUNITY: COORDINATOR, INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY

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CSIH SELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The following people have been elected or appointed to sit on CSIH Board
of Directors for the period 2003-2005.  They are:

Co-chairs: Andrea Cortinois and Dr. Basanti Majumdar; past co-chair, Dr.
Kathryn J. Hannah; secretary/treasurer, Ravi Gupta; directors: Dr.
Theresa W. Gyorkos, Thomas Rathwell, Dr. John Yates, Dr. Stuart MacLeod,
Dr. Stan Kutcher, Dr. Maureen Law, Linda Ogilvie, Alice Han (student
representative).

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CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTENT – GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS FOR THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION
INITIATIVE 

This is an initiative of the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA), in collaboration with the International Development Research
Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and
Health Canada (HC).  The Global Health Research Initiative GHRI)invites
letters of intent from teams of Canadian and developing country
researchers interested in conducting operational research that will
contribute to the Canadian International Immunization Initiative
(CIII2). The Canadian International Immunization Initiative is a CIDA-
funded initiative in partnership with the World Health Organization
(WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO), and the Canadian Public Health Association
(CPHA). The overall goal of the CIII2 initiative is to improve the
health of people and to strengthen primary health care systems in
developing countries. The CIII2 focuses on countries in the greatest
need and fosters health gains through strengthening national health
systems and national immunization programs. CIII2, to which CIDA is
contributing a total of C$80M, builds on CIII which was a five-year
C$50M partnership (1998-2003) with the partners listed above. The
purpose of CIII was to increase and intensify routine immunization for
all children of the world in line with the goals of the World Summit for
Children in 1990. CIDA’s contribution to both CIII and CIII2 includes a
commitment to the Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI),
which was created to provide support to developing countries to
introduce new and under-used vaccines that are routinely used in
industrialized countries. Contacts for further information: For general
questions about the initiative, please visit:
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/services/19251.shtml; www.acdi-cida.gc.ca;
www.idrc.ca; or www.hc-sc.gc.ca For questions regarding the review
process and submission requirements, please contact: Pam Thompson, CIII2
Research Coordinator, Tel: (819) 777-2494 Fax: (819) 777-3313. Email:
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FLU INFORMATION

Influenza (or flu) is a common respiratory illness affecting millions of
Canadians each year. In Canada, flu season usually runs from November to
April. The most effective way to protect yourself from flu is to be
vaccinated each year in the fall. Regular hand washing is another way to
help minimize your risk of becoming infected after touching contaminated
surfaces.  For up-to-date information on influenza and its prevention,
please visit http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/diseases/flu/index.html

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INFORMATION FOR SENIORS

The population of seniors is expected to comprise a larger share of the
Canadian population, growing from 3.5 million people in 1996 to an
estimated 6.9 million by 2021. For more information on issues of
particular interest to seniors, such as the health care system,
disability, travel, physical activity and other important concerns,
please visit http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/for_you/seniors.html

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UNA-CANADA TO HOST SEMINAR ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The United Nations Association in Canada will be hosting a seminar on
the Human Development Report 2003, which focuses on the Millennium
Development Goals and their progress. The event will take place in
Ottawa on Wednesday, 19 November from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the
Volunteer Canada building located at 330 Gilmour (corner of O’Connor).
The seminar aims to bring a variety of stakeholders together to examine
Canada’s role and responsibilities regarding the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). The session is open to the general public at a fee of
$10.00, which includes lunch and refreshments. For reservation or more
information please contact Ian Foucherat: (613) 232-5751 ext. 247 or by
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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INTERIM POSITION AVAILABLE, DESCHAPPELLE, HAITI

Hopital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) is an integrated health care system
providing hospital care and community health and development programs
for the nearly 300,000 rural residents in Haiti’s 610-square-mile
Artibonite Valley. Situated on a multi-acre campus, the institution
provides preventative and curative health care through its 190-bed
hospital and out-patient clinics. There are also community health and
community development divisions. Additional information is available at
the HAS website, www.hashaiti.org    A search is underway for a new CEO,
but this is not expected to be filled until mid-2004. One of the two
interim Co-CEOs is leaving at the end of January and a replacement is
needed. This position would start in mid-January 2004 for 3-6 months.
Salary etc. is negotiable. Bilingualism is an advantage. Please e-mail
Peter Johnson at [log in to unmask] for more information.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: COORDINATOR, INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY

The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (see www.ecdvu.org),
a part of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of
Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada, is seeking a master’s degree,
doctoral student or post-doctoral level Aboriginal individual to serve
as the co-coordinator of a proposed Indigenous-ECDVU program that will
involve Canadian Aboriginal and Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori students in
an innovative, capacity-building, web-based, master’s degree program.
The ECDVU program was initiated in 2000 with a first cohort of 30
African participants (from 10 countries).  The program has proved to be
unusually effective in promoting capacity to design and develop
policies, programs and training, and has been requested by indigenous
communities for delivery in Canada and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

For more information, contact [log in to unmask]

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