PAHO News -- July 24, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: JULY 31 IS THE
DEADLINE!
-DR. LEE JONG-WOOK TAKES OFFICE AS WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
-AGREEMENT SIGNED TO IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS IN INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES
-NEW NEWSLETTER FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: HEALING OUR SPIRIT WORLDWIDE
-4th CONGRESS ON BIOETHICS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA
-PAHO WEBPAGE ON LEISHMANIASIS
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADVISOR FOR BRASILIA, BRAZIL
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PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: JULY 31 IS THE
DEADLINE!

Young health professionals in the Americas (35 years old or less), who
have leadership skills as well as an intense interest in the
international dimensions of health, are invited to apply for the Pan
American Health Organization's 18th Training Program in International
Health (TPIH-2004). The training process will involve participants in a
work-study format at PAHO in Washington, D.C., for a period of 11 months
starting February 2, 2004.

Canadian candidates are invited to request their application form and a
complete information package via email to the following address:
[log in to unmask]  The duly completed application, with all requested
documents, must be sent by mail to: María Victoria Palacio, CSIH-PAHO
Liaison Assistant, Canadian Society for International Health, One
Nicholas Street, Suite 1105, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7. The deadline for
receipt of applications is July 31, 2003.

Completing the application form requires time, knowledge and energy. For
more information, contact: Hélène Thibault at [log in to unmask] or
María Victoria Palacio at [log in to unmask]
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DR. LEE JONG-WOOK TAKES OFFICE AS WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL

Dr. Lee Jong-wook took office this week as Director-General of the World
Health Organization, with a pledge to focus the organization on
HIV/AIDS, on achieving results in countries, and on helping to tackle
the widespread human resources crisis in the health sector. HIV/AIDS
will be given a renewed emphasis as one of WHO's priority programs,
particularly focusing on the target of providing three million people in
developing countries with antiretroviral drugs by the end of 2005 (the
"Three by Five" goal). Dr. Lee said he has given the newly strengthened
HIV/AIDS department the task of producing a global plan to meet this
"Three by Five" goal by World AIDS Day, December 1. This target will
guide much of WHO's work on AIDS, although renewed emphasis on
treatment, work on prevention, counselling and care will continue. The
WHO departments working on HIV/AIDS will be brought into a new cluster
together with tuberculosis and malaria.  For the full press release,
visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr59/en/

For Dr. Lee's inaugural speech, visit:
http://www.who.int/dg/lee/speeches/2003/addresstostaff/en/
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AGREEMENT SIGNED TO IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS IN INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Germany's Technical
Cooperation Agency have agreed to work together to improve the quality
of life of indigenous communities in 15 countries of the Americas. The
German agency, known as GTZ, will contribute 747,000 Euros
(approximately $971,000) to improve water supplies and sanitary
conditions in communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. The partnership between PAHO and
Germany began in 1999, when a first agreement was signed to design a
program for sanitary improvement at the regional and national levels. In
that first stage, national working groups were created to strengthen
national responses. During this second phase of the project, the goal is
to reduce the risk of communicable diseases caused by environmental
factors, especially lack of access to drinking water, inadequate
sanitary conditions, and poor hygiene habits. Work will focus on cutting
gastrointestinal infections and parasitic diseases, which are among the
leading causes of death in children under five years old. For more
information, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030716.htm
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NEW NEWSLETTER FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: HEALING OUR SPIRIT WORLDWIDE

PAHO has published the first edition of the newsletter "Healing our
Spirit Worldwide" on its website.  The newsletter is a joint effort of
Latin American participants in the "IV Healing our Spirit Worldwide
Global Conference". The objective of this quarterly publication is to
create a network for those who wish to share experiences that contribute
to the well-being of the indigenous peoples of Abya Yala (name given by
the Kuna people of Panama to all of the American Hemisphere) and of the
rest of the world. It constitutes an invitation for the countries of the
Region to disseminate their experiences toward the search for equity in
a context of recognition and respect for the cultural diversity of all
the peoples of the Americas.  The newsletter is available in PDF format
at: http://www.paho.org/English/AD/THS/BoletinENG.pdf
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4th CONGRESS ON BIOETHICS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA

The 4th Congress on Bioethics and Civil Society in Latin America will be
held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 24-27, 2003. For more
information (in Spanish only), visit:
http://cprsweb.rcm.upr.edu/felaibe/infgeneral.htm
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PAHO WEBPAGE ON LEISHMANIASIS

A new PAHO webpage offers the user a panoramic view of all PAHO
materials on leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease transmitted by
sandflies. The documents are organized according to the following
categories: surveillance, prevention and control, PAHO activities, other
PAHO materials, and general information/links. It also contains a
listing of featured items for all categories with the most important
documents from each, and a sidebar containing frequently requested
items, upcoming events, and/or new books.  Visit the webpage at:
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/CD/leishmaniasis.htm
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADVISOR FOR BRASILIA, BRAZIL

PAHO is seeking a Sustainable Development and Environmental Health
Advisor for its field station in Brasilia, Brazil.  Under the general
supervision of the PAHO/WHO Representative (PWR), and the technical
supervision of the Manager of Sustainable Development and Environmental
Health Area (SDE), the incumbent will act as advisor to federal, state
and local health and environmental national officials in promoting,
planning, developing and evaluating, operating and improving
institutional capacities. The activities will be oriented toward the
achievement of the Millennium objectives, the recommendations on
Sustainable Development, as well as of Health for All, PAHO's Strategic
Plan. The deadline for applications is July 29, 2003.  For further
details, visit:
http://pahoapl.paho.org/pahoexternalenglish/ASEPage_JobDetail.ASP
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