Synergy Online -- January 30, 2003
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In this issue:
-DFAIT LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN POLICY
-DR JONG WOOK LEE OF NORTH KOREA NOMINATED AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
-INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
PREVENTION
-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL WEBSITE EVALUATES WHO
-UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA SEMINAR SERIES
-HEALTH INFORMATION WEBSITE
-UN AND SEX WORKERS HOLD TALKS TO FIND WAYS TO HALT SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS
-HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT COURSE: MARCH 10-14, 2003
-INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF NEW PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS: WHO BENEFITS?
-JOB OPPORTUNITY: REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE WESTERN REGION, CANADIAN
CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL
-JOB OPPORTUNITY: ACTING REGIONAL OFFICER FOR THE AMERICAS, RIGHTS &
DEMOCRACY
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DFAIT LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN POLICY
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has
launched an electronic consultation on Canada's foreign policy. DFAIT
invites those interested to read the paper A Dialogue on Foreign Policy,
answer questions in response, and take part in an electronic discussion
group. For more information, visit:
http://www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca/.
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DR JONG WOOK LEE OF NORTH KOREA NOMINATED AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Dr Jong Wook Lee has been nominated by the World Health Organization's
Executive Board for the post of Director-General of the agency. The
Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and
sets the policy for the Organization's international health work. Dr Lee
has worked at WHO for 19 years in technical, managerial and policy
positions, notably leading the fight against two of the greatest
challenges to health and development: tuberculosis and vaccine
preventable diseases affecting children. In 2000, after heading the WHO
Global Program for Vaccines and Immunizations and serving as a senior
policy advisor, he became director of the Stop TB program, a coalition
of more than 250 international partners including WHO member states,
donors, non-governmental organizations, industry and foundations. For
the full press release, visit:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/pr4/en/.
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INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
PREVENTION
A 10-day international seminar on cardiovascular disease epidemiology
and prevention will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, from July
13-24, 2003. The seminar is held in association with the World Health
Organisation, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research. There is room for
approximately 32 participants. Nominees should normally be at the
postgraduate level with residency training or its equivalent, and be
interested in cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Except in unusual
circumstances, preference will be given to younger candidates, with
little or no formal training in epidemiology. Accommodation and board
are provided without cost. A limited number of travel subsidies are
available for candidates from developing countries. Applications should
include:
(1) a letter of nomination by chief of department or institution, or
other relevant sponsor
(2) a personal letter of application from the nominee, and
(3) the applicant's curriculum vitae
Applications should be received before March 1, 2003, and should be sent
to the seminar coordinator:
Professor Kay-Tee Khaw,
Clinical Gerontology Unit, Box 251
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine,
Addenbrooke's Hospital,
Cambridge CB2 2QQ, England.
FAX:+44-1223-336928
TEL:+44-1223-217292
email: [log in to unmask]
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL WEBSITE EVALUATES WHO
Bmj.com, website for the British Medical Journal, has launched a new
series on the World Health Organization's performance and its future.
The first paper, "WHO in 2002: Have the latest reforms reversed WHO's
decline?" by Gavin Yamey, deputy physician editor of Best Treatments, is
available at: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7372/1107.
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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA SEMINAR SERIES
The Institute of Public Health and the Department of Clinical
Epidemiology and Community Medicine of the University of Ottawa continue
their 2003 seminar series in Ottawa. Upcoming seminars include:
"Prevention and genetic testing for breast cancer: variations in medical
decision" on February 4; "Unfair Shares: Inequalities in Child Health"
on February 11; "A Framework for Analyzing the Links Between
Globalization and Health" on February 18; "The Devil Is In The Details:
Design And Implementation Challenges Of A Multilevel Modeling Study" on
February 25; and, "Evidenced-based Population Health from a Global
Perspective" on March 4. Everyone is welcome at the weekly seminars
held from 12:00 to 1:00 at Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Road, Room
2021.
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HEALTH INFORMATION WEBSITE
MediResource is a commercial health information website with
physician-reviewed articles on drugs and conditions, databases endorsed
by the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of
Toronto, as well as feature articles and other resources. Visit
MediResource at: http://www.mediresource.com/e/health/index.asp.
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UN AND SEX WORKERS HOLD TALKS TO FIND WAYS TO HALT SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS
Representatives from governments and sex workers associations joined
United Nations officials in Geneva for the start of unprecedented talks
aimed at identifying strategies to halt the spread of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. Thirty-five representatives attended a two-day consultative
workshop organized by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The
workshop sought to identify collaborative strategies to prevent the
spread and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS among sex workers. For more
information, visit:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=5946&Cr=hiv&Cr1=aids
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HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT COURSE: MARCH 10-14, 2003
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is currently the focus of considerable
European and International interest and is being applied to many areas
of public policy, programs and projects at all levels - but what is it
and is it any use? IMPACT, the International Health Impact Assessment
Consortium, is holding a training course in Liverpool, England, aimed at
all those whose work is likely to require an understanding of the theory
and practice of health impact assessment (HIA). For more information,
visit the IMPACT website at: http://www.ihia.org.uk/.
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INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF NEW PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS: WHO BENEFITS?
Women and Health Protection (WHP) is a coalition of community groups,
researchers, journalists and activists concerned about the safety of
pharmaceutical drugs. The group keeps a close watch over the proposed
changes in the federal health protection legislation and examines the
impact of those changes on women's health. WHP has published an article
titled "Who Benefits? International Harmonization of the Regulation of
New Pharmaceutical Drugs" on its website:
http://www.whp-apsf.ca/en/index.html
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE WESTERN REGION, CANADIAN
CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) is a non-governmental,
not-for-profit organization focused on building a constituency of global
citizens committed to voluntarism and international development. CCI
concentrates on developing partnerships between Canadian community
organizations and southern NGOs, organizing two-way volunteer work
placements and internships, and educating the public on development
issues. CCI is seeking a Regional Director for its Western Regional
office located in Vancouver. Reporting to the National Director of
Programs, this position will provide strategic and operational
leadership to the Western region and their partnerships in the Americas.
The application deadline is February 7, 2003. For more information,
visit: http://www.cciorg.ca/career.html.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: ACTING REGIONAL OFFICER FOR THE AMERICAS, RIGHTS &
DEMOCRACY
Rights & Democracy is an independent organization which promotes,
advocates and defends the democratic and human rights set out in the
International Bill of Human Rights. Rights & Democracy is accepting
applications for the position of Acting Regional Officer for the
Americas. For more information on this position, visit:
http://www.ichrdd.ca/frame.iphtml?langue=0. The application deadline is
January 31, 2003.
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