Synergy Online -- June 12, 2003
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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
-$4.7 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES
-CANADIAN HIV/AIDS SKILLS DATABASE
-MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES DENOUNCES G8 ACTION PLAN ON HEALTH
-BARRIERS TO ACCESSING AND ANALYZING HEALTH INFORMATION IN CANADA
-POST AVAILABLE: CONSULTANT, HEALTH REPORTS, CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR
HEALTH INFORMATION
-WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED CONTROL OF DISEASES IN CAIRO
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PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
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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$4.7 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES
The Government of Canada has announced that it is investing over $4.7
million in initiatives designed to ensure that Northwest Territories
residents have access to high-quality, affordable, and sustainable
primary health care services. The Northwest Territories government will
use a portion of this funding to:
-develop integrated primary health care teams and services;
-support improved women's reproductive health services; and to,
-provide training for various health care providers.
For the full press release, visit:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2003/2003_40.htm
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CANADIAN HIV/AIDS SKILLS DATABASE
The Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) has developed a
Canadian HIV/AIDS skills database. It is a searchable database profiling
the skills, expertise and experience that Canadian AIDS Service
Organizations (ASOs), universities and colleges, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations and other interested
professional organizations can provide in the fight against HIV/AIDS
internationally. Visit: http://www.icad-cisd.com/hiv/
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MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES DENOUNCES G8 ACTION PLAN ON HEALTH
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has denounced the G8 Action Plan on
Health, criticizing the deliberate sacrifice of solutions to increase
access to essential medicines in favour of G8 political and commercial
interests. The only section of the Action Plan that shows determination
is for SARS. Diseases that primarily affect poor people and occur in
places of little consequence to the global economy are not treated with
the same urgency. For the full article, visit: http://www.msf.ca/
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BARRIERS TO ACCESSING AND ANALYZING HEALTH INFORMATION IN CANADA
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has published a report on
the barriers to accessing and analyzing health information in Canada on
its website. This report documents the analytic challenges faced by a
CPHI research project team in trying to conduct population health
research in Canada. A collaborative network of university-based
researchers in five provinces (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Ontario and Nova Scotia) conducted the project. It was hoped that this
innovative approach would help to navigate inter-provincial and federal
differences in policies governing data access and data sharing, and
overcome inter-provincial barriers to analysis arising from differences
in the concepts and definitions used in provincial databases. This
report documents the process of assembling the data for this project,
describes the logistical and organizational barriers to combining
federal and provincial data resources and expertise, and offers
recommendations on how to overcome these barriers. The report is
available at: http://www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=GR_282_E
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POST AVAILABLE: CONSULTANT, HEALTH REPORTS, CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR
HEALTH INFORMATION
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is a national
not-for-profit organization mandated by Canada's health ministers to
develop and maintain the country's comprehensive, nationwide health
information system. CIHI has an opportunity for a Consultant, Health
Reports, to join our Health Reports and Analysis Branch. The main goal
of the Health Reports area at CIHI is to coordinate the development and
dissemination of a variety of information products: health reports,
targeted special studies and, most importantly, the CIHI annual health
system report. The Consultant, Health Reports, is responsible for the
design and coordination of analytical activities in support of the
health reports. The Consultant will liaise with internal and external
stakeholders involved in collaborative analytical projects. In addition,
the Consultant will participate in the dissemination of results from
studies through, but not limited to, the preparation of written
materials and/or presentations to various stakeholder groups. He/she
will also act as CIHI's representative on various collaborative
initiatives including providing editorial and analytical expertise for
these initiatives. For more information, visit:
http://www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=career_consult_hr_e
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WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED CONTROL OF DISEASES IN CAIRO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a Director of Integrated
Control of Diseases for its field office in Cairo, Egypt. The director
will serve as the Principal Advisor in the Regional Office for the
Eastern Mediterranean on policy matters in the various programs under
integrated disease prevention and control (immunization, eradication and
elimination of diseases, control of tropical diseases and malaria,
diarrheal and acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis control,
sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, other communicable diseases and
vaccine production). The incumbent will also be responsible for
formulation, direction, promotion, monitoring and evaluation of WHO
collaborative programs in these areas. The application deadline is July
14, 2003. For further information, visit:
http://erecruit.who.int/e-jobs/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.cfm?jobinfo_uid_c=
482&vaclng=en
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