PAHO News -- June 19, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR
-NEW NEGOTIATIONS LOWER PRICES OF HIV DRUGS IN 10 COUNTRIES OF THE
AMERICAS
-VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAS: ALARMING BUT PREVENTABLE
-NEW WEBSITE: SMOKE-FREE AMERICAS
-NEW WHO WEBSITE: MACROECONOMICS AND HEALTH
-HOSPITALS IN DISASTERS: HANDLE WITH CARE
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADVISOR, BRASILIA, BRAZIL
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PAHO DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR

The director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Mirta Roses,
has announced the appointment of Dr. Joxel Garcia as deputy director of
the organization effective August 1. Garcia, currently the commissioner
of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, holds a medical degree
from the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and a Masters
of Business Administration from the University of Hartford, Connecticut.
He completed his medical residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford,
where he specialized in obstetrics and gynecology. For the full press
release, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030616.htm
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NEW NEGOTIATIONS LOWER PRICES OF HIV DRUGS IN 10 COUNTRIES OF THE
AMERICAS

PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses has praised 10 Latin American countries
for their successful negotiation to reduce the prices of antiretroviral
drugs for HIV/AIDS treatment. The agreement will allow the countries to
save up to $120 million a year, which amounts to 150,000 annual
treatments. The reduction of prices will benefit Peru, Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and
Uruguay. The agreement was negotiated June 5 to 7 in Lima, Peru, by the
the countries' health ministries with support from PAHO, the Andean
Health Organism (ORAS) and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS). Representatives of people living with HIV participated in
negotiations.  For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030612.htm
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VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAS: ALARMING BUT PREVENTABLE

During the PAHO Conference "Alliances for the Prevention of Violence"
participants presented alarming statistics on the impact of violence in
the Americas.  In the region, 120,000 people are victims of homicide
each year and 180,000 more die from suicide and traffic accidents. In
countries for which there is available data, 20–60 percent of women have
been victims of intrafamilial violence. Among the fastest growing
sources of violence are youth gangs; in El Salvador and Honduras alone,
some 30,000 youths are gang members.  For further information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030611a.htm
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NEW WEBSITE: SMOKE-FREE AMERICAS

A new bilingual English-Spanish website has been created by the
Smoke-Free Americas initiative. The website is dedicated exclusively to
the issue of secondhand tobacco smoke and to supporting the creation of
100% smoke-free environments. Visit the site at:
http://www.smokefreeamericas.org/
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NEW WHO WEBSITE: MACROECONOMICS AND HEALTH

A new WHO Macroeconomics and Health website was launched in May 2003.
The website provides detailed information on WHO macro-economics and
health work, the latest action in countries, news and links with related
sites. To ensure that the website becomes a forum for sharing ideas,
information and news, readers are encouraged to submit their views and
work on macroeconomic and health issues. Visit the site at:
http://www.who.int/macrohealth/
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HOSPITALS IN DISASTERS: HANDLE WITH CARE

PAHO's international meeting "Hospitals in Disasters: Handle with Care"
will take place in El Salvador from July 8-10, 2003.  The meeting will
cover three topics: mitigation, hospital evacuation and the use of field
hospitals in hospital disaster situations. For more information on this
meeting, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/curso-hospitales.htm
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADVISOR, BRASILIA, BRAZIL

PAHO is seeking an Advisor on Sustainable Development and Environmental
Health for its field office in Brasilia, Brazil. 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, recommendations on
Sustainable Development, as well as PAHO's strategic plan "Health for
All." The application deadline is July 29, 2003.  For further details,
visit: http://pahoapl.paho.org/pahoexternalenglish/ASEPage_JobDetail.ASP

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