PAHO News -- June 26, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 CLARENCE MOORE AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
-ONLINE WORKING GROUP: PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY TO MEET THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
-LEPROSY IN THE AMERICAS: BRAZIL'S PIONEERING ROLE IN THE PUSH FOR
ELIMINATION
-NEW PAHO PARTNERSHIP: REDUCING CHILD DEATHS
-PAHO TODAY SPECIAL EDITION: FIRST VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS
-GENSALUD VIRTUAL LIBRARY
-GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THE BREASTFED CHILD
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: UNIT CHIEF, HEALTH POLICIES AND SYSTEMS
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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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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 CLARENCE MOORE AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation is calling for
nominations for the 2003 Clarence Moore Award for Voluntary Service.
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to public health by
individual volunteers or non-governmental organizations working to
improve the lives of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean.  The
award is named for Clarence Moore, a distinguished public administrator
and man of high idealism and altruistic motivation. Moore believed that
collective action, both through the public sector and on a voluntary
basis, could play a leading role in fighting poverty and maintaining
human dignity.  The deadline for submitting nominations is August 15,
2003.  For more information on this award, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/moore.htm.  Canadians wishing to
submit a nomination should contact Hélène Thibault ([log in to unmask])
for the Award Summary Form.
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ONLINE WORKING GROUP: PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY TO MEET THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Science and Technology Development Network (associated with UNCTAD)
is inviting interested parties to participate in online working groups
that are discussing the application of science and technology in
achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The goals, commonly accepted
as a framework for measuring development progress, are:
•       to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
•       to achieve universal primary education;
•       to promote gender equality and empower women;
•       to reduce child mortality;
•       to improve maternal health;
•       to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases;
•       to ensure environmental sustainability;
•       to develop a global partnership for development.
To join the discussion, visit:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130670/dg-contribute/item-detail?
item%5fid=324581&version%5fid=193214&from=alert
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LEPROSY IN THE AMERICAS: BRAZIL'S PIONEERING ROLE IN THE PUSH FOR
ELIMINATION

WHO has declared leprosy (Hanseniasis) to be one of the priority
diseases within its group of tropical diseases, going so far as to
create a special task force devoted to the elimination of this disease.
In the Americas, Hanseniasis has not yet been eliminated and affects the
entire Region. For this reason, the PAHO Communicable Disease Unit has a
special group devoted exclusively to the elimination of Hanseniasis.
Brazil being one of the countries most affected, it has served as a
pioneer in its elimination activities and mass-communication campaigns.
For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/CD/hansen-info.htm
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NEW PAHO PARTNERSHIP: REDUCING CHILD DEATHS

PAHO and the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) have launched a new,
three-year partnership seeking to reduce deaths of children under the
age of 5: Action for Family Health. The partnership joins Catholic
healthcare networks, PAHO, and ministries of health in El Salvador,
Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Nearly 500,000
young children die every year in Latin America. Approximately two-thirds
of these deaths are primarily due to respiratory infections, diarrheal
diseases, mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, nutrition-related
illnesses and perinatal complications. For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/PR030620.htm
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PAHO TODAY SPECIAL EDITION: FIRST VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

PAHO has published a special edition of its newsletter PAHO Today
covering the First Vaccination Week of the Americas.  To read the
current issue, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/ptoday_vaccination.htm
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GENSALUD VIRTUAL LIBRARY

As part of its gender and health information strategy, the Pan-American
Health Organization's Gender and Health Unit has developed a Virtual
Library on gender and health issues, which brings together disparate
information resources and services from across the region. Though the
English version of the Library is still under construction, the Spanish
version has already been launched at a workshop in Central America. The
primary objective of this project is to provide a central point of
access to gender and health information through the collection,
organization and digitalization of relevant and useful thematic
resources.  For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/HDP/HDW/library.htm
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THE BREASTFED CHILD

Adequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood is fundamental to
the development of each child’s full human potential. Complementary
feeding is defined as the process starting when breast milk alone is no
longer sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of infants and
other foods and liquids are needed. The guidelines in this document can
be used as the basis for developing recommendations on complementary
feeding. This document is available in PDF format at:
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/FCH/NU/Guiding_Principles_CF.pdf
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: UNIT CHIEF, HEALTH POLICIES AND SYSTEMS

PAHO is seeking a Unit Chief, Health Policies and Systems, to be based
in Washington. The incumbent will plan, organize and coordinate the
Organization’s technical cooperation in programs related to policies and
health system development and will provide regional technical
cooperation in his/her area of expertise.  The deadline for applications
is July 29, 2003.  For more information, visit:
http://pahoapl.paho.org/pahoexternalenglish/ASEPage_JobDetail.ASP
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