Synergy Online – April 2004
 
Also available on the web: http://www.csih.org/synergy/synergy.html
 
In this issue:
 
* Microbicides research symposium available online
* 5th EUROLAC Forum - Improving Health Systems Performance and Health
Outcomes
* PAHO 2005 Training Program in international health
* Second People’s Health Assembly, Quito, Ecuador
* 11th CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
* GHR Job Opening
* New leadership at CIHR
*  “A Canada Fit for Children - A South Asian Plan of Action”
 

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Microbicides research symposium available online: On October 30, 2003,
ICAD along with 7 other partners hosted a one-day symposium to update
participants on progress concerning microbicides research and
development in Canada. The symposium included researchers, private
sector firms, government and community organizations and provided
concrete recommendations on what each sector should do to further work
in this area in Canada. The report on the symposium is available at:
http://www.icad-cisd.com/content/pub_details.cfm?ID=103
<http://www.icad-cisd.com/content/pub_details.cfm?ID=103&CAT=6&lang=e>
&CAT=6&lang=e
 
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5th EUROLAC Forum - Improving Health Systems Performance and Health
Outcomes: The Millennium Development Goals have been adopted by the
international community as part of a concerted effort to reduce poverty,
hunger, health, and disease by accomplishing a series of specific
targets over the 1990-2015 time period. Although the MDGs cover
education, the environment, and broad poverty reduction efforts, this
Forum will address the MDGs related to health issues. These MDGs
represent a series of challenges that must be addressed as infant and
maternal mortality is to be reduced, and progress is to be made in
combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. Forum participants will
be high-level policy makers and technical officials from countries of
Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, as well as from
partner and other international organizations, and representatives from
European governments.  The forum will take place in Recife, Brazil, on
April 13-16, 2004.  For more information, see
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/LAC/LAC.nsf/ECADocByUnid/F599121C88900E5985
256D9B00793829?Opendocument 
 
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PAHO 2005 Training Program in international health: Health professionals
in the Americas, 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 19th Training Program in
International Health (TPIH-2005).  For more information, contact:
Magela Richeri at [log in to unmask] or (613) 241-5785 ext. 329. 
 
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Second People’s Health Assembly, Quito, Ecuador (July 19-23, 2004): The
assembly will be a preparatory process of local and national reflection,
of discussions and debate, and of an exchange of  experiences of
communities and networks; national and regional conferences and
workshops will precede the Assembly discussing all aspects influencing
the health and well being of everyone.  At the same time, there will be
a joining together of campaigns and a mobilization of organizations and
groups of people from around the world.  Campaigns coalescing  will be
those on Health For All Now, No to War, and Reform the WTO.  For more
information, please contact the National Front for the Health of the
People (Frente Nacional por la Salud de los Pueblos) at
[log in to unmask] or telefax: (593-7) 2884765
 
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11th CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: The Politics of Health
- Whose Reality Counts?  will be held on October 24-27, 2004 in Ottawa,
Canada.  Call for abstracts now available!  Deadline is May 31, 2004.
For more information please visit our website www.csih.org or email
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GHR Job Opening: The Governance, Equity and Health program at IDRC has
an opening for a full time position of Research Officer.  It is posted
on the IDRC website, closing date May 6. On the IDRC website, click on
"about IDRC" and then "Careers at IDRC". The url is
http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-26272-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html.  Prospective
candidates should also visit the GEH website (www.idrc.ca/geh) to learn
about our programme, as the posted job description the generic RO job
description.
 
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New leadership at CIHR:  Chuck Shields recently joined the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research as Director of External Relations.
Following several years on the management staff of the Canadian College
of Health Service Executives, Chuck served as the Executive Director of
the Canadian Home Care Association, the Canadian Society for
International Health, and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.  In his
new role he will provide leadership to the development and
implementation of strategies for the advancement of relationships
between CIHR and its many domestic and international partners.   He can
be reached at [log in to unmask] 
 
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“A Canada Fit for Children - A South Asian Plan of Action”: South Asia
Partnership Canada and its partners - the Canadian Society for
International Health, the Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada, the
Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating
Committee and UNICEF Canada - are pleased to announce and invite you to
this conference, to be held on May 6 & 7, 2004 in Ottawa.  For more
information, see www.sapcanada.org or  e-mail [log in to unmask]
 
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Patricia Reilly-King
Project Coordinator, Youth for Health II - Ukraine
Canadian Society for International Health
One Nicholas street, Suite 1105
Ottawa, ON  K1N 7B7 Canada
tel: (613) 241-5785 Ext. 328
fax: (613) 241-3845
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