PAHO News -- July 31, 2003

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In this issue:
-ROY ROMANOV TO RECEIVE THE 2003 PAHO AWARD FOR ADMINISTRATION
-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 CLARENCE MOORE AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
-PAHO TO PARTICIPATE IN BRAZILIAN HEALTH CONGRESS
-PAHO CENTRE COLLABORATING IN QUALITY TOURISM FOR THE CARIBBEAN PROJECT
-INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FORUM: COMMUNICATIONS AS A DEVELOPMENT
TOOL
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL OFFICER IN MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
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ROY ROMANOV TO RECEIVE THE 2003 PAHO AWARD FOR ADMINISTRATION

Roy J. Romanov of Canada will receive the 2003 PAHO Award for
Administration for his outstanding contribution to the development of
the Canadian health system, particularly in the creation of the
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, and in leading the Commission on
the Future of Health Care in Canada. Romanov is internationally regarded
as a leading figure in health policy and administration.  The award will
be presented in September at the 44th PAHO Directing Council to be held
in Washington.  PAHO will release further information on its website in
the weeks to come: www.paho.org.
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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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PAHO TO PARTICIPATE IN BRAZILIAN HEALTH CONGRESS

PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses discussed the challenges confronting
technical cooperation agencies in a world in transition today during the
7th Brazilian Congress on Collective Health, in Brasilia. Roses' remarks
on "International Cooperation in a Globalized World" addressed emerging
debates on health, which increasingly is seen as an issue of national
security, foreign policy, macroeconomics and human rights and, above
all, as a public good of global interest. For the full press release,
visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030729.htm
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PAHO CENTRE COLLABORATING IN QUALITY TOURISM FOR THE CARIBBEAN PROJECT

The Caribbean is the most tourism-dependent region in the world with
many of the fragile economies relying on the industry for the majority
of their economic activity.  PAHO's Caribbean Epidemiology Center has
developed a Quality Tourism for the Caribbean project in 13 Caribbean
countries to improve safe, healthy and hygienic conditions and resource
management practices for guests and staff in hotels and food service
establishments. In many Caribbean countries, tourism's share of the
gross domestic product is as high as 70 percent. The World Travel and
Tourism Council (WTTC) estimated Caribbean travel and tourism employment
at 2.1 million jobs or 14.1 percent of total employment in 2002.  For
more information, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030723.htm

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INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FORUM: COMMUNICATIONS AS A DEVELOPMENT
TOOL

A forum on "Communications as a development tool" was held July 1 in
Washington at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank
(IDB).  The seminar brought together a panel of experts from the IDB,
the Academy for Education Development, the World Bank, and USAID to
discuss best practices for integrating communications into development
projects and achieving social change. Participants heard stories such as
the following: "Prior to implementing a public communications campaign
as part of a children's health program in Ecuador, only 28 percent of
people surveyed had had their children vaccinated.  After the campaign
had been in effect for 18 months, the number jumped to 52 percent...."
For more information, visit:
http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/DISPLAY/WSView.cfm?WS_Num=ws07003&Language=Engl
ish
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL OFFICER IN MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

PAHO is seeking an Associate Professional Officer in maternal and child
health for its office in Georgetown, Guyana. Among other duties, the
incumbent will be responsible for: collaborating with national
counterparts to review and modify guidelines on the management of
obstetric emergencies for health professionals; coordinating training
programs for nurses and mid-wives on ante-natal care, intra partum and
post partum; and, conducting an evaluation of the maternal and child
care in Guyana defining areas for further technical cooperation.  The
application deadline is August 8, 2003.  For further information, visit:
http://pahoapl.paho.org/pahoexternalenglish/ASEPage_JobDetail.ASP
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