Synergy Online – March 2007
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  In this issue:
  * Global Forum for Health Research and Lancet sponsor essay competition
* Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) seeks Program Officer, Policy Team
* Inter-Pares seeks Program Manager for Latin America
* Global Health & Ethics pre-conference
* Canadian Red cross seeks Health Program Advisor
* Canadian Conference on International Health 2007
  
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  Global Forum for Health Research and Lancet sponsor essay competition:
The Global Forum for Health Research and the Lancet are sponsoring their second joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007.
The deadline for submissions is April 20, 2007.  Essays should be no more than 1500 words long and should be written in English.  Work should be based on the author's own ideas and not be derived from another source.  Essays should not have been previously published and they should include original, even provocative ideas and not be technical or academic texts.  Authors are free to be idealistic, passionate, to take established practices to task, albeit in a constructive fashion. Each author may submit one essay only. A shortlist will be announced by the end of June. Shortlisted authors will be asked to provide a high quality photograph and to confirm original authorship and date of birth. The winners will be notified by the beginning of August 2007. The Winning essays will be published on the Lancet website and their authors invited to take part in Forum 11 with all expenses paid. For more information and online submission, see
 http://www.globalforumhealth.org/ShLinks/Essay07.php.
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  Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) seeks Program Officer, Policy Team:
CCIC is a coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development.  CCIC seeks to end global poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all.  The Policy Team is one of three program teams and is responsible for providing research and analysis on CCIC policy priority areas.  The team also develops activities designed to promote policy development and learning among CCIC members. The team participates in developing and facilitating a CCIC membership mobilization strategy.  Under the direction of the Policy Coordinator, the Program Officer will work with the Policy Team to set priorities and carry out CCIC's policy agenda with the membership.  The Program Officer will bring expertise in policy analysis, development and dialogue to shape CCIC’s programs designed to improve NGO collaborative policy capacities and policy goals. The Program Officer will provide support to members’ collaborative initiatives in
 the areas of peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and environmental policy issues as they affect developing countries, taking into account the perspectives of developing country civil society organizations.  This position will also provide support to the Program Officer for the Asia Pacific Working Group. Candidates will need at least 4 years of relevant work experience including at least 2 years in policy research, analysis and NGO advocacy; they will need to be bilingual in French and English; and, they will have a university degree in relevant field, preferably Masters, or equivalent. The application deadline is April 20, 2007.  For more information, see CCIC’s web site www.ccic.ca or send an email to [log in to unmask] 
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  Inter-Pares seeks Program Manager for Latin America:
Inter Pares is a Canadian social justice organization that builds relationships with people and organizations who share an analysis that poverty and underdevelopment are caused by structural inequalities between nations and within nations.  The organization works in Canada and overseas to promote fundamental change in their communities and countries.  Inter-Pares is looking for a Program Manager for Latin America. As part of its institutional co-management team, a program manager supports organizational strengthening with counterpart organizations in policy development, networking with national and international NGOs, and develops and administers programs in areas such as peacebuilding, gender-based violence, migration, democratic economy, control over local resources, and women’s health.  The program manager develops and implements strategies to work for justice through research and analysis, fundraising, linkages, development of new programs, organization of educational
 events, writing and publishing, and political and organizational representation. They also participate in the financial and administrative management of Inter Pares.  Candidates must have a commitment to social justice, feminist principles and commitment to collective work.  They must also have experience with financial management, administrative, and organizational skills, good written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish, and an ability to travel and work irregular hours. The application deadline is April 18, 2007 at 9:00am.  Interested persons should submit their resumé accompanied by a cover letter elaborating why they are interested in working at Inter Pares, and the skills and attitudes they would contribute, to Selection Committee, Inter Pares, 221 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6P1; or by fax at 613-594-4704.  
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  Global Health & Ethics pre-conference:
In parallel to the 18th Canadian Bioethics Society (CBS) annual conference, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in partnership with the Network for Health in an Unequal World: Global Ethics & Policy Choices, will hold a pre-conference entitled: "Global Health & Ethics".  This pre-conference is designed to help people who want to include ethical issues about global health in their teaching; conduct research and write about ethical issues in global health; and take appropriate action in response to health inequities.  For more details and registration see http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/31493.html.
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  Canadian Red cross seeks Health Program Advisor:
The Canadian Red Cross Society is a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to helping Canadians, as well as the most vulnerable throughout the world, is currently seeking a Health Program Advisor. The role of the Health Advisor, International Operations, is to provide technical assistance and support to selected country programs; support and assist the Senior Health Advisor in enhancement of project monitoring systems and tools; carry out an assessment of feasibility of expansion of CRC’s HIV/AIDS and TB programming; provide advisory support to CRC’s Secretary General as International Federation of RC/RC Special Envoy on Avian Influenza.  The Health Advisor supports quality assurance in all the four areas and works under the supervision of the Senior Health Advisor.  Candidates must have a university degree, or equivalent education and experience, and certification in a community-based health profession (e.g. public health, nursing, social work); 3-5 years of work
 related experience; experience in technical support and monitoring of community-based health programs, preferably in the area of maternal and child health; experience in project development and proposal; strong written and verbal communications skills in English is essential, fluency in Spanish and French is an asset.  Interested parties may submit their resumes quoting Competition Number IZ07-12 no later than April 4, 2007 to: The Canadian Red Cross Society, 170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario  K2P 2P2 or contact [log in to unmask]
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  Canadian Conference on International Health 2007: 
The 2007 Canadian Conference on International health will be held from November 4-7, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, Canada.  The conference, entitled Global Change and Health: Who Are the Vulnerable? will focus on threats to health from these changes, factors increasing vulnerability, and ways of responding to challenges, and their results.  There is increasing recognition that the impact of human activity is reshaping our world: 
o Ecological systems that support life and have evolved over millennia are being dramatically affected by increases in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, extreme weather events, and the loss of ecological biodiversity with potentially dramatic implications for global health. 
o Changes in land use, deforestation, use and transnational dumping of toxic substances and antimicrobials are introducing new health risks. 
o Social systems that support equitable distribution are being undermined by the globalized economy. Government’s role in providing essential health and education services and infrastructure is being diminished while growing populations face increasing poverty. 
o Poverty has grown, and the disparity between the poor and the few with unprecedented wealth leaves an increasingly marginalized middle class and accelerates transnational and national inequalities with implications for social determinants of health and emerging epidemics. 
o Global Governance must address these challenges with policies and programs even as global health funding is increasingly derived from private philanthropy that is essentially outside of publicly accountable governance structures. 
The call for abstracts will be available by March 2nd, 2007 at www.csih.org or email [log in to unmask] . The deadline is May 30th, 2007. 
   
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