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Dear members:

I am working with the Canadian Public Health Association coordinating the
Healthier Futures Project in Formosa Province, Argentina (see information
below). I am presently organizing a technical mission for September 6-10,
2004. I am looking for an aboriginal person who speaks Spanish or a person
who works with aboriginal people and speaks Spanish to participate in this
mission. The technical mission will transfer Canadian experiences with rural
and aboriginal people on sexual and reproductive health, focusing on sexual
transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. The participation is on
volunteer basis, but all the travel expenses are covered.
I would appreciate that you circulate this request,
Regards,
Clara
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Clara Jimeno
Program Coordinator, Global Health Programs/Coordinadora de Programas de
Salud Global
Canadian Public Health Association/Asociacion Canadiense de Salud Publica
400-1565 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8R1
Tel: (613) 725-3769 x 148
Fax: (613) 725-9826
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In spite of recent efforts to reduce inequalities in access to health
resources, exclusion of rural and aboriginal populations from adequate
health and social services remains a major problem in Argentina. The Federal
and Provincial governments of Argentina are increasingly concerned with
addressing this situation and promoting equitable access to services in
excluded populations.
Special concern goes to the Province of Formosa, one of the poorest of
Argentina, with one in three Formosans now living in poverty as a partial
result of the current economic crisis. Poverty is especially acute among its
indigenous and rural people who, tend to inhabit remote villages dispersed
throughout the Province's large geographic area. Women and children are
particularly vulnerable: child and maternal mortality rates are considerably
higher in Formosa than in the rest of the country.
The Healthier Futures Project, initiated in December 2002, aims to support
the Ministry of Human Development of Formosa and the Ministry of Health of
Argentina in responding effectively to the health needs of rural and
aboriginal women in Formosa. In order to accomplish this purpose, three
strategies will be employed:
1. Building government capacity in health planning, program development and
service delivery;
2. Supporting community participation; and,
3. Disseminating project initiatives and learnings across organisations,
communities, and provinces in Argentina to ensure project sustainability.
This three-year project is funded by the Canadian International Development
Agency, through the Canada-Southern Cone Technology Transfer Fund. This Fund
supports the transfer of Canadian technology, which means the sharing of
specific Canadian approaches or models with strong and solid partner
organisations in the Southern Cone.
The Healthier Futures Project will transfer Canadian models and expertise in
women's and aboriginal health to senior public health staff, health workers,
and community representatives in Formosa. Project activities will involve
training, study tours and technical visits to Canadian and Argentinean
sites, and the procurement, translation and adaptation of relevant Canadian
documents.
CPHA is the lead Canadian partner for the project. The Association will draw
upon its membership of public health practitioners across Canada to identify
the most appropriate expertise and visiting sites for the technical
exchanges. In Argentina, the project has two main partners, the Ministry of
Human Development of Formosa and the Ministry of Health of Argentina. Other
local institutions, such as the Institute for Aboriginal Communities
Institute and the Ministry of Education, are also involved in the project.

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