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V Latin American Congress of Tropical Medicine
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To be held in Havana, Cuba, March 3-7, 1997:
V Latin American Congress on Tropical Medicine
V Cuban Congress on Microbiology and Parasitology
II Cuban Congress on Tropical Medicine
Congress 60th anniversary of IPK.
For information contact:
Prof. Gustavo Kouri
Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri"
P.O. Box 601, Marianao 13, La Habana, Cuba
Tel: 53 (7) 21 5957; Fax: 53 (7) 33 6051
Internet: [log in to unmask]
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization
Vacancy Notices
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Post title: Center Director (INPPAZ); Level P.5; Post Number .5957;
Duty Station: Martinez, Argentina; Tenure: 2 years, 1st year
probationary
period; Division of Disease Prevention and Control (HCP).
Basic salary: US$53,611 at single rate; $US57,806 with primary
dependents (per annum net of taxes)
Post Adjustment: US$15,869 at single rate; US$17,110 with primary
dependents (per annum net of taxes)
Hardship/Mobility: US$2,030 at single rate; US$2,706 with prima4ry
dependents (per annum net of taxes)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: A medical or veterinary degree from a recognized university
with postgraduate training to the master’s degree level in public
health, veterinary public health, epidemiology, food science, or a
related field or a doctorate degree in a field related to food
protection including specialized studies in public health, veterinary
public health, or epidemiology.
Experience: At national level: a combination of 15 years of
progressively more responsible experience in all managerial aspects of
public health, food safety and food protection programs, as well as
experience in the design, planning, execution, and evaluation of
research projects related to food protection. At least six years should
be as director or other senior level position in food protection, food
safety or public health programs. Internationally, experience should
include participation in international technical cooperation programs
and activities in food safety and veterinary public health, the
surveillance of foodborne diseases and/or related public health programs
at the multinational level.
Languages: very good knowledge of Spanish or English with a working
knowledge of the other.
Post title: Systems Programmer; level p.2; Post Number .5939
Duty Station: Washington D.C.; Tenure: 2 years, 1st year probationary;
Department of Management and Information Support (ACS) Information
Technology Support (ACS/ITS)
Basic Salary: US$31,914 single rate; US$33,990 with primary dependent
(per annum net or taxes)
Post Adjustment: US$9,446.54 single rate; US$10,061.04 staff member
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering,
mathematics or related field of study.
Experience: 5 years in the application of information processing
techniques in the solution of moderately complex problems involveing
general computer system programming.
Skills: The incumbent must be able to spply sound system programming
principles and techniques toward the solution of assigned problems.
While the work is generally supervised by senio staff members, the
incumbent is expected to suggest alternatives and make recommendations
for improving the computerized systems involved in their assigned
projects.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English.
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Creation of a CSIH Task Group on Students and Young Professionals
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The decision was made at CSIH’s last Board meeting on November 9-10, to
form a task group to re-examine the Society’s values and policies
regarding the integration and participation of youth in the Society’s
activities and projects, and to propose strategies for furthering their
effective involvement in Canada’s international health and development
efforts, and more specifically in CSIH. The creation of this Task
Group responds to the need to look at other mechanisms for addressing
the needs and interests of students and young professionals, following
the discontinuation of the International Health Education Program
(IHEP).
The Task Group will be composed of three CSIH Board members, three
students or young professionals, and one CSIH staff (Marc Hyndman). We
ask individuals interested in joining this group to contact Marc Hyndman
as soon as possible. We are looking for people with the following
characteristics:
CSIH members (students or young professionals);
demonstrated leadership skills;
demonstrated interest in, and commitment to, international health and
development;
present or past involvement in student-run organizations;
and, LAST BUT NOT LEAST
ability and desire to challenge the Task Group with great, innovative
ideas!
If you meet these requirements, please fax or email us a note by
November 31st explaining who you are and why you feel you can make a
valuable contribution, and outlining a few of your ideas re: ways or
mechanisms by which CSIH can support both effectively and efficiently
students and young professionals.
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Formation d’un groupe de travail sur les etudiants et jeunes
professionnels
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Lors de la derniere reunion du Conseil d’administration de la SCSI, la
decision fut prise de creer un groupe de travail afin de reevaluer les
valeurs et politiques de la Societe en ce qui a trait a l’integration
des jeunes a ses activites et projets, et de proposer des strategies
visant a favoriser leur participation active et efficace aux efforts de
cooperation en sante internationale du Canada, et plus particulierement
de la Societe. La mise sur pieds de ce groupe decoule du besoin
d’identifier de nouveaux mecanismes pour repondre aux attentes et
interêts des etudiants et jeunes professionnels, suite a l’achevement du
Programme d’education en sante internationale (PESI) de la Societe.
Le groupe de travail sera compose de trois membres du Conseil
d’administration de SCSI, trois etudiants ou jeunes professionnels
membres de SCSI, et un employe de la SCSI (Marc Hyndman). Nous invitons
les individus interesses a se joindre a ce groupe a communiquer avec la
SCSI des que possible. Nous sommes a la recherche d’etudiants ou jeunes
professionnels repondant aux caracteristiques suivantes:
est membre de la SCSI;
a demontre des aptitudes en leadership;
a fait preuve d’interet et d’engagement en matiere de sante
internationale et cooperation;
est, ou a ete, implique dans des organisations etudiantes;
et (surtout)
deborde d’idees provoquantes et innovatrices!
Si vous repondez a ces exigences, veuillez nous envoyer par fax ou
courrier electronique d’ici le 31 novembre une note expliquant qui vous
etes, pourquoi vous estimez etre en mesure de representer un apport
valable pour le groupe, et presentant quelques unes de vos idees de
mecanismes a travers lesquels la SCSI pourrait appuyer de façon
efficiente et efficace les etudiants et jeunes professionnels.
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