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PAHO Vacancy Notice
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Post Title: Administrative Officer; Level: P.2; Post Number:.5856;
           Duty Station: El Paso, Texas; Tenure: Two years, first year probationary
period; Division/Program/Office: United States-Mexico Border (FO/USMB).     Basic Salary: $33,701 at single rate, $35,921 with primary dependents (per
annum net of taxes). Post Adjustment: $7,785 at single rate,  $8,298 with primary dependents (per annum net of taxes).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education:  Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in
business, public administration, finance or a related field.  An
advanced degree in a management or financial related discipline would
be an asset.
Experience: Five years of professional experience in administration,
with supervisory responsibilities in budget, finance, personnel,
procurement and general services in a medium to large size
organization. Experience should include supervision and/or      application
of office automation software packages and information      systems.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English and Spanish.

For more information, contact:

Pan American Health Organization
525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 USA
Fax: (202) 974-3379; Tel.: (202) 974-3396
Vacancy Hotline: (202)974-3333; http://www.paho.org

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PAHO releases new publication, "Health Conditions in the Caribbean"
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The PAHO Publications Program is pleased to announce its forthcoming
publication, "Health Conditions in the Caribbean". Scheduled to be
available to the general public in late July, this publication will be
launched during the opening ceremony of the new Caribbean Program
Coordination (CPC) building in Barbados on July 17-19, 1997.

"Health Conditions in the Caribbean"
Order Code: SP 561 (Available only in English)
1997, 326 pp., ISBN 92 75 11561 3
Price: US$ 36.00 / 26.00 in developing countries

Now, for the first time, policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers can
turn to one comprehensive source for accurate information about the health
situation in the Caribbean.

The countries and territories of the Caribbean area have a long
   tradition of collective action. This tradition was embodied in the
formation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the early 1970s, and
later was strengthened by the initiative known as Caribbean
Cooperation in Health (CCH). In "Health Conditions in the Caribbean",
the Pan American Health Organization presents an overview of the
challenges and conditions faced by health systems in the CARICOM
member countries (the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname).

The book consists of two major sections and an appendix of statistical
tables. Section I, which comprises seven chapters, highlights the general
health status of the Caribbean people and its social context, as well as
policies and legislation that impact health programs. The first two
chapters cover the socioeconomic and political situation and include
morbidity and mortality statistics. The following chapter deals with two of
the priorities of the CCH initiative: health infrastructure and human
resources development. Other chapters cover the history and development of
health legislation in the sub-region, health promotion, and women, health
and development. Section II describes those health program areas which
correspond to the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Caribbean.
Five of the eight chapters concern priorities identified by the CCH:
maternal and child health, food and nutrition, control of noncommunicable
diseases, AIDS prevention and control, and environmental protection,
including disaster management. The remaining chapters focus on the elderly
(a growing segment of the populations of these countries), mental health,
and oral health.

The result of painstaking data collection and investigations by public
health experts from across the sub-region, "Health Conditions in the
Caribbean" meets the needs of decision-makers who require accurate
information about health trends for the purpose of policy development,
health planning, and investment in health projects. Practitioners and
students of health disciplines, researchers, and members of the media will
also find this publication a useful and accurate resource.

For more information, contact Eleana Villanueva, Marketing Manager, Tel:
(202) 974-8084 or E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Research Cooperation Program between Canada and Latin America offers grants
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The Research Cooperation Program between Canada and Latin America has three
competitions for travel grants, conference travel grants, and internships
(the latter are for Canadian graduate students).

This program promotes links between researchers, scientists, and young
scholars (faculty members and graduate level students) from Canadian and
Latin American higher education institutions. It is managed by the
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, with funding from the
International Development Research Centre.

The program is open to Canada and the following countries: Argentina,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

For detailed information in English:
http://www.aucc.ca/english/international/program

Espanol/francais : http://www.aucc.ca/francais/international/program

For more information, send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask]

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University of Ottawa hosts Fourth Annual REUSSI/SUNSIH Conference,
November 7-8, 1997
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Le Reseau Universitaire pour la Sante Sociale et Internationale/The
Students' University Network for Social and International Health, the
Ottawa Student Health Initiative, and the Centre for International Health
and Development at the University of Ottawa invite students from across
Canada and the United States to attend the Fourth Annual REUSSI/SUNSIH
Conference, to be held November 7-8, 1997.

This event brings together a significant number of universities to
exchange information and to discuss the role of students in international
health issues. It precedes the Fourth Canadian Conference on International
Health, to be held November 9-12, 1997 in Ottawa/Hull.

The conference will cover topics including How to do Orientation, The Next
25 Years in Health, and a Mini-Course in International Health.
Conference organizers plan to produce a workbook of the mini-course for use
at your university. As well, the University of Ottawa hopes to receive
support from the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences for recognition
of this event in the form of credit/elective status for all participants.

Registration costs $25 before October 15, and $30 after October 15. Please
make all cheques payable to SUNSIH, c/o Mark Gilbert, and address it to:

Centre for International Health and Development
University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road
Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada
Tel: (613)562-5800, ext. 8291

After June 30, please send cheque to:

Kevin Chan
3855 West 46th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6N 3N4
Tel: (604) 263-5667
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