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PAHO - Vacancy Notice
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Post title: Advisor on Health Services Organization and Development; Level:
P.4: Post Number: 4.0452; Duty Station: Quito, Ecuador; Tenure: Two years,
first year probationary period; Division/Program/Office: Health Systems and
Services Development (HSP)/Organization & Management Of Health Systems
(HSO).

Basic Salary: $48,019 at single rate; $51,597 with primary
dependents (per annum net of taxes). Post Adjustment: $7,635 at single
rate; $8,204 with primary dependents (per annum net of taxes).
Hardship/Mobility: $5,577 at single rate; $7,436 with primary dependents
(per annum net of taxes).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education: A university degree in one of the health sciences with a
master's degree in public health, health services administration or a field
related to public health.
Experience: At national level: Seven years of experience in activities
related to public health, policy development, research and situation
analysis, monitoring of health services systems, information systems,
training, research and/or bioethics.
At international level: Two years of participation in technical cooperation
programs and activities in the areas of health planning, human resources
development, policy and health systems research.
Languages:  Very good knowledge of Spanish with a working knowledge of
English.

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

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Deadline approaching for submission of abstracts for CCIH'97
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The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the Fourth Canadian
Conference on International Health (CCIH) is quickly approaching. Abstracts
must be submitted before June 27, 1997. The theme for this year's
conference is "Women, Health, and Development". It encompasses the
following sub-themes: gender as a determinant of health; reproductive
health; safe motherhood; human rights; addressing violence and creating a
culture of peace; health needs and priorities; economic determinants of
health; and participatory mobilization and empowerment. The 4th CCIH will
be held November 9-12, 1997 in Canada's National Capital Region of
Hull/Ottawa. The Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) and the
Canadian University Consortium for Health in Development(CUCHID) will
co-host the event. The Call for Abstracts forms and details on the
conference are available on CSIH's website at:
http://www.csih.org/ccih/ccih.html

To obtain a hardcopy of the Call for Abstracts form, or for more
information on the conference, contact:

Deborah Shnay, Conference Coordinator, Canadian Society for International
Health, 170 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 902, Ottawa, Canada K1P 5V5. Tel:
(613) 230-2654, ext. 307; Fax: (613) 230-8401;
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders Canada hosts international
forum luncheon
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Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders Canada will host an
international forum luncheon in support of their worldwide emergency
medical work. The forum luncheon will be held June 7, 1997 in Toronto,
Canada. The theme is "Shifting Targets in Global Emergencies - Afghanistan
to Zaire". Special guest speakers include: Sylvana Foa, Former Spokesman,
Secretary General's Office of the United Nations; Lieutenant-General
Maurice Baril, Canadian Armed Forces, Commander UN Military Intervention
Force for Zaire; Dr. Jacques De Milliano, President, Medecins Sans
Frontieres International Council; and Peter Kent, Anchorman, Global
Television's First National. For more information, contact: Doctors Without
Borders Canada, 355 Adelaide St. West, Suite 5B, Toronto, Canada  M5V 1S2
To order tickets, call (416)586-9820 or 1-800-982-7903.

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Gems of Hope seeks Fundraising events planner and coordinator
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Gems of Hope, a non-governmental organization working in international
development assistance, is seeking a Fundraising events planner and
coordinator. The incumbent will plan, coordinate and execute a booksale and
the Festival of Hope Banquet in collaboration with other staff and
volunteers. This part-time contract position runs from September 22, 1997
to February 20, 1998. For more details, contact:

Gems of Hope, Attention: John Paterson, 8 King St. East, Suite 205,
Toronto, Canada M5C 1B5
Tel: (416) 362-4367; Fax: (416) 362-4170; E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Development and Peace seeks assistant executive director
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Development and Peace, the Canadian Catholic Church's organization for
international development, is seeking an assistant executive director for
its head office in Montreal, Canada. This organization supports projects in
40 countries in the South and conducts education and fund-raising programs
in Canada.

Requirements: master's degree or the equivalent; ten years of management
experience; a solid background in the field of international cooperation;
experience with NGOs; a thorough understanding of the socio-economic,
political, and cultural realities of the North and the South; a keen
interest in gender and development issues; fluency in English and French;
knowledge of Spanish an asset; computer experience.

Responsibilities: support the Executive Director in the general management
of the organization; coordinate the development
of membership and fund-raising; supervise planning for the
organization's three-year program as well as related reports; and
 coordinate links between development programs in the South and
education programs in Canada.

Deadline for applications: June 20, 1997. Please send a curriculum vitae
and a covering letter to:

DG-97, Human Resources Department, Development and Peace,
5633 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, Quebec H1N 1A3
Fax: (514) 257-8497

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Developpement et Paix recrute une directeur/trice general(e) adjoint(e)
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Developpement et Paix, l'organisme de l'Eglise catholique canadienne pour
la solidarite internationale, sollicite pour son siege social a Montreal,
des candidatures au poste de directeur/trice general(e) adjoint(e). Cette
organization appuie des projets dans 40 pays du Sud et realise des
programmes d'education et de collecte de fonds au Canada.

Les exigences: titulaire d'un diplome de deuxieme cycle ou l'equivalent;
dix annees d'experience comme gestionnaire; experience du milieu des ONG;
solides acquis en cooperation internationale; une bonne connaissance de la
realite socio-economique, politique et culturelle du Nord et du Sud; un
interet particulier pour les questions de Genre et developpement; maitrise
en anglais et en francais (l'espagnol est un atout); experience en milieu
informatise.

Les responsabilites: Vous appuyez le directeur general dans la gestion
d'ensemble de l'organisme. Vous coordonnez le developpement du membership
et de la collecte de fonds; vous supervisez l'elaboration du programme
triennal de l'organisme et la redaction des rapports afferents; dans le
cadre de celui-ci, vous coordonnez les liens entre les programmes de
developpement au Sud et les programmes d'éducation au Canada.

Date limite: le 20 juin 1997. Les personnes interessees doivent soumettre
leur curriculum vitae, accompagne d'une lettre precisant les raisons
motivant leur candidature a:

Concours DG-97, Developpement et Paix, Service des ressources humaines,
5633, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal (Quebec) H1N 1A3 Telecopieur: (514)
257-8497
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