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Tribute to Norbert Prefontaine
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Norbert Prefontaine,
a consultant dealing with indigenous health issues for the Canadian Society
for International Health. Norbert, 69, died of a heart attack on December
28, 1996. A funeral service was held on Saturday, January 4th, 1996 in
Hull, Quebec.
In 1992, Norbert retired as Assistant Deputy Minister of the
Intergovernmental and International Affairs Branch at Health and Welfare
Canada. He began his career in the Federal civil service with the
Centennial Commission. He also served in the Privy Council before joining
Health and Welfare Canada.
He helped organize the First Conference for Indigenous Health in North
America, which led the Pan American Health Organization to pass a
resolution integrating indigenous health among its activities.
Norbert always had a strong interest in indigenous health issues and in
community and non-governmental organizations.
We will fondly remember him.
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization - Vacancy
Notice
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Post Title: Finance Officer; Level: P.1; Post Number .4018;
Duty Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: Two years, First year Probationary
Period; Division/Program/Office: Pan American Health and Education
Foundation (PAHEF)
Basic Salary: $25,412 at single rate; $26,907 staff member with primary
dependent(per annum net of taxes)
Post Adjustment: $7,522 at single rate; $7,964 staff member with primary
dependent(per annum net of taxes)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a major in
finance, accounting, or business administration.
Experience: Three years of experience in accounting and finance, including
implementation of computerized accounting systems, internal control and
audit, and full general ledger responsibility, with at least one year of
supervisory experience.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English and Spanish.
For more information, contact:
PAHO/WHO
525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037 USA
Fax: 202-974-3379; Tel: 202-974-3396
WWW: http://www.paho.org
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RAMS/King's Fund/FHF sponsors Regional Conference in South Africa
from February 23-25, 1997
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Three organizations will host a regional conference in Sandton,
Nr Johannesburg, South Africa: RAMS - the South African Representative
Association of Medical Schemes, the King's Fund, a London-based healthcare
foundation, and the International Federation of Health Funds.
The theme of the conference is "International Perspectives on Health Care
Reforms in South Africa." For more information, contact
FHF Secretariat or RAMS at:
PO Box 2324
Parklands 2121
South Africa
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Second National Conference on Communicable Disease Control, to be held
from April 9-11, 1997 in Toronto, Ontario
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The Canadian Public Health Association will host its Second National
Conference on Communicable Disease Control. Conference participants will
review current and anticipated trends in communicable diseases in Canada
and elsewhere, including re-emerging infections and growing antibiotic
resistance. Three pre-conference workshops, entitled Risk Communication and
the Media, Communicable Disease on the Internet, and Advanced EPI-info,
will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information,
contact:
Canadian Public Health Association
Conference Department
400-1565 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1
Tel: 613-725-3769; Fax: 613-725-9826
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
WWW: http://www.cpha.ca
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Hong Kong Medical Market Brief offers business information for Canadian
exporters
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The Canadian Commission for Canada in Hong Kong will periodically issue the
Hong Kong Medical Market Brief. The brief, which provides
business information for Canadian exporters, supplements the Commission's
Hong Kong and South China Medical Products Market Profile.
For more information, contact:
Kitty Ko, Commercial Officer
Commercial Division
Commission for Canada
13/F, Tower 1, Exchange Square
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2847-7448; Fax: 852-2847-7441
Internet Website: www.canada.org.hk
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