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PAHO NEWS: Press Releases, Job Vacancies, and Other
Information from the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) via the Canadian Society for International Health
(CSIH) [log in to unmask]; Technical Representative in
Canada for PAHO
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Pan American Sanitary Conference
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Health ministers from the 35 countries of the hemisphere are gathering this
week-- September 21-25-- in Washington for the Pan American Sanitary
Conference. These representatives of North America, Latin America and the
Caribbean gather every four years to discuss pressing health issues that
affect groups of countries or the Region as a whole. For a wealth of
multi-media information, updated daily, on discussions and decisions in
areas such as prevention and control of tobacco, health for older persons,
and pan-americanism in the 21st century, and much more, consult the website
of the Pan American Health Organization at www.paho.org
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Release of the report: "Health in the Americas"
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PAHO is scheduled to release its report "Health in the Americas"
tomorrow, September 21, 1998. The IDN has posted 14 related stories to
the IDN Web site at http://www.idn.org/ under the Home Page Section
Entitled "Health in the Americas". The stories are:
Regional Health Cooperation in Disasters Has Improved, PAHO Says
Risk of Disease From Blood Transfusion Cut in Half, PAHO says
PAHO Central American Health Initiative nearly reaches $100 million
PAHO Helping Ensure Food Safety, Report Says
More People Than Ever Have Clean Water, Waste Disposal, PAHO Says
Vaccine Campaigns Save 200,000 Lives Each Year, PAHO Reports
Public Health Serving to Promote Political Cooperation
PAHO Reports Dramatic Reductions in Dental, Nutritional Problems
PAHO Charts Advances in Reducing Preventable Diseases
Poverty Can be Cut if Serious Commitment is Made, PAHO Director Says
Health in the Americas is Improving, PAHO Report Says
Life Expectancy Rises as Infant Mortality Drops in the Americas, PAHO
Says
"Cutting Health Inequities is Key Challenge," PAHO Report Says
PAHO Details Successes in Fight Against Communicable Diseases
These and 90 other stories are available, as well as information on the
new Population Council report "Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility
and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya, and Mexico", 12 new links and more.
We look forward to your visit.
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International Health Youth Internships Program
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Within the framework of the federal government's Youth Employment Strategy,
the Canadian Society for International Health is offering international
health internships for recent graduates and undergraduates who are planning
a career in health. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade and the Canadian International Development Agency provide funding for
these internships.
Contact us if you are a Canadian citizen and have an educational background
in medicine, social sciences, biological sciences, health administration,
dentistry, nursing, economics or another health discipline and are
interested in acquiring experience abroad. Selection for internships will
take place between July 1998 and September 30, 1998.
Please check the Website for a complete list of internships:
http://www.csih.org/yintern.html
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Programa de Pasantías para los Jóvenes en Salud Internacional
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Dentro del marco de la Estrategia de Empleo para los Jovenes, la Sociedad
Canadiense para la Salud Internacional, (SCSI), ofrece pasantías en Salud
Internacional para los jovenes recientemente graduados que planeen una
carrera en salud. El Departamento de Asuntos Extranjeros y de Comercio
Internacional (DAECI) y la Agencia Canadiense de Desarrollo Internacional
(ACDI), proveen los fondos para ello.
Si usted tiene ciudadanía canadiense y una formacion academica en medicina,
biología, ciencias sociales, administracion de la salud, odontología,
economía de la salud, enfermería u otra disciplina relacionada con la
salud, comuníquese con nosotros. . La selección de candidatos se llevará a
cabo de julio al 30 de septiembre de 1998.
Consulte nuestro sitio en internet para obtener la lista de pasantías
disponibles: http://www.csih.org/yintern.htlm
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