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Canadian Embassy in Turkey Requests Medical Equipment to
Assist Azerbaijan
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The Canadian Society for International Health has
received a request from the Canadian Embassy in Turkey
to assist Azerbaijan in obtaining hospital equipment for
the war-torn region of Fizuli. The region's hospital in
Horadiz has been reconstructed with funding from the
United Nations Development Programme however, the
equipment necessary to run the hospital must be obtained
from another donor. The list of necessary equipment
includes hospital beds, electrocardiographs, an
operating table, surgical and laboratory equipment, as
well as office equipment. The complete list is
available from CSIH. We ask that members able to assist
in any way in this important health and development
matter contact Eva Slawecki at the Society immediately.
Tel: 613-241-5785 Ext. 325, Fax: 613-241-3845 Email:
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Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7
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International Health and Development Forum: Rights,
Responsibilities and Values in Health and Human
Development
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The George Washington University School of Public Health
and Health Services and the GW Center for International
Health (a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health and
Development) present The 5th International Health and
Development Forum: Rights, Responsibilities and Values
in Health and Human Development, to be held Monday,
April 6, 1998 at PAHO, Washington DC.
This Health and Development Forum takes place each year
to provide a platform on which to discuss, debate, and
document emerging health and development issues that
transcend academic, professional, and geographic
boundaries. This year's Forum presents an opportunity
to examine issues of basic rights to health and
development, to discuss values intrinsic to
health and development such as equity and social
justice, and to explore the impact of phenomena such as
globalization on the rights and responsibilities
of individuals, governments, and institutions vis-à-vis
the improvement of human life worldwide.
Virtual Forum: For the first time, health and
development professionals from around the world will be
able to pose questions to Forum speakers via the
Internet. Questions can be sent to [log in to unmask] In
addition, selected speeches, news updates, and other
information will be made available through the GW Center
for International Health web site at
http://www.gwumc.edu/gwcih.
Registration Information: The Forum is offered free of
charge, but registration is required. For registration
materials, please send an e-mail message including your
name, organization, and mailing address to
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PAHO Vacancy Notice
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Vacancy Notice 98/PAHO/02 Post Title: Editor; Level:
P.2; Post Number: 4.5066; Issue Date: 9 February 1998;
Closing Date: 30 March 1998; Duty Station: Washington,
D.C.; Tenure: Two years, first year probationary period;
Division/Program/Office: Publications and Editorial
Services (DBI) Editorial Service (DBI/ES).
Salary Information: Basic Salary: $33,701 at single
rate; Post Adjustment: $7,785 at single rate.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: Bachelor's degree from
a recognized university in English humanities,
languages, journalism or a health-related discipline.
Achievement of a passing score on the PAHO competitive
test for editors. Experience: Three years of
experience as a professional English language
editor/translator in writing, editing and translating
technical material and preparing manuscripts for
publication at the international level or five years at
the national level. Languages: A perfect command of
English and a thorough knowledge of Spanish. Working
knowledge of French or Portuguese would be an asset.
For more information, please contact: Pan American
Health Organization World Health Organization, 525
Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 USA
Fax: (202) 974-3379 Telephone: (202) 974-3396
Vacancy Hotline: (202) 974-3333 http://www.paho.org
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Call For Cooperation: Health and Development in Border
Areas Global Initiative
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The WHO Collaborating Center for Border and Rural Health
at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center has
launched "Health and Development in Border Areas Global
Initiative" which was adopted by WHO global Advisory
Committee for Health Research in October 1996. A study
was recently started on the Canadian-US borders (75 km
on each side) for causal association between "the
borders" and infectious diseases, environmental hazards,
and medical care.
Health in border areas has been a universally neglected
issue. Recently, there has been some progress in policy
analysis regarding health needs.
If you wish to be involved in this initiative, please
contact Wadie Kamel at WHO Collaborating Center for
Border and Rural Health, University of Arizona Health
Sciences Center, 6602 South Dorsey Lane, Tempe, Arizona,
85283 USA Tel 602 838 8774 Fax 602 838 8399 e-mail
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Canadian Nurses Association Announces its Annual Meeting
and Biennial Convention: Nursing is the Key
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The CNA Annual Meeting and Biennial Convention will take
place at the Ottawa Congress Centre, June 14-17, 1998.
Learn how you can prove that nursing is the key to
accessible, affordable and safe health care. Speakers
include Allan Rock, Federal Minister of Health; Monique
Begin; and Martha Rogers. For more information call 1-
800-351-8404, fax 613-237-3520 or email conferences@cna-
nurses.ca or visit the CNA website at http://www.cna-nurses.ca
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WHO Job Vacancy
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Vacancy Notice No. 98/6-E Title: Scientist (Sociology)
(post of limited duration); Grade: P.5; Official station
(country): Kobe (Japan); Organizational location/unit:
WHO Centre for Health Development (WCK)
Qualifications Required: Education and skills: Ph.D. in
social sciences with postgraduate training in medical
sociology/medical anthropology or social welfare.
Languages: Excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of
other WHO official languages or Japanese would be an
asset. Annual salary (net of tax): US$ 56 664 at
single rate.
Applications should be transmitted (in two copies
quoting vacancy notice number and including a detailed
curriculum vitae and photograph) to: Head, Professional
Candidates Division of Personnel World Health
Organization Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 (WHO
Facsimile No. 791.0746) (Internet: [log in to unmask])
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION: 20 MARCH 1998
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