One of those Fyi things.
Bob
Chuck Woolery wrote:
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> EMAIL UPDATES from NCIH:  April 24, 1998
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> Items detailed below:
> 1.    H.E.L.P. 98:   Health Emergencies in Large Populations (training)
> 2.  Call for Nominations to APHA International Health Section
> 3.  Discussion Forums - 12th World AIDS Conference
> 4.  Gorgas Memorial Institute Fellowship program application
> 5.  Becton Dickenson/ASTMH Fellowship in Tropical Med. And Trop. Public Health
> 6.  Christian Connections for International Health Conference June 28-29
> 7.  Hosting a "Local-Global Health Forum" in your community.
>
> ******
> H.E.L.P. 98:   Health Emergencies in Large Populations.
> HELP is for people who want to develop or improve their skills in providing
> health services to refugees and displaced persons in developing countries.
> This year the course will be held twice in the USA: July 6- July 24 at the
> Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, and July 13-31 at the
> University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu. Sponsors are the
> International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva), the American Red Cross
> and the Pan American Health Organization (WHO).The interactive course
> limited to 25 persons each, and is taught through case studies,
> simulations, exercises, and group discussions, all of which are facilitated
> by experts in the field of humanitarian assistance.
>
> Topics covered include planning health services, food and nutrition,
> environmental health, control of communicable diseases, epidemiology in
> emergency situations, International Humanitarian Law, ethical issues in
> providing relief, and coordination of services. At the end of the course
> participants will have a basic understanding of how to conduct  assessments
> for specific emergency situations in the field, carry out a general or a
> specific assistance health program for a displaced population, foresee and
> plan for the possible extension of immediate assistance projects into
> development programs, supervise and conduct a team in the field, develop a
> common approach to provision of services among humanitarian organizations
>
> Applications for this interactive course, which is limited to 25 people,
> are invited from those who need skills in providing care or managing health
> services for refugees, internally displaced persons or victims of wars and
> disasters.
>
> For more information contact
> Dr Gilbert Burnham, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
> 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
> telephone (410) 955-3928   fax:(410) 614-1419
> email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dr Skip Burkle, University of Hawaii, Center of Excellence
> 1 Jarrett-White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859
> telephone: (808) 433 7035, fax: (808) 433-1446
> e mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dr Pierre Perrin
> International Committee of the Red Cross
> 19, avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
> telephone: +41 22 730 28 10,   fax:+41 22 733 96 74
> email [log in to unmask]
>
> *******
>
> The International Health Section of APHA is calling for
>           nominations for candidates for office in the IH Section in
>           1998.  This year, the International Health Section must
>           elect:
>
>           -  A Chairperson-Elect, who assumes office as Chairperson
>           for a two-year term beginning in 2000
>
>           -  A Secretary-Elect, who assumes office as Secretary for a
>           two-year term beginning in 2000
>
>           -  Four Governing Councilors, who serve two-year terms
>           beginning in December 1998.
>
>           -  Two Section Councilors, who serve three-year terms
>           beginning in December 1998.
>
>           Anyone interested in running for any of these offices, or
>           who has suggestions of APHA IH Section members who might be
>           approached to run, should contact Lani Marquez or Nancy
>           Pielemeier, Co-Chairs of the IH Nominations Committee.
>
>           [log in to unmask]
>           [log in to unmask]
>
> LaniM
> URC
> Tel: 301-654-8338
> Fax: 301-941-8427
> Internet Address: [log in to unmask]
> Home Page: http://WWW.URC-CHS.COM
> *****************************************************
>
> Subject: Discussion Forums - 12th World AIDS Conference
>
> What will ten thousand people from around the globe
> talk about when they meet for the 12th World AIDS
> Conference in June 1998?
>
> Around ten thousand people are expected to take part in
> the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva. But many
> thousands more people affected by, working on or
> interested in HIV & AIDS will not be there to benefit
> from the discussions, or to add their own experiences,
> views and questions.
>
> For the first time at a conference of this kind, electronic
> mail and the Internet are being called on to bring us all
> together from different corners of the world to take part
> in the discussions leading up to and during the conference.
>
> This is your chance to take part and bring your voice onto
> the International agenda.
>
> Discussion forums on current and contentious HIV-related
> issues have been selected by the global NGO networks
> organizing the Community Rendez-Vous and Symposia sessions
> at the Geneva Conference. The topics covered are:
>
> - Human rights
> - Immigration and HIV/AIDS
> - Networking among people living with HIV or AIDS
> - Sex work
> - Access to treatment and care
> - Community-based research
> - and an information service for journalists/media
> organizations.
>
> Each of the forums will help to shape and direct many of the
> sessions planned for the Conference in June.
>
> To find out more or to join, point your browser to:
> http://www.hivnet.ch/concerto/aids98/join
> Or, send an e-mail to:   [log in to unmask]
>
> ******
> 4.  GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
> APPLICATIONS DUE BY AUGUST 1, 1998
>
> Objective:  To enhance and facilitate the development of scientific linkages
> between Panama, nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands, and the
> United States through support of short-term travel for young research
> investigators from these regions for the purposes of:  (1) establishing
> collaborative biomedical research projects focusing on tropical diseases of
> health importance to people living in these areas, and (2) learning new
> techniques and approaches applicable to the study of such diseases.
>
> Background:  The Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive
> Medicine (GMI) was named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the U.S. Army
> physician
> (later Surgeon General) who managed control efforts of yellow fever, malaria
> and other diseases during the building of the Panama Canal.  The GMI has a
> long history of fostering research and disease control in Panama and Central
> America.  Since moving to new headquarters at the William Gorgas Center for
> Geographic Medicine in the University of Alabama at Birmingham, GMI is
> continuing to pursue its goal of fostering research and training in tropical
> disease problems through support of collaborations between investigators
> working within this region and in the United States.  To this end, the GMI
> will sponsor fellowships, to be managed and awarded by the American Society
> of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, to fund collaborative investigations, as well
> as short-term visits of young investigators between research institutions
> within Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and northern South
> America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
> and Brazil) and the United States.  The Gorgas Memorial Institute Fellowship
> program is intended to allow young scientists within this region the
> opportunity to acquire new techniques or develop new approaches for the study
> and control of tropical diseases, and to establish new scientific linkages
> for the purpose of initiating cooperative studies and programs.
>
> Eligibility:  Applicants should have Ph.D. or M.D. level training in a
> relevant field.  Exceptions may be made for outstanding candidates with
> demonstrated equivalent expertise.  They should be citizens or permanent
> residents of Panama, the United States, or one of the countries of Central
> America or the Caribbean Islands, and hold a position at a research, medical,
> public health or teaching institution in that country.  Their participation
> in this program must be endorsed by their home institution.  Fellowship
> applicants should be no more than 40 years of age, although exceptional cases
> may be considered.
>
> Financial Arrangements:   Fellowship awards will generally not exceed $25,000
> to cover the total costs of round-trip travel, housing and supplies required
> for a project of no more than three (3) months duration.  The number of
> fellowship awards made annually will be contingent on availability of funds,
> but it is the intention of the program to make at least two awards each year.
> Awards will be made directly to the applicant, and will be monitored through
> the Secretariat and the GMI Fellowship Committee of the American Society of
> Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
>
>  Application Procedure:  Applications should be submitted by August 1, 1998,
> and must include the following:
>
> 1)      A proposal of no more than three (3) typewritten pages in length,
> describing the research goals of the project, the methods or plan of action,
> and the relevance to the health problems of Central America and Panama.
>
> 2)      A curriculum vitae of the applicant, and copies of no more than five (5)
> of the applicant's recent publications chosen on the basis of relevance to the
> project and/or significance to the field.
>
> 3)      A letter from an appropriate administrative official of the applicant's
> home institution endorsing the project and verifying that the travel period
> will be considered as official duty by the institution.
>
> 4)      A letter from the collaborating investigator at the host institution
> indicating his/her willingness to participate in the project, specifying
> his/her role and any special facilities to be provided, and including a
> curriculum vitae.
>
> 5)      Documentation that the project has been reviewed and approved by the
> appropriate institutional committees if the project to be funded deals
> directly with human or animal subjects.
>
> INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:
> Gorgas Memorial Institute Fellowship Program
> American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
> 60 Revere Drive, Suite 500
> Ø Northbrook, IL  60062
> ********
>
> 5.  BECTON DICKINSON/ASTMH FELLOWSHIP
> IN TROPICAL MEDICINE AND TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH
> APPLICATIONS DUE BY AUGUST 1, 1998
>
> Objective:  This award supports a one-year postdoctoral fellowship to provide
> field experience in endemic areas for individuals who are currently working
> on
> tropical infectious disease-related research in the U.S.  The project plan
> should include at least six months of work by the fellow at the overseas
> site.
>
> Background:  As described several years ago in a study on The U.S. Capacity
> to
> Address Tropical Infectious Disease Problems conducted by the National
> Research Council and Institute of Medicine, tropical diseases continue to be
> major world health problems.  "The U.S. has humanitarian, scientific, public
> health and international security interests in reducing the incidence and
> impact of suffering from tropical diseases, but tropical diseases fall
> outside
> the mainstream of health concerns in the United States.  Special skills and
> training in tropical health are essential for maintaining competence in this
> field."  Furthermore, the study pointed out that "only through collaborative
> relationships in research and training in biomedical science, clinical work
> and public health and disease control will U.S. specialists develop the
> firsthand experience they need, to be able to contribute strongly to disease
> treatment and prevention."  Even so, opportunities to obtain training in
> tropical medicine within endemic areas are limited.  The Becton
> Dickinson/ASTMH Fellowship will support studies on the basic science,
> epidemiologic or clinical aspects of tropical medicine and tropical public
> health to be carried out in endemic countries by individuals working on
> related research in the U.S.  The overall goal of this program is to provide
> interested scientists and clinicians with an opportunity to apply their
> expertise and gain new experience concerning tropical disease problems in the
> context of their direct public health importance to people living in these
> regions.  The collaborative arrangements between U.S. and foreign scientists
> and institutions should be mutually beneficial.
>
> Eligibility:  Applicants should have Ph.D. or M.D. level training in a
> relevant field.  Candidates should be members of the American Society of
> Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (membership application may be submitted with
> the grant application), and should be willing to present the results of their
> studies orally at the annual meeting of the society.
>
> Financial Arrangements:  Fellowship awards will not exceed $28,000 to cover
> the total costs of round-trip travel, housing and supplies required for a
> project.  The award will be contingent on availability of funds, but it is
> the
> intention of the program to make one award each year.  Awards will be made
> directly to the applicant's home institution, and will be monitored through
> the Fellowship Committee of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and
> Hygiene.
>
>  Application Procedure:  Applications should be submitted by August 1, 1998,
> and must include the following:
>
> 1)      A proposal of no more than five (5) typewritten pages in length,
> describing
> the research goals of the project, the methods and plan of action, and the
> relevance to tropical public health.  If the project involves clinical
> research, the applicant should supply information describing access to
> relevant patient populations.
>
> 2)      A curriculum vitae of the applicant, and copies of no more than three (3)
> of the applicant's recent publications chosen on the basis of relevance to
> the
> project and/or significance to the field.
>
> 3)      A letter from an appropriate administrative official of the applicant's
> home institution endorsing the project and verifying that the travel period
> will be considered as official duty by the institution.
>
> 4)      A letter from the collaborating investigator at the host institution
> indicating his/her willingness to participate in the project, specifying
> his/her role and any special facilities to be provided, and including a
> curriculum vitae.
>
> 5)      Documentation that the project has been reviewed and approved by the
> appropriate institutional committees if the project to be funded deals
> directly with human or animal subjects.
>
> INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:
> Becton Dickinson/ASTMH Fellowship Program
> American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
> 60 Revere Drive, Suite 500
> Northbrook, IL  60062 USA
>
> *********
> CHRISTIAN CONNECTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (CCIH is a group of
> individuals and institutions interested in international health from a
> Christian perspective.  It was founded in 1987 by people involved in the
> National Council for International Health who wanted to have additional
> research and dialogue on the international health activities of Christian
> churches and missions.   It serves the spectrum of Christians involved in
> international health by providing field-oriented information resources and a
> forum for service, discussion, networking and fellowship.
>
>  In many countries churches and other faith-based institutions play a major
> role in health service delivery.  CCIH objectives include to:
>
> a)  encourage collaboration between church-operated health programs and
> national governments and donor agencies,
> b)  promote efficiency and effectiveness in church supported health programs,
> c)  encourage increased resource flows to well-run church programs by
> national governments and donors, and
> d)  encourage Christian health professionals and churches to participate
> more actively in health policy formulation in national governments and
> international institutions.
>
> Check out the CCIH web site at www.ccih.org.
>
> Publication:  "THE CCIH FORUM" offers articles, stories, reports on good
> practices, and news.  It is distributed free, although contributions (both
> monetary and articles) will be welcome.   For more information or a sample
> copy of The CCIH Forum, write Connie Gates, CCIH, PO Box 291, Carrboro, NC
> 27510, or send her an e-mail at [log in to unmask] .
>
> CCIH ANNUAL CONFERENCE:  JUNE 27-28:  This year’s annual meeting will be a
> retreat at Well Spring, just outside Washington, DC, on June 27 and 28,
> immediately after the NCIH conference.  It will be a time of interacting and
> sharing among professionals involved in international health, learning from
> one another, and reflecting on and examining the challenges, motivations,
> contributions, and spiritual journeys of Christians working in global
> health.  Cost - $65 (less for students and anyone who cannot afford it).
> For additional information or to register, contact Raymond Martin, 1817
> Rupert St., McLean, VA 22101; Phone (703) 556-0123; Email [log in to unmask]
>
> CCIH PARTICIPATION IN  THE NCIH CONFERENCE:   This year’s NCIH conference
> theme on mobilizing communities and constituencies is highly relevant to
> CCIH interests.  We have a panel of five presentations on different aspects
> of the subject, "Churches Mobilizing Communities for Global Health."  We are
> working on organizing an auxiliary session on "Faith, Development, and
> Global Health."   We plan to have open Worship and Prayers before each days
> activities at the conference.  Finally, a CCIH booth in the NCIH exhibit
> hall will describe CCIH work and mission.  On Wednesday evening before the
> conference, June 24, we plan to have a "getting to know CCIH" session open
> to anyone, the curious as well as the committed.   One topic will be a
> discussion to identify the ten most pressing issues in international health
> from a Christian perspective.  We hope to commission studies and publish
> papers on these subjects. Contribute your ideas whether or not you can
> attend the meeting.  Contact Raymond Martin (address above.)   For more
> information about the NCIH Conference contact Claire Segawa <[log in to unmask]>
> 202-833-5900 x 204.
>
> *******
>
> This year NCIH is working with dozens of institutions and interest groups
> nation wide to produce "Local-Global Health Forums".  The purpose of these
> forums is to provide networking opportunities for health and medical
> professionals in each US state, and to begin the process of educating the
> public and US policy makers on the need for improving global health
> conditions and how achieving specific international health and development
> goals will benefit local US communities.
>
> We invite you and your colleagues to consider hosting such an event in your
> city or state before the elections this year.  NCIH will provide you with a
> manual for organizing an event, possible speakers in your region on a
> variety of topics, and support materials to help you document specific local
> health benefits.    Once an event is scheduled NCIH will work with the
> endorsing organizations below to get the word out to their members in your
> city or state.   If you have questions or would like an email overview of
> the manual send a message to <[log in to unmask] with your requests.
>
> Endorsing Organizations (as of 3-16-98)
>
> 1. Academy for International Health Studies
> 2. Adventist Development and Relief Agency
> 3. Advocates for Youth
> 4. Africa Policy Information Center
> 5. American Association for Health Education
> 6. American Association for World Health
> 7. American College of International Physicians-Texas Chapter
> 8. American College of Nurse Midwives
> 9. American College of Preventive Medicine
> 10. American Nurses Association
> 11. American Public Health Association
> 12. Andean Rural Health Care
> 13. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
> 14. Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
> 15. Association of Schools of Public Health
> 16. Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)
> 17. Coalition for American Leadership Abroad
> 18. Constituency for Africa
> 19. Doctors of the World
> 20. Global AIDS Action Network
> 21. Helen Keller International
> 22. Institute for Alternative Futures
> 23. International Eye Foundation
> 24. International Institute of Medicine
> 25. MAP International
> 26. Medical Care Development
> 27. Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Inst. WHO Collaborating Ctr for
> Health Technology Assessment
> 28. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders-USA
> 29. Microbe Virus Vector Monitor
> 30. Minnesota International Health Volunteers
> 31. National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
> 32. National Center for Health Education
> 33. National Council for International Health
> 34. National Peace Corps Association
> 35. National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International
> 36. New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center
> 37. NSF/WHO Collaborating Center for Drinking Water  Safety and Treatment
> 38. NSF/WHO Collaborating Center for Food Safety
> 39. Pan American Health Organization
> 40. Princeton Project 55 Tuberculosis Initiative
> 41. Project HOPE
> 42. ProMED, Federation of American Scientists
> 43. Public Health Foundation
> 44. Relief International
> 45. RESULTS
>
> The purpose of these forums is to:
>
> 1.  Provide a networking opportunity for professionals in your community or
> state who are committed to progress in international health and development
> efforts.
>
> 2.  Identify tangible local benefits from improving global health
> conditions.   And,
>
> 3.  Generate local media coverage that will shift local public opinion and
> local federal policy makers to more favorable attitudes for an adequate US
> budget for achieving development assistance goals.
>
> Forum topics might include:
> PAHO, WHO and USAID as important to US national security as NATO, CIA and DoD:
> US Economic Benefits to improving global health: Trade, Tourism, Taxes and
> Lessons Learned.  (Creation of US jobs as a result of healthier trading
> partners resulting from broad based development; Increased tourism to the
> US; Creation of US jobs as a result of imports or exports directly related
> to US health and medical industry: Pharmaceutical export of drugs and
> medicines, imports of genetic resources and testing results;  Reduction of
> US Health costs as a result of: Fewer US citizens encountering health and
> medical problems on their travels;
> Reducing US health costs with Third World health efforts:   ORT: (Reduced
> treatment cost and chance of infections from IVs), Local health
> promotion/education, Global Disease Eradication efforts (Polio, Measles…),
> Global Disease control efforts (TB, Malaria, Dengue…); Reduction of US
> military costs: Fewer instances US Military actions in the world, Reduction
> of health threats to US military when they travel.
>
> If you would like more information on hosting a forum please give us a call.
> Take care,
>
> Chuck
>
> Chuck Woolery, Grassroots Development Officer
> National Council for International Health
> 1701 K St. NW,  Washington DC 20006-1503
> 202-833-5900 x206,  Fax: 202-833-0075
> Email:  [log in to unmask]  Web: www.ncih.org
>
> Quote for the week:
>         Free, educated and healthy people are the key to social cohesion.
>                 Brian Atwood, USAID Administrator