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Message by Dr. George A.O. Alleyne, Director of PAHO
International Women's Day
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International Women's Day, celebrated each year on 8
March, is a time for women and men everywhere to
celebrate the role of women in all areas of human
endeavor that produce positive change, social harmony,
and the possibility of collective improvement of the
human condition for today's and future generations.
We at PAHO are pleased to lead in this celebration, and
by doing so among our international guests, in our
Member States across the Hemisphere, we aim to encourage
reflection on the achievements of women. But here we
must say we do not mean the isolation of their
achievements, nor the separateness of women as a visible
phenomenon outside the mainstream of human progress.
Instead, we must reflect on these achievements within
the context of how they have made our lives and our
world society better, and what would have been the
qualitative and quantitative differences if these
achievements had not taken place.
In PAHO, as in other nuclei of human interaction around
the globe, we speak of "gender diversity" and "gender
equality" as desirable goals, without fully recognizing
the inherent intellectual difficulties of accepting
their premise, beyond their initial attractiveness as
politically correct constructs. They imply a
transformation of our traditional normative patterns
concerning two of life's most fundamental structures:
the workplace and the family. They challenge us to
overhaul our stereotypes regarding the limits of women
and men as we pursue our destinies and nurture children
and one another in the consolidation of personal
identity.
It is a fact that among the world's poor and
disadvantaged, the majority are women and children.
Because of the nature of our work, we in PAHO cannot
tolerate this situation. We must bring together our best
talents, our greatest imagination, and the dynamism of
our diverse perspectives to address this problem in a
definitive way. In the process, we must blur-and indeed
erase-the lines of our own internal biases that would
thwart the contribution of women and overlook their
capacity as full partners in the decision-making
process.
On International Women's Day, we are reminded of the
achievements of numerous women throughout history whose
courage and commitment have awakened the collective
conscience to the immutability of social justice. We are
encouraged to see more and more women in positions of
leadership in the international arena. Finally, we are
gaining greater awareness of, and appreciation for, the
contributions of the unsung heroines whose names we may
never know-health workers, teachers, community leaders,
mothers, daughters, sisters-who are quietly and humbly
contributing their daily grain of sand to a larger
concern outside themselves, spurred by the conviction
that what they do benefits all of us.
It does.
For this, we owe them our debt of gratitude and
acknowledgement. We owe them greater opportunities for
empowerment and fulfillment. We owe them the promise
that they are not isolated, nor separate, nor excluded.
And we owe them our commitment to support them in their
efforts to surpass previous generations in the quality
and quantity of their contributions.
Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary
Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health
Organization, 525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20037-2895, U.S.A. Telephone (202) 974-3000
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The Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
(MTPPI) Announces Publication of the Directory of Health
Technology Assessment Organizations Worldwide
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This new directory catalogs health technology assessment
activities in the U.S. and around the world, providing
decision-makers, researchers, and other health
professionals with a status report on this growing field
as well as a valuable resource in the search for both
information and potential partners. It includes a
compilation of information about 131 government
agencies, university groups, and private health research
organizations from 27 countries that specialize in
assessing health-care technologies medical devices,
pharmaceuticals, and medical and surgical procedures.
If you wish to learn more about the Directory or MTPPI,
please visit http://www.mtppi.org for an executive
summary and table of contents for the Directory, as well
as ordering information. You will also find more
detailed information about MTPPI and its various health
research activities. Medical Technology and Practice
Patterns Institute, 2121 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20007-2258 USA Tel: (202) 333-8841
Fax: (202) 333-5586 Email: [log in to unmask]
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PAHO Vacancy Notice
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Post Title: Advisor on Standardization and Analytical
Services; Level: P.4; Post Number: .5958; Issue Date: 11
February 1998; Closing Date: 8 April 1998; Duty Station:
Martinez, Argentina; Tenure: Two years, first year
probationary period; Division/Program/Office: Disease
Prevention and Control (HCP); Veterinary Public Health
(HCV).
Salary Information: Basic Salary: $48,019 at single
rate; Post Adjustment: $24,586 at single rate;
Hardship/Mobility: $2,145 at single rate.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: A university degree in
veterinary medicine or medicine with a postgraduate
degree at least to the master's level in food
microbiology, food science and technology, biochemistry,
nutrition or toxicology or a Ph.D degree in one of these
fields. Experience: At national level: Seven years of
professional experience in food protection programs or
activities concerned with normatization and
standardization of Codex Alimentarius, quality control
and good manufacturing practice (GMP), as well as
microbiological and chemical analysis of food, food
safety and research. Experience should include
management, planning, organization, implementation and
evaluation of contaminants control programs, laboratory
programs and national or international reference
services, research and training in food protection. At
international level: Two years of experience in
technical cooperation projects and activities concerned
with planning, organizing and implementing food
protection and food contaminants control programs,
laboratories for food safety and research on food safety
and quality control. Languages: Very good knowledge of
Spanish or English with a working knowledge of the
other.
For more information, 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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