PAHO News -- April 17, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 ABRAHAM HOROWITZ AWARD FOR INTER-AMERICAN
HEALTH
-SARS: FIRST SEVERE NEW DISEASE OF 21st CENTURY
-PAHO LAUNCHES VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS
-MINISTER OF HEALTH OF BAHAMAS OUTLINES HEALTH GAINS AND CHALLENGES
-OBESITY IN COSTA RICAN CHILDREN
-PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ADVISOR FOR BUENOS
AIRES, ARGENTINA
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PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Young health professionals in the Americas, who have leadership skills
as well as an intense interest in the international dimensions of
health, are invited to apply for the Pan American Health Organization's
18th Training Program in International Health (TPIH-2004).  The training
process will involve participants in a work-study format at PAHO in
Washington, D.C. for a period of 11 months starting February 2, 2004.

Canadian candidates are invited to request their application form and
complete information package via email to the following address:
[log in to unmask] The duly completed application, with all requested
documents, must be sent by mail to:

Maria Victoria Palacio
CSIH-PAHO Liaison Assistant
One Nicholas Street, Suite 1105
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7

The deadline for receipt of applications is July 31, 2003. Completing
the application form requires time, knowledge and energy - feel free to
ask questions via email to [log in to unmask]  For more information,
visit: http://www.paho.org/English/HSP/HSR/pfsiabout.htm
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 ABRAHAM HOROWITZ AWARD FOR INTER-AMERICAN
HEALTH

PAHO is requesting nominations for the 2003 Abraham Horowitz Award for
Inter-American Health.  This award recognizes leadership and excellence
in individuals whose public health achievements have resulted in major
improvements to the lives of the peoples of the Americas.  Nominees may
be individuals or groups whose scientific or pedagogic achievement, in
any field of inter-American health, is consistent with the award's
intention to stimulate excellence and recognize work in the region.
Candidates may be active in their careers, active though in formal
retirement, or retired having demonstrated an outstanding lifetime
career.  The deadline for submission of nominations is May 30, 2003. For
further information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/horwitz.htm
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SARS: FIRST SEVERE NEW DISEASE OF 21st CENTURY

PAHO has stated that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS "is one
of the most prominent and important events occurring at this time
globally."  There are more than 250 suspected cases in Canada, where 10
people have died, and the United States is investigating 166 cases from
30 states. No cases have been confirmed in Latin America or the
Caribbean, though Brazil is investigating two possible cases. Worldwide,
2,781 cases of SARS and 111 deaths have been reported from 17 countries
on three continents.  Representatives from the World Health Organization
have said that SARS "appears to be the first severe and easily
transmissible new disease to emerge in the 21st century."  For the full
press release, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030411a.htm
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PAHO LAUNCHES VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS

PAHO, in association with 14 academic institutions in the Americas and
Spain, has launched a Virtual Public Health Campus as a tool to provide
continuing education to public health personnel in the Americas.  The
virtual campus offers a variety of distance education courses that can
contribute to public health policy-making and to the performance of
health systems in the Region. For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030410.htm
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MINISTER OF HEALTH OF BAHAMAS OUTLINES HEALTH GAINS AND CHALLENGES

Minister of Health of the Bahamas Dr. Marcus C. Bethel outlined his
country's progress and most pressing challenges in health during a
meeting at the Pan American Health Organization in Washington, D.C, last
week. He described successes in treating and slowing the spread of
HIV/AIDS, including mother-to-child transmission, as well as declining
rates of infant and maternal mortality, low incidence of
vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, and improved control of
tuberculosis, malaria and dengue. For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030409.htm
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OBESITY IN COSTA RICAN CHILDREN

A new study on the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Costa Rican
schoolchildren shows that the current situation is “alarming” and that
the future health burden attributable to excess weight gain “is likely
to be huge,” if the current trend continues. The study, the first of its
kind in this country, is presented in the January 2003 issue of PAHO's
Pan American Journal of Public Health.  The article is available online
at: https://publications.paho.org/english/news.cfm?ID=86
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PAHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ADVISOR FOR BUENOS
AIRES, ARGENTINA

PAHO is seeking a Health Systems and Services Advisor for its field
office in Buenos Aires.  Among other duties, the incumbent will be
responsible for:
•       Collaborating with national counterparts;
•       Providing expertise in health services regionalization and the
establishment of levels of care;
•       Collaborating in the design and implementation of comprehensive
ambulatory care;
•       Providing expertise in applying quality assurance methods in the
evaluation of health care delivery.
The application deadline is May 23, 2003. For the full job description,
visit: http://pahoapl.paho.org/pahoexternalenglish/ASEPage_JobDetail.ASP

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