PAHO News – May 2, 2002

In this issue:
-WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY 2002 AWARDS!
-9TH ANNUAL CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: DEADLINE FOR
ABSTRACTS MAY 15TH!
-WHO SHORT TERM PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE 2000
PROJECT
-PAHO/WHO 2002 MANUEL VELASCO-SUAREZ BIOETHICS AWARD
-PAHO AND THE ERADICATION OF POLIOMYELITIS FROM THE AMERICAS
-PAHO REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AND ESSENTIAL
PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS
-PAHO REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: INVESTING IN HEALTH FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
-HEALTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION: A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
-WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: MEDICAL OFFICER FOR YANGON, MYANMAR
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WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY 2002 AWARDS!

This year's World No-Tobacco Day Awards for the Americas, awarded by
PAHO to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31, recognize those
individuals, groups or institutions that have contributed significantly
to the cause of Tobacco-free sports.  Among the award winners, the
Government of Quebec was honoured for becoming, in 1998, the first
jurisdiction in the Americas to eliminate the promotion of tobacco
products and brand names through sponsorships, including sponsorships of
sports facilities or events.  A full list of award winners will soon be
available on the PAHO website: http://www.paho.org/!
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9TH ANNUAL CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: DEADLINE FOR
ABSTRACTS MAY 15TH!

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 9th Annual Canadian
Conference on International Health is May 15th!  The conference will be
held in Ottawa, October 27-30th, and is organized and hosted each year
by the Canadian Society for International Health.  This year the theme
is “Poverty, Health & Equity: From Global Challenges to Innovative
Solutions”.  Submission forms and guidelines can be found in the Call
for Abstracts PDF document, now available at:
http://www.csih.org/what/FINALcallforabstracts9thCCIH.pdf.

Conference information is listed on the CSIH website:
http://www.csih.org/what/conferences.html.  For more information, please
contact CSIH at [log in to unmask] or Hélène Thibault, the CSIH Liaison
for PAHO/WHO at [log in to unmask]
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WHO SHORT TERM PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE 2000
PROJECT

WHO is looking for people with experience in descriptive epidemiology
and analysis to work on the Global Burden of Disease 2000 project. This
project involves systematic reviews of available data and
epidemiological studies on specific diseases, development of disease
models for ensuring consistency of mortality data with other
epidemiological data, and the preparation of reports and publications.
Several positions are likely to be available, ranging from a senior
position requiring a person with considerable experience in descriptive
epidemiology and analysis, who would be able to supervise other staff
carrying out burden of disease analyses, to positions for people with
less experience who would work as part of a team under guidance from a
senior epidemiologist. Initial appointments would be for 11 months or
less, depending on the availability of the individual.
Preference will be given to applicants who have worked extensively in
the field of descriptive epidemiology or disease modelling, possess good
analytical and writing skills, and have had international experience.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae to Dr. Colin Mathers,
[log in to unmask], Acting Coordinator, Epidemiology and Burden of Disease,
World Health Organization.
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PAHO/WHO 2002 MANUEL VELASCO-SUAREZ BIOETHICS AWARD

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation has announced the
introduction of a new international award to recognize and stimulate
excellence in the field of bioethics. The 2002 Manuel Velasco-Suarez
Bioethics Award is intended to stimulate young scholars in the
development of their capacities for bioethical analysis. The award
carries a cash prize of US$10,000.  PAHO/WHO named the award in honor
of Manuel Velasco-Suarez, Mexican physician, researcher, scholar and
founder of the Instituto Nacional de Neurología and of the Mexican
National Bioethics Commission.  For more Award information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/velasco.htm.  Nominations are due by
June 15, 2002.
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PAHO AND THE ERADICATION OF POLIOMYELITIS FROM THE AMERICAS

In September of 1994, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
announced that polio had been eradicated from the Americas, thus
heralding an end to the thousands of deaths and disabilities caused
annually by the disease. Today an effort is underway to eradicate the
disease globally by 2005. A boy named Luis Fermín Tenorio Cortez was the
last case of polio in the Americas, detected in August 1991, in Junín,
Peru. The child, who recovered from the disease, currently attends
school in Lima; he walks, and plays soccer with a brace on his leg.  To
read more about the eradication of polio in the Americas, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/100/100feature17.htm.
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PAHO REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AND ESSENTIAL
PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS

The PAHO report “Public Health Nursing and Essential Public Health
Functions: A Basis for Practice in the twenty-first Century” reviews
current thinking about essential public health functions and the
particular contributions of public health nurses to these services in
PAHO countries.  It is based on review of available literature,
published models and case studies of public health nursing work in PAHO
countries.  The document is now available online at:
http://www.paho.org/English/HSP/HSO/publichealthnursing.doc.
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PAHO REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: INVESTING IN HEALTH FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT

The report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health – “Investing
in Health for Economic Development”- is now available online.  The
report is presented by the Public Policy and Health Program, Health and
Human Development Division, of the Pan American Health Organization.  To
read the report in PDF format, click:
http://www.paho.org/English/HDP/HDD/ECS/CMH.pdf.
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HEALTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION: A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Take a look at “Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Concepts
and determinants in Latin America and the Caribbean,” a shared
presentation by the World Bank, PAHO/WHO, and IADB/BID. Visit:
hdp-WB.ppt (must have PowerPoint software).

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WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: MEDICAL OFFICER FOR YANGON, MYANMAR

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a Medical Officer
(epidemiologist) for Yangon, Myanmar.  The successful candidate would
help to accomplish the projects objectives: to strengthen surveillance
of all EPI vaccine preventable diseases, to eliminate neonatal tetanus,
reduce measles mortality and morbidity, and eradicate transmission of
wild poliomyelitis by the year 2005.  The closing date for applications
is June 3, 2002. For more information, visit:
http://www.who.int/per/vacancies/pse02_016e.htm.
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