PAHO News -- June 12, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 FRED L. SOPER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH
LITERATURE
-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 MANUEL VELASCO-SUAREZ AWARD IN BIOETHICS
-INTERNATIONAL NETWORK TO PROMOTE WATER AND HEALTH AS HUMAN RIGHTS
-FIRST VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS A SUCCESS
-PAHO SYMPOSIUM ON NEW TOOLS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION
-AIDS LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN AMERICAS
-8th INTERNATIONAL COURSE: DENGUE AND DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
-THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOBACCO GROWERS ATTACKS WHO
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PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Young health professionals in the Americas (35 years old or less), 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 a
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: María Victoria Palacio, CSIH-PAHO
Liaison Assistant, Canadian Society for International Health, One
Nicholas Street, Suite 1105, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7. The deadline for
receipt of applications is July 31, 2003.

Completing the application form requires time, knowledge and energy. For
more information, contact: Hélène Thibault at [log in to unmask]   or
María Victoria Palacio at [log in to unmask]
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 FRED L. SOPER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH
LITERATURE

Excellent medical and public health research and writing is one of the
most important means of promoting health. Current information on health
situations, trends, diseases, treatment and delivery systems is critical
for use in planning, executing, and evaluating public health policies
and programs. PAHO recognizes significant contributions to health
literature in the Americas through the Fred L. Soper Award.  This award
promotes the highest standards of research and emphasizes regional
impact.  The deadline for submission of nominations is June 30, 2003.
For more information, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/soper.htm

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2003 MANUEL VELASCO-SUAREZ AWARD IN BIOETHICS

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation, a U.S.-based
non-profit collaborating partner of PAHO, is accepting nominations for
the second annual Manuel Velasco-Suarez Award.  The international award
aims to recognize and stimulate excellence in the field of bioethics.
The deadline for submissions is this Friday, June 15, 2003. For further
details, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/velasco.htm
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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK TO PROMOTE WATER AND HEALTH AS HUMAN RIGHTS

PAHO has launched the International Network to Promote Safe Household
Water Treatment and Storage, a global coalition uniting academia,
private enterprise, international organizations and other groups working
in health, water and technology.  The goal is to apply new
household-level methods to rapidly increase access to water and
sanitation for the 1.1 billion people worldwide who currently lack such
services. Every year there are 1.7 million deaths related to unsafe
water, sanitation and hygiene, mainly from infectious diarrhea. For more
information, visit: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030604.htm
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FIRST VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS A SUCCESS

As part of the first Vaccination Week in the Americas, ministers of
health and first ladies joined health workers and community leaders at
10 border areas across the region to vaccinate hard-to-reach children.
Their efforts demonstrate that cooperation between bordering countries
is essential for promoting health equity in the Americas. The goal of
the Vaccination Week is to reach those children who have never been
vaccinated or who have not completed their series of vaccines. The
campaign sought to vaccinate some 16 million children against major
diseases, plus 2.7 million women of childbearing age against tetanus. In
some areas campaign workers went from house to house, and in remote
areas they travelled by boat. Others worked from temporary health posts
to reach marginal urban populations. For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030606.htm
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PAHO SYMPOSIUM ON NEW TOOLS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION

PAHO hosted a symposium on June 11 focusing on the public health impact
of violence and strategies to reduce it. The meeting, "Alliances for the
Prevention of Violence," also launched two books examining the roots,
consequences and prevalence of violence in the Americas and around the
world: the World Health Organization’s World Report on Violence and
Health and PAHO’s Violence Against Women: The Health Sector Responds.
For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030609.htm
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AIDS LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN AMERICAS

The UNAIDS program and PAHO have called on UN agencies to work together
to respond to key challenges aimed at stemming the HIV/AIDS crisis in
the region of the Americas. According to UNAIDS, almost two million
people are living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean.  For
the full press release, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030610.htm
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8th INTERNATIONAL COURSE: DENGUE AND DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

PAHO will host its 8th International Course on Dengue and Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever in Havana, Cuba, from August 11-22, 2003. The
objective of the course is to provide a forum for discussion through
theoretical and practical sessions in which participants can listen to
presentations by lecturers from prestigious international institutions.
The course will be conducted in Spanish. The registration deadline is
July 1, 2003. For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/HCP/HCT/VBD/ipk-curso-2003.htm
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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOBACCO GROWERS ATTACKS WHO

The International Association of Tobacco Growers (IATG) has publicly
blamed WHO's tobacco control policies for a decline in the amount of
land where tobacco is grown in the Americas and for the fact that many
farmers have lost their livelihoods. PAHO notes that, contrary to these
allegations, the surface of land where tobacco is grown and the
production of tobacco have increased between 1990 and 2000. According to
internal documents belonging to the tobacco industry, the IATG is a
public relations agency that was created by the industry as its
spokesperson in developing countries in an effort to curb tobacco
control initiatives.  For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/AM/PUB/v13n4-Martin.htm
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