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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization Vacancy
Notices
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Post Title:  Advisor on Communicable Diseases; Level P.4; Post Number
4.3511
Duty Station:  Managua, Nicaragua
Tenure:  Two years, first year probationary period
Division/Program/Office:  Disease Prevention & Control (HCP)

Basic Salary:  $45,413 at single rate, $48,824 with primary dependents

(per annum net of taxes)
Post Adjustment:  $12,716 at single rate, $13,671 with primary
dependents (per annum net of taxes)
Hardship/Mobility:  $8,118 at single rate, $10,825 with primary
dependents (per annum net of taxes)

Minimum Requirements:
Education:  An M.D. degree and a master's degree in epidemiology or
public health with an emphasis in epidemiology or a Ph.D. degree in a
health related science with specialized training in epidemiology or
public health.
Experience(at national level):  Seven years of experience with
managerial responsibilities on epidemiological and disease prevention
and control programs.  Experience should include the administration of

health services related to communicable diseases.
Experience (at international level):  Two years of participation in
technical cooperation programs and activities in epidemiology, disease

control, and administration of health services involving more than one

country.
Languages:  Very good knowledge of Spanish with a working knowledge of

English.

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ITCH 96
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Victoria, B.C. - A Conference Addressing Information Technology Issues

in Community Health, "Appropriate Systems, Appropriate Decisions -
ITCH
'96" will be held on November 3 - 6 at the Victoria Conference Centre.


For further information and registration, contact:
  ITCH '96 Conference Management
  Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
  P. O. Box 3030, Victoria, B.C., V8W 3N6  Canada
  (604) 721-8470 Tel.; (604) 721-8774 Fax.
  [log in to unmask]  E-mail

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Announcing the 4th World Congress on Action Research, Action Learning
and
Processing Management, and the 8th World Congress on Participatory
Action-Research to take place in Cartagena, Colombia June 1 to 5,
1997.
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Themes include:  Constructions of democratic societies and cultures,
creation, transmission and utilization of knowledge, and system
building
for socioeconomic, industrial, and ecologic administration.

For further information, please contact:
  Executive Committee
  4/8 apartado A. 52508, Bogota, Colombia
  Phone: 571/3681579;  Phone: 571/2216855
  Fax: 571/3687471;  Fax: 571/2216855
  e-mail: [log in to unmask]; HTTP://munex.arme.cornell.edu/PARnet

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Request for Sponsorship
Cuban Internship with Canadian NGO Working with the Disabled
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The Cuba-Canada Inter-Agency Project (CCIP), based in OXFAM-Canada, is
a
coalition dedicated to fostering a positive relationship between
Canadian and Cuban NGOs.

CCIP is currently looking for a sponsor for one of five Cuban
internships that are to take place this Fall.   Cuban NGOs
participating
in CCIP have requested a placement with a Canadian NGO that works with

disabled people.  The individual concerned would be in Canada for
approximately one month, most likely from mid-October to mid-November.


CCIP will pay airfares plus a $500 honorarium for the Cuban intern.
What is needed is a Canadian sponsor organization, which would take on

the organization of the internship, financing of all local costs, plus

arrange for billeting.  The organization should be willing to arrange
for someone to accompany and guide the intern.

The Cuban individual will be selected by the Cuban steering committee
of
CCIP on the basis of language requirements, ability to be away for a
lengthy period from the home institution, and ability to share
knowledge
acquired upon return to Cuba.

CCIP needs to arrange the internships in early September.  If you are
interested, please contact:
  Chris Rosene, CCIP Coordinator
  c/o OXFAM Canada, 294 Albert St., Ottawa, ON  K1P 6E6
  (613) 237-5236 Tel; (613) 237-0524 Fax; (613) 237-1698 ext. 275
Voicemail
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Cours CUCSD/CUCHID 1996 ATELIER SUR LA SANTE, L'EQUITE ET LE
DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE UNIVERSITE McMASTER, HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
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Atelier: du 30 septembre au 4 octobre 1996
Etudes independantes:  de la mi septembre au 8 novembre 1996

Le Consortium universitaire canadien pour la sante dans le
developpement
(CUCSD) presente la troisieme partie d'une serie de cours sur la sante

internationale.

L'atelier aura lieu a l'universite McMaster a Hamilton, Ontario.  Le
cours sera donne par internet pour les organismes non gouvernementaux
(ONGs), le corps professoral, et les etudiants et etudiantes gradues
qui
etudient ou font des recherches reliees au domaine de la sante
internationale et du developpement durable.

OBJECTIFS:
1.  Comprendre les concepts d'equite et de developpement durable tels
qu'ils s'appliquent au domaine de la sante et du developpement.
2.  Explorer des problemes de sante globaux et des approches
analytiques
qui se pretent a l'analyse de la sante, de l'Equite et du
developpement
durable.
3.  Entreprendre une analyse de la population d'un pays en utilisant
les
approches etudiees dans le cours et en mettant l'emphase sur un
probleme
ou une situation specifique.

DESCRIPTION DU COURS:
1.  Le cours est concu en particulier pour des individus qui
poursuivent
des recherches ou des etudes independantes, dans le domaine de la
sante
ou un domaine connexe.
2.  Le cours comprend les deux parties suivantes: un atelier qui aura
lieu a l'universite McMaster du 30 septembre au 4 octobre 1996, et
des etudes a distance, facilitees par l'usage dynamique des
communications
electroniques (l'internet); ce volet debutera mi septembre, pour se
poursuivre jusqu'au 8 novembre 1996.

1. Chaque participant devra choisir une 'population reference', issue
preferablement d'un pays de l'hemisphere sud.  L'analyse et
l'application
des modules se basera sur cette population.

NB  L'acces a l'internet ainsi qu'une experience anterieure des
communications electroniques est requise.  Nous regrettons de ne
pouvoir
offrir le cours qu'en anglais.

Methodes d'enseignement:

Presentation generale sur les themes de la sante, l'equite et le
developpement durable.
  Ateliers en groupe.
  Presentations sur des sujets specifiques.
  Occasions d'etudes a distance.

MODULES:
Approches Analytiques:
  analyse economique
  analyse du facteur culturel
  analyse du coût de la maladie
  analyse du rapport coût-efficacite

Pandemies et Problemes
  Le SIDA et les maladies transmises sexuellement
  La violence et les traumatismes (la guerre et ses consequences sur
la sante)
  les populations vulnerables
  le tabac et le developpement durable
  l'environnement et la sante

Groupes et Populations
  sexe, equite et developpement
  le bien-etre et la sante des enfants
  analyse situationnelle par pays

Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez contacter:
[log in to unmask], telephone: (905) 525-9140 poste 22035,
telecopieur:  (905) 525-1145
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