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International Graduate Program, Thailand
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The Department of Health and Social Sciences at Mahidol
University, Nakornpathom, Thailand, will soon be considering
student applications for the International Graduate Program in
Health Social Science, tentatively scheduled to begin June 1,
1995, at the university's Salaya campus. This program began
in the 1993-94 academic year, and is partially funded by the
Ford Foundation.
The program provides advanced training and research
opportunities in the field of health social sciences for
students in the Asia/Pacific region. There is a specialized
reproductive health component available for those interested.
For a copy of the program brochure and/or application form,
contact Dr. Preecha Upayokin, Director, Master's Degree Proram
in Health Social Science (International), Department of Health
Social Sciences, Mahidol University, 25/25 Puthamoltol 4,
Salaya 73170, Nakornpathom, Thailand.
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Job Opportunity
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The Aga Kahn Foundation Canada is seeking a health policy
advisor to work for a minimum of two years in the mountainous
Gorno-Badakshan region of eastern Tajikistan. The successful
candidate will help the local health ministry make its current
health system sustainable. Qualifications needed:
- A medical degree with a public health focus or a Ph.D in
public health. A degree in health policy/planning would be
helpful.
- 10 years field experience in developing countries, working
with both government health ministries and NGOs on health
program design and policy.
- A working knowledge of Russian or Farsi.
For more information, contact: Chief Executive Officer, Aga
Khan Foundation Canada, 350 Albert Street, Suite 1820, Ottawa,
ON, K1R 1A4. Tel. or fax: (613) 237-2532.YOUTH FOR YOUTH
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Attention all Youth!
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YOUTH FOR YOUTH HEALTH CONFERENCE (YYHC)
March 20-24, 1995, Vancouver, Canada
Below you will find an announcement about this event. The
YYHC Organizing Committee welcomes proposals for one-hour
workshops and 15-minute presentations. CSIH intends to submit
a proposal for a workshop on "IHEP and capacity-building for
youth action in health and development". IHEP is a program
through which the Society supports youth primary health
care-related projects in developing countries. Student groups
or individuals interested in participating in such a workshop,
please contact Marc Hyndman at: CSIH, 170 Laurier Avenue West,
Suite 902, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5V5; Tel: (613) 230-2654 (ext.
304); Fax: (613) 230-8401; E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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The following information comes from the Youth for Youth
Health Information Package. The complete information package
is available from the Canadian Youth Foundation in English,
French and Spanish. Our phone number is 613-231-6474, our fax
is 613-231-6497. Our address is 215 Cooper St., 3rd Floor,
Ottawa, ON, K2P 0G2.
The Youth for Youth Health (YYH) project has four
complementary objectives:
The Global YYH Action Handbook
The YYH 4-Year Plan
The YYH Conference (Vancouver, Canada, March 20-24, 1995)
Youth Participation in the Youth Health Assembly
These elements of Youth for Youth Health will come together in
March, 1995 in Vancouver, Canada. During this time,
participants in the Youth for Youth Health Conference (YYHC)
will develop their expertise and skills related to
for-youth-by-youth health initiatives. At the same time, they
will provide direction for the YYH Action Handbook and
Four-Year Plan.
YYHC participants will also exchange ideas with health and
youth-service professionals attending the 6th International
Congress on Adolescent Health and the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Adolescent Medicine. Together, YYHC and these two
professional gatherings form the Youth Health Assembly, a
landmark event in involving young people positively in youth
health issues. The Youth Health Assembly is co-sponsored by
UNICEF, the Pan-American Health Organization and the World
Health Organization.
The Canadian deadline for proposals for YYHC workshops, YYH
Action Handbook Submissions and applications for subsidy to
attend the YYHC is December 15, 1994. The YYH Information
Package available from the CYF details how to submit workshop
proposals, ideas for the Handbook and applications for
subsidy.
For more complete details concerning the Youth for Youth
Project and the Youth for Youth Health Conference see an
e-mail message to [log in to unmask] requesting the
file YYHC.TXT.
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