PAHO News -- January 30, 2003
In this issue:
-DR. MIRTA ROSES PERIAGO WILL BE SWORN IN AS PAHO DIRECTOR FRIDAY
-DR JONG WOOK LEE OF NORTH KOREA NOMINATED AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
-MARY PÉREZ DE MARRANZINI OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WINS THE 2002
CLARENCE MOORE AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
-THOUSANDS OF MATERNAL DEATHS IN THE AMERICAS ARE PREVENTABLE WITH GOOD
PRENATAL CARE
-ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY
-WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: MEDICAL OFFICER FOR TB CONTROL PROGRAM IN NEW
DELHI, INDIA
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DR. MIRTA ROSES PERIAGO WILL BE SWORN IN AS PAHO DIRECTOR FRIDAY
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago will be sworn in as the new Director of the Pan
American Health Organization on Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m. at PAHO
Headquarters in Washington. Dr. Roses, who was elected by the Ministers
of Health of the Americas at the Pan American Sanitary Conference held
on September 25, 2002, is the first Argentine and the first woman to
lead the 100-year-old Pan American Health Organization, which was
founded by the countries of the Americas to combat disease and improve
the health and living standards of the peoples of the hemisphere. For
the full press release, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/pr030127.htm.
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DR JONG WOOK LEE OF NORTH KOREA NOMINATED AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Dr Jong Wook Lee has been nominated by the World Health Organization's
Executive Board for the post of Director-General of the agency. The
Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and
sets the policy for the Organization's international health work. Dr Lee
has worked at WHO for 19 years in technical, managerial and policy
positions, notably leading the fight against two of the greatest
challenges to health and development: tuberculosis and vaccine
preventable diseases affecting children. In 2000, after heading the WHO
Global Program for Vaccines and Immunizations and serving as a senior
policy advisor, he became Director of the Stop TB program, a coalition
of more than 250 international partners including WHO member states,
donors, non-governmental organizations, industry and foundations. For
the full press release, visit:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/pr4/en/.
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MARY PÉREZ DE MARRANZINI OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WINS THE 2002
CLARENCE MOORE AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
The Pan American Health and Education Foundation presented this year's
Clarence H. Moore Award for voluntarism in health services to Mary Pérez
de Marranzini, for her outstanding work, leadership and dedication in
improving health care conditions for persons with physical and mental
disabilities in the Dominican Republic. The Award recognizes outstanding
contributions to health by national or local non-governmental or private
voluntary organizations or individuals in areas related to PAHO's
program of work. For more than 40 years, Mrs. Pérez de Marranzini has
led, managed and directed the Asociación Dominicana de Rehabilitación
(ADR), a non-profit institution. During all these years, Mrs. Pérez de
Marranzini and ADR have been working actively with health authorities in
establishing national polices of care and protection of disabled people
in her country. For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/PAHEF/pressmooreenglish.htm.
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THOUSANDS OF MATERNAL DEATHS IN THE AMERICAS ARE PREVENTABLE WITH GOOD
PRENATAL CARE
Maternal mortality due to complications in pregnancy, childbirth and
postpartum is still incredibly high and constitutes one of the greatest
inequities in the Americas, according to PAHO. In Canada, four mothers
die for every 100,000 live births; in contrast, 523 mothers in Haiti die
for every 100,000 live births. Within Latin America there are enormous
disparities: Chile has a maternal mortality rate of 23 per 100,000 live
births, while in Bolivia the rate is 390. Overall, almost 23,000 women
of childbearing age die every year from causes that, in many cases, are
preventable with basic prenatal care. For the full article, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/pr030124.htm.
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ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY
Abuse and neglect of the elderly has recently been addressed on the
EQUIDAD listserve. In "How Many of the Elderly Are Abused or
Neglected?," authors call for an expanded research effort. This article
is available online at:
http://www.infocusmagazine.org/2.2/hss_elder_abuse.html. In the book
Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging
America, the authors write that though mistreatment of the elderly will
no doubt increase as the population ages, little is known about the
problem. The book is also available online at:
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084342/html/.
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WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: MEDICAL OFFICER FOR TB CONTROL PROGRAM IN NEW
DELHI, INDIA
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a medical officer for its
station in New Delhi, India. The medical officer will join a TB control
program meant to reduce mortality, morbidity and transmission of the
disease so that it will no longer be a threat to public health. The
incumbent will provide technical support to member countries in the
South-East Asia Region in matters such as: the planning and
implementation of national tuberculosis control programs; organizing
training and inter-country activities (e.g. group educational
activities); and monitoring WHO-supported projects, including
operational research and quality assurance of microscopy network and
treatment observations. The application deadline is February 28, 2003.
For more information, visit:
http://erecruit.who.int/e-jobs/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.cfm?jobinfo_uid_c=
192&vaclng=en.
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