Synergy Online -- April 10, 2003

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In this issue:
-REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: SARS INVESTIGATION
-APPLY FOR CSIH INTERNATIONAL HEALTH YOUTH INTERNSHIPS TODAY!
-WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003 CELEBRATED
-EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WAR IN IRAQ
-WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004: E-DISCUSSION ON MAKING SERVICES WORK FOR
POOR PEOPLE
-GLOBAL CANCER RATES COULD INCREASE BY 50% TO 15 MILLION BY 2020
-2nd ANNUAL GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH CONFERENCE
-STEMMING THE TIDE OF STDS AND HIV: 2003 CONGRESS
-CANADA CONTRIBUTES TO HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS IN
INDIA
-JOB OPPORTUNITY: PROGRAM OFFICER - POLICY CAPACITY-BUILDING, CANADIAN
COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: SARS INVESTIGATION

Dr. Colin D'Cunha, Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Officer
of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister for Ontario Ministry of Health,
has requested assistance in the SARS investigation. If it is possible
for you to be of assistance in this investigation, please contact Ms.
Stella Lee, Dr. D'Chuna's Secretary, directly:

5700 Yonge Street, 8th floor
Toronto ON  M2M 4K5
Tel: (416) 314-5487  Fax: (416) 327-7438
Email to: [log in to unmask]
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APPLY FOR CSIH INTERNATIONAL HEALTH YOUTH INTERNSHIPS TODAY!

CSIH is now accepting applications for Netcorps, CIDA and DFAIT
internships!  Full program details and internship descriptions can be
found at: http://www.csih.org/what/Internships/index.html.  The
application deadline is April 24, 2003.
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WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003 CELEBRATED

On April 7, World Health Day, "Healthy Environments for Children" was
celebrated all over the world.  In Ottawa, the Canadian Society for
International Health, on behalf of PAHO, collaborated with the Canadian
Institute on Child Health, Health Canada and Environment Canada in
holding a workshop on Children's Health and the Environment.
Eleven-year-old Ryan Hreljac, who founded the Ryan's Well Foundation to
supply village wells in Uganda, was the lunchtime speaker and received a
standing ovation.  He has been raising funds for clean water projects in
the developing world since the age of six and has already received
Canada's Meritorious Service Medal and the Canadian Peace Award.

The World Health Organization called on Member States, the United
Nations system, nongovernmental organizations and all other people with
a stake in the future of children’s well-being to take more effective,
more visible and more concerted action to reduce the toll of
environmental hazards on children’s lives.  For the full press release,
visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr28/en/

UNICEF published a press release titled "Protecting children is key to
their health."  "A well-nourished child who is beaten at home is not a
healthy child," said Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF. "A
child who is sexually abused at school is not a healthy child. An
immunized child who is forced into hazardous child labour is not a
healthy child. Such abuse and exploitation has huge implications for the
long-term health and development of millions of children."  For the full
press release, visit:
http://www.unicef.org/newsline/2003/03pr22health.htm.
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EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WAR IN IRAQ

CSIH has modified the open letter that was sent to the Prime Minister of
Canada regarding the war in Iraq so that members may cut and paste the
text and email their own individual letter if they choose.  The modified
letter is available on the CSIH website at:
http://www.csih.org/who/papers.html  The original letter was sent prior
to the war's start and is also available at the website above.

Letters can be sent by email to the Prime Minister's Executive
Correspondence Unit address: [log in to unmask]

Or by mail to:

The Hon. Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister's Office
Langevin Block
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A2
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WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004: E-DISCUSSION ON MAKING SERVICES WORK FOR
POOR PEOPLE

During a 7-week period from April 14, 2003, through May 30, 2003, the
World Bank and Public World will co-host a moderated electronic
discussion on the forthcoming World Development Report 2004: "Making
Services Work for Poor People." The e-discussion is an opportunity for a
wide range of stakeholders from government, business, and civil society
to exchange views about the content and main ideas of the draft report,
available at: http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004/text-18786/  Each of
the seven weeks of e-discussion will have a distinct theme.  For further
information, visit:
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004/topic/ediscuss/
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GLOBAL CANCER RATES COULD INCREASE BY 50% TO 15 MILLION BY 2020

According to the recently released World Cancer Report, global cancer
rates could further increase by 50% to 15 million new cases in the year
2020. The World Cancer Report is issued by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization.  The Report
also provides clear evidence that healthy lifestyles and public health
action by governments and health practitioners could stem this trend and
prevent as many as one third of cancers worldwide.  For the full press
release, visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr27/en/
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2nd ANNUAL GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH CONFERENCE

The University of Toronto's Centre for International Health will host
the 2nd Annual Global Health Research Conference May 2-3, 2003 in
Toronto.  The Conference, titled "Emerging Directions," will be held
simultaneously at the University of Toronto's Office of International
Surgery's Bethune Round Table, "Visions of the Future: International
Surgery in 2010."  The Conference will feature Stephen Lewis, UN Special
Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, as a keynote speaker.  For further
information, visit: http://intlhealth.med.utoronto.ca
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STEMMING THE TIDE OF STDS AND HIV: 2003 CONGRESS

The 15th bi-annual Congress of the International Society for Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) will take place from July 27-30,
2003, in Ottawa.  The theme for the Congress is "Stemming the tide of
STDS and HIV."  The meeting will provide a unique opportunity to present
and discuss findings relating to all aspects of STD research and
infections causing STDs including HIV and AIDS.  For further details,
visit the Congress' website: www.isstdr.org
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CANADA CONTRIBUTES TO HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS IN
INDIA

Minister for International Cooperation Susan Whelan announced last week
that the Government of Canada, through the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention in
India. CIDA will provide $1 million to the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) to support the integration of HIV/AIDS prevention
information into reproductive health services with a special focus on
adolescents. For more information, visit:
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/dccfe1952450f552852568db00555b47
/69feedd0345ae77285256cfc006831a9?OpenDocument
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: PROGRAM OFFICER - POLICY CAPACITY-BUILDING, CANADIAN
COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) is a
coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to
achieve sustainable human development.  CCIC seeks to end global
poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all.
CCIC is seeking a Program Officer for its new project on policy
capacity-building.  Under the direction of the Policy Coordinator, the
Program Officer will be responsible for coordinating and implementing
the Building Policy Capacity for Poverty Eradication project. The
Program Officer will work in collaboration with other members of the
Policy Team and with the CCIC Organizational Development (OD) Team. The
application deadline is April 25, 2003.  For further details on this
position, visit: http://www.ccic.ca/workopp.htm.
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