PAHO News -- April 24, 2003
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In this issue:
-10th CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO GLOBAL HEALTH EVENTS
-MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE OF THE AMERICAS MEET APRIL 24
-SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO FEATURES FOR WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003 -PAHO VIDEOS
RELATED TO WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003 -WHO EXTENDS SARS-RELATED TRAVEL ADVICE
-DIET, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES -WHO JOB
OPPORTUNITY: REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR AFRICA
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10th CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO GLOBAL HEALTH EVENTS
Due to the extraordinary demands of the global health environment, we
are extending the deadline for abstract submission to May 30, 2003. The
theme for the 10th Canadian Conference on International Health is: "The
Right to Health: Influencing the Global Agenda. How Research, Advocacy
and Action can shape our future." For more information or to download a
copy of the Call for Abstracts, visit the conference website:
http://www.csih.org/what/conferences2003.html
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MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE OF THE AMERICAS MEET APRIL 24
Health and agriculture ministers from throughout the Americas will
gather in Washington April 24 and 25 at PAHO headquarters for their 13th
Inter-American Meeting (RIMSA 13). It is the only regional forum to
promote collaboration and coordination among the health and agriculture
sectors. For the full press release, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030418.htm
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PAHO SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO FEATURES FOR WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003
For World Health Day 2003, PAHO produced five radio features (available
only in Spanish) highlighting environmental risks to children and what
can be done about them. These radio features can be freely used by
interested radio stations and other media, as long as they are aired in
their entirety. These features are available at:
http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/whd03_radio.htm
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PAHO VIDEOS RELATED TO WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003
For World Health Day 2003, PAHO produced a public service announcement
and a video "Healthy Environments for Children" that are available
online at: http://www.paho.org/English/DPI/whd03_video.htm The webpage
also features other previously-produced videos on topics relating to
healthy environments for children.
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WHO EXTENDS SARS-RELATED TRAVEL ADVICE
WHO is now recommending that persons planning to travel to Beijing and
Shanxi Province, China, and to Toronto, Canada, consider postponing all
but essential travel to these destinations. This temporary
recommendation is an extension of travel advice issued for Guangdong
Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China on April 2,
and will be reassessed in three weeks time. For more information,
visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/notes/2003/np7/en/.
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DIET, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO) has launched an independent expert report on diet,
which will serve as the basis for developing a global strategy to combat
the growing burden of chronic diseases. The report contains the best
currently available scientific evidence on the relationship of diet,
nutrition and physical activity to chronic diseases, and examines
cardiovascular diseases, several forms of cancer, diabetes, obesity,
osteoporosis and dental disease. The burden of chronic diseases is
rapidly increasing; in 2001, they contributed approximately 59 per cent
of the 56.5 million total reported deaths in the world and 46 per cent
of the global burden of disease. The report concludes that a diet low in
saturated fats, sugars and salt, and high in vegetables and fruits,
together with regular physical activity, will have a major impact on
combating this high toll of death and disease. For the full press
release, visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr32/en/
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WHO JOB OPPORTUNITY: REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR AFRICA
WHO is seeking an advisor for its African regional office based in
Brazzaville, Congo. The advisor would join a program intended to
support the development and strengthening of national health systems by
assisting countries in the elaboration and implementation of national
health policies and strategic plans and in the design and management of
appropriate organizational structures and mechanisms. The application
deadline is May 21, 2003. For more information, visit:
http://erecruit.who.int/e-jobs/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.cfm?jobinfo_uid_c=
353&vaclng=en.
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