PAHO News Index: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/index.html This Week: - - - - - - - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grants $4.9 million to PAHO o Improve Safety of Blood for Transfusion in the Americas The safety of blood used for transfusion in the Americas is set to improve as a result of a three-year grant for $4.9 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will enable the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to set up a regional initiative to strengthen country-level blood safety programs. Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/p00_12_14.html#bloodtrans - - - - - - - Adolescents in Costa Rica Facing Future Heart Problems In what could be indicative of trends to come in developing countries around the world, young people in the Central American country of Costa Rica may have to contend with serious future risks of coronary heart disease, according to an article published recently in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the "flagship" journal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/p00_12_14.html#costarica - - - - - - - PAHO Vacancy Notice: Advisor on Human Resources Closing Date: 1/15/01 Duty Station: Asuncion, Paraguay Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/p00_12_14.html#hradvisor PS. If you do not have access to the Web, please let us know. ----------------------- Synergy Online is a service of the Canadian Society for International Health. Visit our Website at http://www.csih.org and become a member Synergy Online Index: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/index.html This Week: - - - - - - - Bethune Round Table on International Surgery The Office of International Surgery at the University of Toronto invites you to attend the first annual Bethune Round Table on International Surgery, held February 9th, 2001 at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14.html#bethune - - - - - - - New Scholarship Fund A scholarship fund is being set up at the University of Manitoba in memory of Dr. David Fish who was Dean of Social and Preventive Medicine there for many years. Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14.html#umanitoba - - - - - - - Job Opportunity: Health Projects Coordinator The University of Montreal International Health Unit is responsible for promoting international health competencies in the university's health sector. Its international activities include training, research, consulting services, and supporting interventions in the health field. The International Health Unit seeks a Health Projects Coordinator to contribute to the development and managing of its projects. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional who has already made his/her mark in international health as a project manager through at least 5 years of experience, and who is interested in working in the international health activities of the University of Montreal. Click here for full article: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14.html#umontreal - - - - - - - PS. If you do not have access to the Web, please let us know. ------------------------------ Synergie-en-direct est un service offert par la Societe canadienne de sante internationale. Visitez notre site web : http://www.csih.org et devenez membre Sommaire de Synergie-en-direct: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/index_f.html Cette semaine: - - - - - - - 1ere Table Ronde Bethune annuelle sur la Chirurgie Internationale Le Bureau de chirurgie internationale de l'Universite de Toronto vous invite a la premiere Table ronde annuelle Bethune sur la chirugie internationale qui aura lieu le 9 fevrier 2001 au Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre a Toronto. Pour l'information complete, visitez : http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14f.html#bethune - - - - - - - Bourse d'etudes David Fish Une nouvelle bourse d'etudes vient de voir le jour a l'Universite du Manitoba en memoire du Dr David Fish, qui fut doyen de la faculte de medecine sociale et preventive de cette universite pendant plusieurs annees. Pour l'information complete, visitez : http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14f.html#umanitoba - - - - - - - Offre d'emploi : Coordonnateur/Coordonnatrice de projets L'Unite de sante internationale (USI) de l'universite de Montreal est chargee de promouvoir les competences du secteur de la sante de l'universite sur la scene internationale. Ses activites internationales concernent la formation, la recherche, la fourniture d'expertise (consultation) et l'appui a la realisation d'interventions dans le champ de la sante. L'USI recherche un coordonnateur/coordonnatrice de projets de sante pour contribuer au developpement et a la gestion de projets. La personne recherchee est un(e) professionnel(le) de bon niveau qui a deja contribue a la cooperation internationale (secteur de la sante) a titre de gestionnaire de projets (5 ans d'experience) et qui souhaite participer aux activites internationales de l'universite dans ce domaine. Pour l'information complete, visitez : http://www.csih.org/Synergy/00_12_14f.html#umontreal - - - - - - - PS. Si vous n'avez pas acces au Web, veuillez nous le faire savoir. -------------