I do hope everyone on this list serve knows about the Canadian Conference on International Health. The call for proposals is on the Candian Society's web page: csih.ca Maija Kagis SSHRC PH: 613-992-5129 FAX: 613-947-0223 [log in to unmask] http://www.sshrc.ca >---------- >From: Roger Galbraith[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 12:12 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Project Outreach Web Site > >April 1, 1998 > >Project Outreach is happy to announce that its Web page is up and running: >www.nucleus.com/outreach. > >Started in 1993, this group of volunteers from the Alberta Children's >Hospital currently has its third team in Vietnam as part of a 6 year >agreement between the Da Nang General Hospital and Project Outreach. The >goal of Project Outreach is that all children, no matter where they live, >have a right to the basic medical care that will allow them to lead healthy, >happy, productive lives. We believe that the best way to provide this care >is through local Health Care Professionals and that Canadian physicians and >nurses must focus on education and fostering the independent ability of our >colleagues. > >Teaching on this trip is focused on the surgical, medical and nursing care >of children in the areas of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, >Ophthalmology and Urology. > >Travelling through Ho Chi Minh City on prior trips Project Outreach was >asked to help at the Cancer Center. It is one of only two Cancer Centers >for the entire country of over 75 million people. A pediatrician and a >nurse from the Oncology Program of the Alberta Children's Hospital are now >there teaching and performing a needs assessment. > >The Project Outreach web site describes the organization in more detail. We >would be interested in hearing from other individuals and groups. > >Roger Galbraith (Secretary/Treasurer) > > > >***************************************************************************** > > >Roger Galbraith MDCM, FRCPC > >Attending Pediatrician >Emergency Department >Alberta Children's Hospital >1820 Richmond Road S.W. >Calgary, Alberta, Canada >T2T 5C7 > >Phone: (403) 229-7070 >Fax: (403) 229-7398 >E-dress: [log in to unmask] >