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HDDFLASH ISSUE No. 15, April 1, 1997
Electronic Newsletter and Archiving Service on human development issues
World Bank
Human Development Department
E-mail: hddlink@worldbank.org
http:/www.worldbank.org/html/hcovp/hdd/contents.html
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In this issue....
* WHO's Women's Health and Development Programme
* New Publications
* What's New on the Web?
* Vacancy Announcements
* Malaria: Call for Multilateral Research Initiative
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Dear HDDFLASH subscribers,
I will be away on mission until May 15. The next issue of the
newsletter will resume on June 1.
Thank you for your attention.
Editor
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WOMEN'S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (WHD)
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The following is a contribution from Dr. C. Garcia-Moreno, Chief,
Women's Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva
The Women's Health and Development programme in WHO (WHD) began its
work in the area of violence against women in 1995 with an initiative
focused on the role of the health sector in the prevention of violence
against women and management of its consequences. Priority areas are:
violence against women by partners/in families, rape, and sexual
assault. WHD also has some activities on violence against women in
conflict situations, including a project in Rwanda, with the Ministry
of Health and the Ministry of Women's Affairs.
The long term aims of WHO activities in the area of violence against
women are to identify effective strategies to prevent violence and to
decrease morbidity and mortality among women victims of abuse. Its
specific objectives include:
i) to increase the available knowledge of the magnitude of the problem
and its health consequences and disseminate it among policy-makers,
health providers and programme planners;
ii) to identify appropriate prevention and intervention strategies
that can reduce the prevalence/incidence of violence against women by
partners;
iii) to improve the capacity of health workers at all levels to
identify and respond appropriately to victims of mental, physical and
sexual abuse;
iv) to support the formulation, by national governments, of adequate
anti-violence policies and protocols; and
v) to serve as an advocate within WHO and with professional health
associations, for greater recognition of the implications of physical,
mental and sexual violence against women for health policies,
programmes and training.
The first step in this initiative was an Expert Consultation held in
Geneva in February 1996. It focused on violence against women by
partners/in families, one of the most prevalent forms of violence
against women. Meeting participants included researchers, health care
providers and women's health advocates as well as staff from several
WHO programmes. It reviewed existing information concerning the
magnitude of the problem, health care interventions, and ongoing
research initiatives. The recommendations made to WHO provided
guidance on priority areas and have been the basis for the Plan of
Action.
As part of this Plan of Action, WHD has set up a database on:
violence against women and its consequences to the health of women and
their families. It will store both statistical and bibliographic
information. We will gather primary research findings from around the
globe, including hard-to-access unpublished data such as thesis,
dissertations and local NGO work. The data collection will be used to
ascertain: if there is sufficient data upon which to develop policies
and programmes on women's health in these areas; where further
research is most needed, and the gravity of related health risks.
This information may be used by health care services and providers,
violence intervention programmes, government policy-makers and
planners and women's health NGOs. Ultimately, we plan to make
information from the database widely accessible through Internet.
WHD, as part of its work on female genital mutilation (FGM), has also
established a database on FGM. We are gathering the same types of
information and materials to support work in this area.
For more information on the database, contact WHO, 20 avenue Appia,
CH-1211 Geneva 27 or through E-mail at tetfordi@who.ch.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
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The latest issue of Outlook (Volume 14, Number 3), "Involving Men in
Reproductive Health" provides a rationale for involving men in
reproductive health programs; discusses factors that have limited men's
involvement; and summarizes the lessons learned from programs that have
reached men successfully with reproductive health information and
services. The issue also includes an index of articles published in
Outlook from 1993-1996, and a brief update of a WHO toxicology panel's
findings on methotrexate. This issue is now available in English from PATH
and via PATH's website - www.path.org.
Outlook, funded in part by UNFPA, is published four times a year in
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian. Translations of
each English issue generally are available within three months of
initial publication. Two summary issues also are published each year in
French.
The next issue of Outlook will feature an article on "Women's
Reproductive Health in the Middle Years," with an emphasis on
menopause-related health concerns as well as the contraceptive needs of
women over age 35. Outlook welcomes comments on published articles and
suggestions for future articles.
Please send requests to:
Outlook, PATH, 4 Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA 98109-1699, U.S.A.
or e-mail: outlook@path.org
UNICEF Publications
"Crisis in Mortality, Health and Nutrition" examines the ongoing poverty
and social deprivation being suffered by the populations of Central and
Eastern Europe (CEE) during this extended transitional period. In some
countries, health and food intake has suffered during the transitional
crisis. This report studies these problems themselves, as well as the
greater social problems and policy problems they represent.
Throughout CEE, in terms of income per capita, more people than ever
before have fallen below a conventional poverty line. Problems may include
the inability to afford kindergartens and higher education. People are
also less able to have funds for leisure activities, adequate clothing or
high quality, nutritional foods. The total implications of undernutrition
cannot be fully grasped yet, because not all problems have fully surfaced.
Living standards have fallen sharply in some areas, and those who have
fallen under the threshold of the "extremely poor" suffer greater risks
including reduced food intake, stress and acute social deprivation.
The report examines how children are affected by the transition: the
increasing numbers of poor children; the nutrition and health of children
affected; demographic adjustments; decline in school enrollment;
increasingly difficult socialization and growing crime rates among youth.
Among many factors analyzed are: life expectancy; mortality changes;
causes of death; infant and child mortality; changes in morbidity; changes
in nutritional status and nutrient intake and their affects.
"Poverty, Children and Policy: Responses for a Brighter Future" takes a
look at the current welfare picture in Central and Eastern Europe, noting
that improvements have been confined to a few areas (Slovenia, Hungary,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland), and improvements may not be
permanent. For certain indicators, particularly those dealing with the
social protection of children and youth, there have been few improvements.
The report draws conclusions on the continued skepticism of many Eastern
European households about the short-term outcomes of the current crisis as
evident in the falling demographics concerning family formation and
reproductive behavior. Analyzed are the total fertility rates, crude birth
rates, marriage rates as well as mortality, psychosocial stress and other
factors affected by the transition process.
For information on the reports, contact the United Nations Children's
Fund, International Child Development Centre, Florence, Italy.
[Reposted from the NIS HEALTH PROMOTION BULLETIN, Spring 1997 - Volume 2,
Issue 1. For more information, contact: Center for Communications, Health
and the Environment, 3333 K Street, NW, Suite 110, Washington, DC 20007.
Tel: (202)965-5990, Fax: (202)965-5996, e-mail: <ceche@igc.apc.org>
Gretchen Regehr, Editor]
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WHAT'S NEW ON THE NET?
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ICCIDD NOTES NOW ON THE WEB AND READ-ONLY VERSION OF DATABASE AVAILABLE
The latest issue of ICCIDD Notes, a publication that catalogues the
contents of the ICCIDD Clearinghouse, is now available on the World
Wide Web at: http://www.tulane.edu/~icec/iddcomm.htm. ICCIDD Notes
provides a listing of bibliographic references and descriptions of
materials related to Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). The listing is
organized by documents exclusively on IDD; components of documents
relevant to IDD; other materials, such as speeches, accords and
audio-visual materials; and contact information. The Web site allows
users to search the entire issue of ICCIDD Notes by title, author and key
words. In addition to providing access to ICCIDD Notes, the Web site
serves as a communication focal point by providing information on the
International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD),
IDD and iodized salt.
If you do not have access to the World Wide Web, this is the last issue of
ICCIDD Notes available in hardcopy and can be requested at no cost by
contacting: International Communication Enhancement Center, Tulane
University SPH&TM, 1501 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125,
USA; Tel/Fax: 504 585 4090; email:ICEC@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
ICCIDD is also distributing a read-only version of its bibliographic
database using the bibliographic software, Procite, available for
Windows or DOS. In April, 1997, users will be able to download updated
database files from the Web page onto their existing copy of the
database. For further information or to request a free copy of the
read-only version of Procite software with the ICCIDD Clearinghouse
database files, please contact the same address provided above at the
International Communication Enhancement Center and be sure to specify
whether you would like the DOS version or the Windows version.
[reposted from OMNIFLASH, a newsletter by Opportunities for Micronutrient
Interventions (OMNI)].
OMNI is located at 1616 North Fort Myer Dr, Suite 1100, Arlington,
Virginia 22209 USA - Tel: 703 528-7474 - Fax: 703 528-7480
E-mail: omni_project@jsi.com WWW: http://www.jsi.com/intl/omni/home
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Resident Nutrition Advisor, Madagascar
Linkages, a USAID-funded international breastfeeding, maternal and child
health and nutrition project, and OMNI (Opportunities for Micronutrient
Interventions), seek a full-time Resident Nutrition Advisor to oversee the
implementation of Linkages and OMNI project activities in Madagascar and
to provide technical assistance for joint nutrition workplan activities.
This position involves extensive coordination among the government of
Madagascar, USAID, NGOs, collaborating agencies, and all levels of the
health system.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree required, specialization in nutrition or public health
preferred;
- 5-7 years experience managing a public health program in a developing
country;
- Relevant experience in maternal-child nutrition or maternal-child
health
programs, breastfeeding promotion and/or micronutrients;
- Demonstrated ability to plan and budget activities, handle
administrative/financial procedures, and manage complex consulting
arrangements;
- Experience with USAID desirable;
- Fluency in French and English required.
Closing date: April 18, 1997
Qualified candidates should send a CV and cover letter to: Anne
Starkweather, Linkages, AED, 1255 23rd St., NW, Washington, DC,
20037; tel# (202) 884-8803; fax: 202-884-8701, e-mail:
astarkwe@aed.org
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International Development Intern - Health/Population/Nutrition Officer
U.S. Agency for International Development (Vacancy Announcement #BS-50)
OPEN: March 17, 1997 CLOSE: April 7, 1997
All applications must be received
by closing date
LOCATION: U.S. Foreign Service Posts Overseas
SALARY RANGE: $24,425 - $55,390
DUTIES: The International Development Intern (IDI) Program is the Agency's
professional entry level program for the Foreign Service. These positions
in the IDI program involve individually tailored training geared toward
preparing IDIs to become career Health/Population/Nutrition (HPN) Officers
in USAID's Foreign Service. The HPN Officers work with host country
partners (public sector officials, private commercial entities,
non-governmental organizations, community based organizations, etc.) to
achieve the Agency's strategic objectives in population, health, and
nutrition programs through results oriented programmatic
interventions which directly and indirectly affect these areas. This is
accomplished by designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and
managing results packages for maternal and child health, family planning
and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, food security, and
environmental health, among others. Duties include working with U.S.
Government personnel, contractors, grantees, and international agencies;
planning results packages; providing technical input for contract
negotiation and grant agreements; monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on
the progress towards achievement of the strategic objective; dialoging on
policy reform; and participating in studies and training.
QUALIFICATIONS: Education - a Graduate degree in Public Health (MPH) or a
Master of Science (MS) degree with concentration in epidemiology,
demography, public health, population, or nutrition; or a graduate degree
in Medicine or Nursing or Master of Arts (MA) in economics, business,
health systems management, or behavioral sciences with at least 6 academic
credit hours in epidemiology, demography, public health, or nutrition; or
a graduate degree in health science with at least 6 academic credit hours
in epidemiology, demography, and/or public health.
Experience - Three to ten years of pertinent, relevant professional
overseas international development experience in two or more of the
following areas: public health (including population and/or nutrition),
planning, design, implementation, and/or evaluation of international
health, child survival, family planning, or nutrition programs. Also
desirable,experience in marketing, business, communications, medical
anthropology/sociology, and/or health economics and health care finance. A
combination of overseas and U.S. based equivalent intercultural experience
may be obtained through Peace Corps Volunteer service or work with Private
Voluntary Organizations, work on an Indian reservation or in an Alaskan
village, community development work through community action agencies such
as Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA), Indian health and development
programs, etc.
TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, and should
submit an original and two copies of a resume, or an Optional Application
for Federal Employment (OF-612), or any other document with comparable
information (electronic application via internet is encouraged). If your
application does not provide sufficient information, you may lose
consideration for the position.
YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD CONTAIN:
* Reference to the vacancy announcement number and position title;
* Personal Information: name, address, home and work phone numbers,
social security number, and date of birth (month/day/year);
* Education: high schools and universities attended, their city and
state, majors, type and year of degrees/diplomas received or total
semester or quarter hour credits earned;
* Work Experience: related-paid and non-paid jobs; include location(s),
job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address,
supervisor's name and phone number, hours per week, month and year
start and end dates, and salary, whether or not we may contact current
supervisor;
* Other Qualifications such as job-related training courses
(titles/dates), skills (foreign languages, computer knowledge, etc.),
job related certificates, licenses, honors and special accomplishments
(give dates, do not send documents).
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, please respond to each mandatory question in 250
words or less on plain sheets of paper:
1)Why do you want to work for the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID)?
2) Based on your knowledge, identify and briefly discuss two impediments
to economic growth in the second and third world.
3) What do you believe is the appropriate role for the United States
Government in development assistance?
Please answer one of the following optional questions in 250 words or
less:
1)What do you see yourself doing in ten years?
2) How would you define the roles of the public and private sector in the
development process?
3) USAID frequently employs a collaborative process in working with host
country nationals on program and project development. How do you think
the process of collaboration should work?
4) Would you prefer to be a manager or a technical expert? Would either
role be difficult for you?
PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITMENT UNIT
ROOM 671 SA-36, ATTENTION: MILLICENT MUSCHETTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20523-3609
INTERNET EMAIL: [mmuschette@usaid.gov]
USAID EMPLOYEES CONVERTING TO FOREIGN SERVICE MUST HAVE A MINIMUM
OF THREE YEARS OF USAID EXPERIENCE. Please only submit an original and
two copies of resume or optional application OF-612.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Applications will be reviewed and at least 2 candidates per position
selected for further consideration. Applicants will be required to travel
to Washington D.C. at their own expense to go before a one day selection
panel. Panels are expected to meet in April. If selected, candidates
must pass medical and security clearances.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Applicants are assured of equal
consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status,
physical handicap, age, or membership or non-membership in an employee
organization.
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MALARIA - Call for Multilateral Research Initiative
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(cross-posting of TDR-Scientist List)
Request for Letters of Interest for Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
in Africa
Deadline: April 27, 1997
In response to a meeting on Malaria in Africa, held in Dakar, Senegal on
January 6-9, 1997, the following agencies, which support malaria research,
are soliciting letters of interest for proposals that seek to enhance the
capacity to conduct collaborative / multicenter research relevant to
malaria in Africa:
- Commission of the European Communities;
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale; - Institut
Pasteur;
- Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom; - Ministry of
Cooperation, France;
- National Institutes of Health (USA);
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research; - The Wellcome
Trust;
- World Health Organization.
Although no funding commitments have been made at this time, and this
notice does not necessarily mean that funding will be available for
these projects from the agencies identified above, these letters will be
considered at a follow-up meeting of agency representatives at which
future plans for coordinated support will be developed. For more
information on this initiative in English or French, see the NIAID
homepage at http://www.niaid.nih.gov
The letters of interest, no more than three pages in length, must
contain the following information:
1. The area of collaborative malaria research with Africa to be
undertaken, and a description of how this research will benefit from a
multicenter collaborative approach;
2. A brief summary of current efforts and a description of the kinds
of activities proposed. New and innovative collaborative research
approaches are encouraged;
3. An estimated cost for the proposed activity, with justification.
4. The names of proposed collaborators, including mailing addresses.
Please include E-mail and fax numbers.
5. Proposed activities may include:
- The organization of workshops to exchange information and to
develop and implement common methodologies and protocols, including the
use of common reagents and databases;
- The establishment of repositories of clinical and field samples of
parasite, vector and human material; the establishment of common
facilities to analyze data and samples from multiple sites;
- Comparative studies using remote sensing and geographic
information systems (GIS) in different situations, and;
- The exchange of scientists.
Existing networks of collaborating centers are especially invited to
submit letters of interest. Letters of interest should be received by no
later than April 27, 1997 and be sent by regular mail, FAX or E-mail to
the following addresses:
(The letters may be written in French or in English)
Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
c/o Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
Solar Building Room 3Al8
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20892-7630
FAX: +1-301-480-4528
E-Mail: malaria@nih.gov
Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
c/o Commission of European Communities
Scientific and Technical Cooperation with Developing Countries
Directorate General XII - B-4
Sector Health
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Belgium
FAX: +32-2-296-6252
E-Mail: paludisme@dgl2.cec.be