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NEWS IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
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FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE:
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CCIH Annual Retreat and Conference
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The annual gathering of Christian Connections for International Health
will be held near Washington, D.C., on June 18-19, 1999. These meetings
are a rich time of networking, inspiration, worship, fellowship and exchanging
information and experience among Christians involved in international health.
The program will be built around participants from developing countries.
Special, inexpensive registration is available for students and developing
country participants. For more information check the CCIH website at www.ccih.org
or contact Connie Gates at P.O. Box 291, Carrboro, NC 27510; telephone
(919) 929-0650.
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CCIH Panel at Global Health Council Conference
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CCIH will be presenting a panel at the June 20-22, 1999, annual conference
of the Global Health Council near Washington, DC, immediately after the
CCIH annual retreat and conference described above. The GHC theme is Global
Health, Poverty, and Development. Major speakers include Gro Harlem Brundtland,
the new Director-General of the World Health Organization, Jimmy Carter,
former U.S. President, and Jeffrey Sachs, controversial and provocative
Harvard economist.
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The CCIH panel will feature presentations on 1) community health evangelism,
2) a church-centered health promotion and poverty alleviation program in
Baltimore, Maryland, and 3) the Malawi experience of the Freire transformation
model of health promotion. CCIH will also sponsor a booth and other activities.
For the best GHC registration package, sign up before April 30. Contact
the GHC or CCIH. [Note: CCIH is also preparing for the November 7-11, 1999,
conference of the American Public Health Association in Chicago.]
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Health and Human Rights Award
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The Global Health Council (formerly National Council for International
Health) is seeking candidates, either an individual or an organization,
to be the first recipient of the newly established Jonathan Mann Award
for Global Health and Human Rights. Jimmy Carter will present it at the
GHC conference June 22. Do you know a person or organization in the Christian
community that has demonstrated leadership, courage, commitment, and creativity
in promoting and enhancing the links between human rights and health, preferable
at the grassroots level? Contact the GHC or CCIH for details.
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Low Cost Membership in Global Health Council
The Global Health Council is eager to expand partnerships in developing
countries. The GHC is the foremost non-governmental agency of professionals
involved in international health. As part of their campaign to expand beyond
their traditional U.S. focus, they have established a new affiliate membership
for developing countries. Affiliate members will receive all communications
and materials sent to regular members, plus the opportunity to seek scholarships
to attend the annual GHC conference. Annual dues are only $12 for individuals
who are resident citizens of low-income countries and $30 for NGOs operating
exclusively in a single developing country. Contact the GHC at 1701 K Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20006. Or email membership@globalhealthcouncil.org.
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Resources for Job Hunting in International Health
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CCIH has compiled an extensive list of information sources about jobs in
international health for the use of students and others looking for employment.
To obtain a copy, send an email to Ray Martin at MartinRS@aol.com.
If you don't have email, write him at 1817 Rupert St., McLean, VA 22101.
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$100 Million for Hurricane Recovery
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The plight of Central American countries devastated by Hurricane Mitch
has led to an unprecedented outpouring of aid from North American churches
and Christian organizations. Many reported record generosity in responding
to relief and reconstruction needs of Honduras, Nicaragua and other countries.
A CCIH survey, conducted for a USAID/White House conference, revealed that
U.S. faith groups contributed or managed over $100 million for hurricane
recovery.
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Environmentalist Apologizes to Faith Community
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Since environmental factors are major determinants of health, the Christian
international health community should be pleased by the growing interest
of environmentalists in forming partnerships with churches and other faith
communities. Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, one of the
largest environmental NGOs, recently apologized for the failure of environmental
activists to reach out to the religious community. He observed that many
environmentalists acted as though science superseded religion even though
many environmental problems are fundamentally moral in nature. He praised
Bartholomew, patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, for describing as
sins actions that "contaminate the earth's waters, its land, its air, and
its life with poisonous substances."
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