[Ghrcmail] Global Health Resource Center mail: May 1, 2006

[Daren Wade]

May 1st, 2006

 

Newsletter Layout

-Events

-Job/Internship Announcements 

-General Announcements 

 

Events:

1.) May 3rd, 2006: NEW ZEALAND RURAL MOBILE SURGICAL SERVICES

2.) May 3rd, 2006: Peter Eigen: Global Security and Development Public Lecture

3.) May 4th, 2006: Elena Poniatowska 

4.) May 4h, 2006: The Moving Americans Conference

5.) May 5th, 2006: Korean Ambassador to the US

6.) May 5th, 2006: IHP seminar on global impact of tobacco this week

7.) May 10th, 2006: Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair

8.) May 18th, 2006: Gloyd Lecture features speech by William Foege, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

9.) May 20th, 2006: 6th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Films.

10.) May 31st, 2006: UW/GTTL Annual Conference 5/31/06- Global Energy Issues  

11.) May 31st, 2006: ANTI-APARTHEID COMBATANT TURNED PEACE ACTIVIST Yazir Henri to address Seattle community

 

 

1.) May 3rd, 2006: NEW ZEALAND RURAL MOBILE SURGICAL SERVICES

"TE WAKA HAUROA": THE SHIP OF HEALTH

Presented by Lorna Davies, Clinical Nurse Educator MSS

 

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

3:30 to 4:30 pm

T639, Health Sciences Building

 

New Zealand is comprised of a group of islands in the South Pacific, whose diverse natural beauty is respected throughout the globe: where one in   four in habitants lives in rural areas or small towns.  However, this geographical beauty comes at a price: providing a health service to remote communities is a logistic nightmare, where existing health facilities have already been depleted.  Consequently, health professionals, GPs and nurses, in these areas feel isolated and frustrated! 

 

Mobile Surgical Services (MSS) provides a unique mobile operating theatre, equipped with state-of the-art equipment, and a small team of experienced professionals who support the rural nurses and GPs in providing day surgery to their patients in their own community.  As well as providing a unique day surgery facility, rural GPs and nurses are encouraged to work alongside the team on the mobile unit, enabling them to care for their own patients whilst learning new skills that will not only benefit them, but also the wider community!   Through technological developments and innovations Mobile Surgical Services is able to provide clinical support and education to a wide range of health professionals, in order that they can continue to deliver a health services to their rural communities!

 

In this presentation Lorna Davies (Clinical Nurse Educator MSS) will give an insight into how day surgery is delivered to what may appear to be a small land mass in the Southern Pacific!  In addition she will discuss how technological advancements is making it possible to ensure that New Zealand health professionals are no longer ostracised by their remoteness and that how through the medium of telemedicine MSS envisages linking health professionals around the world: exchanging professional knowledge and skills for the greater good of our patients!

 

2.) May 3rd, 2006: Peter Eigen: Global Security and Development Public Lecture

The Marc Lindenberg Center at the Evans School of Public Affairs and the Center for International Studies at the Jackson School are pleased to present:

 

The Global Security and Development Public Lecture Series

 

"Combating Corruption for Sustainable Development"

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Peter Eigen

Founder and Chairman of Transparency International

 

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Place: Kane Hall, Room 210

Time: 7:00-8:30

 

Transparency International is a nongovernmental organization devoted to combating corruption by bringing civil society, business, and governments together in a powerful global coalition.  For additional information please contact the Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development and Global Citizenship (mlcenter at u.washington.edu).

 

Thanks! 

Graduate Staff Assistant
Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action,
International Development and Global Citizenship
Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington, Box 353055, Seattle, WA 98195-3055 
Phone 206-221-3026  / Fax 206-685-9044 

 

 

3.) May 4th, 2006: Elena Poniatowska 

 

Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle Campus | 4:00 PM

Free and open to the public. Mexican writer Poniatowska will discuss her new novel El tren pasa primero, about the Mexican railroad workers' movement.

Sponsor: C LIT, Latin American Studies, Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Simpson Center. Contact: Cynthia Steele, cynthias at u.washington.edu 

 

 

4.) May 4th, 2006: The Moving Americans Conference

 

University of Washington | 7:30 PM
This conference is bringing together 24 leading sociologists, historians, geographers, and economists to assess the significance of internal migration in past and present America. As global diasporas have claimed more and more attention, the issue of internal migration has faded from public view and has also lost ground in scholarly communities. The Moving Americans Conference highlights the continuing importance of geographic mobility in American society and the need for new strategies of historical and social science research. Contact: http://depts.washington.edu/moving1/

 

 

5.) May 5th, 2006: Korean Ambassador to the US

U.S. - Korea Relations 
Featuring Korean Ambassador to the United States Lee Tae-sik, and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Alexander Vershbow.

Luncheon
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Rainier Club (820 4th Avenue, Seattle 98104)
Cost (includes lunch): $35 Members & Students with I.D.; $42 Non-members 
Registration: Please register on-line at www.world-affairs.org or call the World Affairs Council at (206) 441-5910. 
For more information: http://www.worldaffairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=685&action=eventDetails 

Community Reception 
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: Boeing Customer Experience Center (1020 SW 34th Street, Bldg W-8, Renton 98055)
Cost: $5 Members & Students with I.D.; $15 Non-members 
Registration: Please register on-line at www.world-affairs.org or call the World Affairs Council at (206) 441-5910. 
For more information: http://www.worldaffairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=697&action=eventDetails 

Please join us for diplomatic dialogue on U.S. - Korea Relations. Ambassadors Tae-sik and Vershbow will speak on political and security matters of critical importance, as well as economic topics such as the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. Dr. Eric Motley, Director of the International Visitor Leadership Program at the U.S. Department of State, will moderate the luncheon discussion. Our 2006 World Citizen Essay Contest Winners will be honored at the afternoon reception!

About the Speakers:

Ambassador Lee Tae-sik has served as Republic of Korea Ambassador to the United States since November 2005. Ambassador Lee has served as an international diplomat in Liberia, the Philippines, Austria, Yugoslavia, Israel, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. Additionally, Ambassador Lee He has also held several senior-level governmental positions, including Director-General of the International Trade Bureau at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Deputy Executive Director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, and Deputy Foreign Minister.

Ambassador Alexander Vershbow has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since October 2005. A Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Vershbow has extensive experience in East-West relations, non-proliferation and European security affairs. He has served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, and in the past has represented the U.S. as Ambassador to Russia and to NATO. 

Sponsors: Boeing, Korean Economic Institute, Microsoft, UW Global Business Center

Co-Presenters: Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), Korean Women's Association of Washington State, National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP Seattle), and the National Center for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 

 

 

6.) May 5th, 2006: IHP seminar on global impact of tobacco this week

 

The IHP seminar this Friday (May 5th) is being co-hosted by the UW Tobacco Studies Program.? We are pleased to welcome Ross Hammond, a San Francisco-based economist to speak about how the tobacco industry has taken advantage of globalization, the rising rates of tobacco-related deaths, disease and poverty in developing countries, and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as a response. 

"Exporting a Deadly Addiction: The Globalization of Tobacco"

Friday, May 5th, 2006

12:30 - 1:50 pm

Health Sciences Building, Room I-132

 

Ross Hammond Bio-sketch:

Mr. Hammond is a San Francisco-based economist who works as a consultant to NGOs, UN agencies and foundations. Current clients include the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and the Open Society Institute. In 2005 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Framework Convention Alliance, a coalition of over 200 groups from more than 90 countries working for a strong global tobacco treaty. Prior to his election he served as the Policy Director for the Alliance. He has written numerous reports and case studies on the international tobacco industry, including ?Golden Leaf, Barren Harvest: The Costs of Tobacco Farming? and the 2004 World No Tobacco Day materials for the World Health Organization which focused on the theme of tobacco and poverty. Previously, he worked in Washington DC and at the United Nations in New York, focusing on the reform of international aid institutions, UN-NGO relations, economic reform and humanitarian aid policy. He also lived and worked in East Africa, focusing on refugee and agricultural issues. He holds a Masters in Applied Economics from the American University in Washington, DC.

 

7.) May 10th, 2006: Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair

MAY 10 Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair.
10 3:00-5:00 316 South Campus Center
Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair; an opportunity to thank site supervisors and faculty who have supported MPH students during their practicum. Student posters on display. Also, human resource professionals from a variety of public-health related organizations will be available to speak with students about career/employment opportunities

 

8.) May 18th, 2006: Gloyd Lecture features speech by William Foege, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Annual Stephen Stewart Gloyd Endowed Lecture, by William Foege, MD, MPH Dr. Foege is a Fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He directed the 
CDC's Smallpox Eradication Program and pioneered the selective targeting approach to vaccination credited with eliminating smallpox. Dr. Foege later 
was Director of the CDC, Executive Director of The Carter Center, and a Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at Emory University. 

MAY 18 

3:30-4:30 p

Hogness Auditorium, University of Washington: Map to Hogness

http://depts.washington.edu/genetics/courses/genet371b-aut00/public_html/hogness.html

 

 

9.) May 20th, 2006: 6th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Films.

Mary Gates Hall, Room 238, UW Seattle Campus | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

This half-day workshop will introduce educators to documentary films that can be used to teach students about cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. This year's workshop will feature films dealing with issues for Latin American, Europe, India and the Inuit in Canada's Far North. These films provide excellent teaching "tools" for introducing critical diversity and cross-cultural issues into your classrooms today. Increasingly students learn about their world through video and film - this workshop provides an opportunity to enhance that learning to include critical social issues at the international level. Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers. Contact: 206-221-6374 or canada at u.washington.edu

 

10.) May 31st, 2006: UW/GTTL Annual Conference 5/31/06- Global Energy Issues  

 

The topic for this year's annual conference is Global Energy Supplies: Scarcity, Dependency, Alternatives, and the Challenges for International Commerce. This is a timely topic, and should be a very interesting event.

The conference will be held on the UW campus in Kane Hall's Walker-Ames room on May 31st from 2:30 until 5:30, with reception. We will send out a more detailed invitation closer to the conference date. There is no attendance fee.

Thank you for your interest and support, and as always, please pardon any double-postings. We appreciate your help in spreading the word.

 

Greg Shelton, Director 
Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies (GTTL) 
313 Loew Hall, Box  352193 
University of Washington 
Seattle, Washington 98195-2193 
(206) 616-5778 
Web Address: http://depts.washington.edu/gttl/ 

 

 

11.) May 31st, 2006: ANTI-APARTHEID COMBATANT TURNED PEACE ACTIVIST Yazir Henri to address Seattle community

Anti-apartheid combatant turned peace activist and scholar, Yazir Henri will address the questions: how does one make the decision to take up arms in a political struggle?  And, once the armed struggle has ended, how does one forge a peaceful life among former enemies?  

 

WHO: Yazir Henri

WHEN:   7:00 pm Wednesday, May 31

WHERE: Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle

 

This lecture is FREE and open to the public. It is part of the Veterans of Inter-communal Violence seminar series, sponsored by the Clowes Center for Conflict and Dialogue Studies and the Comparative History of Ideas Program at the University of Washington. 

 

DETAILS:

Yazir Henri is the co-founder and director of the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory in Cape Town, South Africa. Since 1997, the centre has worked with former combatants, torture survivors and political prisoners. Henri joined Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Conference at age 16, when the apartheid government still held power over South Africa.  He received military training in Angola and the Soviet Union, and returned to South Africa as an MK officer, only to be imprisoned for terrorism and treason.  Henri emerged from the hands of the police, and from an ambivalent testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to re-define himself as a poet, writer and peace activist. 

 

SERIES AND SPONSOR INFORMATION:

The Clowes Center was formed in 2004 in order to provide a forum within which students, faculty and members of our communities (both local and international) can develop projects, programs, events and research that explore specific efforts to create and sustain dialogue across social and political, and national boundaries.

 

This seminar will be the first in the Veterans of Inter-communal Violence series, sponsored by the Clowes Center.  These seminars will illustrate different ways that groups come to adopt violent means for change, and different ways that such people can transform their worlds towards peaceful ends.

 

For more information, or to schedule an interview with Mr. Henri, please contact Theron Stevenson at 206-427-2212 or at theron at u.washington.edu.

 

Jobs/Internships:

1) Microfinance Efficiency Specialists

2) GHRC Employment Webpage

 

Job/Internship Announcements

 

1) Microfinance Efficiency Specialists

 

Unitus is a global microfinance accelerator, investing in and consulting to the highest potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries worldwide in an effort to fight world poverty.  We currently have a portfolio of eight MFI partners serving over 600,000 poor borrowers. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a subsidiary for-profit equity fund.  We seek dynamic, passionate people to build a new team that will help current and future MFI partners reach their potential and ultimately have a powerful impact on the industry as a whole.

 

Over a three-year project, two teams comprised of a senior consultant and analyst will be charged with conducting an in-depth analysis of the current efficiency levels of two Unitus MFI partners and helping them to identify breakthroughs in their operational efficiency. One team will be based in Bangalore, India and one will be based in Redmond, Washington. The two teams will collaborate and share information amongst themselves and the project funder on a regular basis.  At the end of the project, the teams will be responsible for documenting and promoting their findings.

 

The position requires an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, and a capacity to interact effectively with people of other cultures.  Notwithstanding technical competence, the successful applicant will possess a spirit of creativity, an independent work ethic, and a good knowledge of the microfinance industry.

 

Responsibilities:

. Create comprehensive and insightful analysis of current MFI operations including process mapping, ratio analysis, capital structure review

. Work closely with MFIs on the ground and remotely to identify opportunities for improvements and design and test innovations in processes

. Rigorously analyze data and communicate findings in a clear and cogent way across the Unitus team and to external funders

 

Skills Needed

. Top notch quantitative analysis and consulting skills

. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills

. Excellent project management skills

. Spanish speaking required for Latin American team members

 

Requirements for Senior Consultant

. Graduate degree: MBA or related degree preferred

. 4+ years experience in process reengineering consulting or other operational analysis

. Ability to travel internationally - up to 40%

. Professional experience with MFIs in a consulting environment preferred

 

Requirements for Analyst

. BA or BS in economics or other quantitative field

. 2-4 years experience analyzing quantitative data in a consulting, accounting or banking environment

. Expert level Excel skills

. Knowledge of the microfinance industry preferred

. Ability to travel - up to 40%

 

There are many other areas for contribution.  The desired candidate will have the ability to out-perform this job description and will bring with him/her the strategic, conceptual and creative thinking skills necessary to do so.  The candidate must have an open mind and a true passion for our work.

 

Please submit a resume and cover letter by email to kcochran at unitus.com. The top candidates will begin being contacted on May 8, 2006.

For more information on Unitus, please visit www.unitus.com

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2) GHRC Employment website, http://depts.washington.edu/ghrc/resources/jobs.html

Listings for local international health focused organizations such as PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as job boards featuring the latest jobs from DevNet, Relief Web. Global Health Council and the Foreign Policy Association.

 

 

General Announcements

 

1) NEA Global Campaign for Education, http://www.nea.org/international/gce.html 

Free, quality, basic education for every child in the world -- a promise we can keep.

More than 100 million school-age children have never had the chance to attend school. The NEA, together with Education International, is engaged in the Global Campaign for Education. The goal? To increase public awareness and the political will to make education for all a reality. This promise to provide universal primary education came from the 2000 World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, where world leaders made commitments to education and our world's most valuable resource -- children.

The Promise: No countries seriously committed to education for all will be thwarted in their achievement of the [Education For All] goal by a lack of resources was the commitment made by 164 governments in the Dakar Framework for Action.  It included the endorsement of the World Bank, which has guided education reform in many developing countries. 

 

 

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