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1. Fwd: WB News Release: India: Tamil Nadu Health Project, Dec. 16, 2004 From: South Asian Public Health Forum 2. Global Health Conference at Harvard From: Jennifer Staple 3. Pakistan Scholar Program, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar 4. PEACOCK DIE-OFF - INDIA (UTTAR PRADESH) From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar 5. TRYPANOSOMIASIS - INDIA (03) From: South Asian Public Health Forum 6. SAARC level TB, HIV/AIDS meeting on From: South Asian Public Health Forum 7. Web-based resource centre for TB control programme launched From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:00:13 -0800 (PST) From: South Asian Public Health Forum Subject: Fwd: WB News Release: India: Tamil Nadu Health Project, Dec. 16, 2004
--- bcrow@worldbank.org wrote:
> From: bcrow@worldbank.org > To: jawad@alumni.washington.edu > Subject: WB News Release: India: Tamil Nadu Health Project, Dec. 16, 2004 > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:02:40 -0500 Contacts:
In Delhi: Geetanjali Chopra Tel: (91 11) 2461-7241 Email: gchopra@worldbank.org
In Washington: Karina Manasseh Tel: (202) 473-1729 Email: kmanasseh@worldbank.org
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS HEALTH SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS IN TAMIL NADU Project will benefit a southern Indian state
Washington, DC, December 16, 2004-The World Bank today approved a credit of US$110.83 million to help the Indian state of Tamil Nadu improve the effectiveness of its health system, both public and private.
The World Bank's involvement in the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project will help introduce new approaches in the way the health sector functions in the state, such as promoting collaboration with the private sector, adopting quality assurance mechanisms, and addressing the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. While the health system in Tamil Nadu has been fairly effective in providing basic health needs to its people, it is expected that the goals sought in this project will demonstrate the impact of cutting-edge reforms.
Tamil Nadu has successfully delivered preventive services, like immunization, with the result that there has been considerable improvement over time in its infant mortality rate (IMR) and the under-five mortality rate. From 1992 to 1999, IMR declined from 71 to 48 per thousand, and the under-five mortality rate dropped from 97 to 63 per thousand. However, these rates are still much higher than those in Sri Lanka and the neighboring State of Kerala, where, for example, IMRs are 12 and 16, respectively.
"Tamil Nadu has made significant progress in improving the health status and increasing access to health care services in the last decades," says Preeti Kudesia, a Senior Public Health Specialist at the World Bank. "Nonetheless, it continues to face major challenges such as stagnating infant and maternal mortality rates, a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, poor quality of care, equity issues, and low levels of health financing in the state."
To respond to these challenges the Government of Tamil Nadu developed a Health Policy in 2003. This strategy focuses on improving the health status of the general population, with special emphasis on the health of low-income communities and families, over the next two decades. The project will support implementation of this strategy.
The project has four components:
o Increasing access to and utilization of health services, particularly for poor, disadvantaged, and tribal groups;
o Developing and pilot testing effective interventions to address key health challenges, specifically non-communicable diseases and traffic accidents;
o Improving health outcomes, access and quality of service delivery through strengthened oversight of the public sector health systems, and greater engagement of the nongovernmental sector;
o Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of public sector hospital services, primarily at district and sub-district levels.
The project seeks development impact by supporting public-private partnerships in the implementation of all its components. Risk factor prevention for non-communicable diseases will be implemented across the state, while pilot strategies for prevention and management of hypertension and cervical cancer will be rigorously tested for effectiveness in selected districts. The project will also ensure comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in an aggressive strategy to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates, and worse-off areas that are remote or inhabited by tribal people will receive support first.. Infrastructure improvements and improved quality of care will be implemented simultaneously in a phased manner.
The project is expected to contribute to achieving broader India Country Strategy objectives such as improving governance, expanding access and upgrading effectiveness and quality of services, and enhancing community participation and empowerment. The credit, from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's concessionary lending arm, carries a 0.75 percent service charge, a 10-year grace period, and a 35-year maturity.
For more information on World Bank activities in India, please visit: http://www.worldbank.org/in
Message: 2 Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:29:52 -0500 From: Jennifer Staple Subject: Global Health Conference at Harvard
Dear all,
I am writing to inform you about an international health conference that will likely be of interest to many people on this e-mail list. Four sessions at the conference focus on health in India.
Unite For Sight Second Annual International Health Conference "Eyes on International Collaboration: Promoting Health From Campus to Lab to Field" April 2 and 3, 2005 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
Early Bird Registration Rate Click Here to Register: http://www.uniteforsight.org/2005_annual_conference.php
Conference Schedule
Community Experiences: Improving Health for the Medically Underserved * "Global Health", Dr. Barry Bloom, PhD * "Impossible Dreams - The First Ascent of the East Face of Mt. Everest and Eradicating Blindness in Mountainous Asia", Dr. Geoffrey Tabin, MD * "Eye Diseases and Community Experiences in Tanzania", Dr. Muhsin Sheriff, MD, MPH * "Health Care for the Homeless in Boston", Dr. James O'Connell, MD The Role of Research to Improve Health * "Compassion, Knowledge, and Advanced Ophthalmic Technologies", Dr. Dimitri Azar, MD * "Advances in Corneal Transplantation", Dr. Shachar Tauber, MD * "Optic Neuro-Prevention - A Strategy to Eradicate Glaucoma Blindness", Dr. Louis Pasquale, MD * "Stem Cells to the Retinal Rescue", Dr. Michael J. Young, PhD * "The Role of Household Drinking Water Treatment Technologies and Safe Water Storage in Preventing Blindness in the Developing World", Ms. Susan Murcott, M.S. Epidemiology and The Economic Perspective on Health Improvement * "Economic Tools: How to Use Them and What They Can Reveal About Blindness Prevention," Dr. Kevin Frick, PhD * "The Role of Economics in Improving Health Outcomes", Heidi Williams, MSc Breakout Sessions * "An Update on Ocular Leprosy," Dr. Ebenezer Daniel, M.B.B.S., M.S., D.O., M.P.H., M.A.M.S. * "Eye Health in Nigeria," Dr. Rotimi Bajulaiye, MD * "Eye Health in India," Dr. Santanu Sanyal, MBBS, MHS * "Our Health is Our Only Wealth: The Story of Lok Swasthya Sewa, a Model Health Cooperative in Ahmedabad, India," Dr. Chirag Shah, MD, MPH * "A Successful Model for Comprehensive Eye Care Coverage in the Developing World: The Case of LV Prasad Eye Institute," Mr. Rohit Ramchandani * "Upgrading Eye Health Care Strategies in Rural Tanzania," Mr. Sachin Jain * "Eye Health in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania," Ms. Sally Ong * "Cataract Surgeries in Humjibre and Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana," Ms. Silvia Odrocic * "Unite For Sight in Kathmandu, Nepal - A Documentary," Mr. Ganesh Subedi * "Eyeglasses for Children in China," Ms. Shawna Novak * "Youth Participation in Improving Health Outcomes in Africa," Ms. Neema Mgana * "Utilizing Service-Learning to Enhance Public Health in West Africa," Ms. Brighid O'Donnell Biographies of speakers at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2005_annual_conference.php
Message: 3 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 07:14:11 -0800 (PST) From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar Subject: Pakistan Scholar Program, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
> > 2005 Pakistan Scholar Program > > How to Apply > > The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the > Fellowship Fund for Pakistan are pleased to announce the 2005 > competition for the Wilson Center's Pakistan Scholar Program. One > Pakistan Scholar, either from Pakistan or of Pakistani origin, will be > selected each year. Successful applicants will spend 9 months in > residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in the heart of Washington, > D.C., where they will carry out advanced, policy-oriented research and > writing. > > This scholar program is made possible by generous financial support > provided by the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan, a charitable trust based > in Karachi. > > The Wilson Center > > The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is Washington's > only independent, wide-ranging, non-partisan institute for advanced > research where vital current issues and their historical and cultural > background are explored through research and dialogue. Created by the > Congress of the United States as the nation's official memorial to its > twentieth-eighth president, the Center seeks to commemorate through > its residential fellowship program both the scholarly depth and the > public policy concerns of Woodrow Wilson. > > Eligibility > > This competition is open to men and women who are from Pakistan or who > are of Pakistani-origin (from any country). Applications will be > accepted from individuals in academia, business, journalism, > government, law, and related professions. Candidates must be currently > pursuing research on key public policy issues facing Pakistan, > research designed to bridge the gap between the academic and the > policymaking worlds. > > Applicants must have the terminal degree in their field (for academics > this generally means a Ph.D., but other professions have different > terminal degrees), and at least eight years of professional or > research experience. Preference will be given to applicants who have > published scholarly books or substantial articles in academic or > policy-related journals or newspapers. > > Applicants must be completely fluent in both written and spoken English. > > Length of Appointment and Responsibilities > > Pakistan Scholars will be in residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center > for the U.S. academic year, September 2005 - May 2006. While at the > Wilson Center, Pakistan Scholars will be expected to carry out a full > schedule of rigorous research and writing based on the topic outlined > in the research proposal submitted at the time of application. They > will also be expected to participate in workshops, seminars, and > conferences organized by the Center's Asia Program, and in other ways > to participate in the intellectual life of the Wilson Center and the > larger community of South Asia observers in Washington. > > Stipend > > The stipend provided to Pakistan Scholars is $5,000 per month. In > addition, the Wilson Center will also pay a portion of health > insurance premiums for the scholar. The scholars will be provided with > suitable work space, a Windows-based computer, and where feasible, a > part-time research assistant. > > Procedures and Deadline for Applications > > The application deadline for scholars arriving in September 2005 is > February 15, 2005. > > Applicants should submit the following materials to the address given > below, and electronically to fffp@go4b.net: > > A) completed Application Form. Download the Application Form from the > Wilson Center website- www.wilsoncenter.org > > B) a brief (3-5 single-spaced pages) description of their proposed > research project, its scholarly contribution, and its policy > relevance. Project descriptions should include: > > - a detailed explanation of the research topic; > - discussion of the project's originality; > - discussion of the methods, approaches, sources, and materials to be > used, and, where appropriate, the importance of Washington-area > resources; and > - discussion of the significance of the project as well as its > relevance to contemporary Pakistan-related policy issues. > > C) a c.v. or resume > > In addition, applicants should also request that two letters of > reference be sent to the address below by the application deadline. > Reference letters should address the quality of the research proposal; > the significance of the proposed research; the capabilities and > achievements of the applicant; and the relevance of the project to > contemporary Pakistan-related policy issues. > > Application letters and letters of reference should be mailed to the > following address: > > Ayesha T Haq > Honorary Secretary Fellowship Fund For Pakistan > c/o Lucky Cement Ltd. > 6-A, Mohammad Ali Housing Society > Karachi 75350 Pakistan > > e-mail: fffp@go4b.net > > Applications for the academic year beginning September 2005 must be > received no later than February 15, 2005. > > Applications submitted via electronic mail will be considered only if > followed by a hardcopy sent by mail or courier. > >
===== Rana Jawad Asghar MD. MPH. Coordinator South Asian Public Health Forum jawad@alumni.washington.edu http://www.DrJawad.com Typhoid Net http://www.typhoid.net
Message: 4 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:32:00 -0800 (PST) From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar Subject: PEACOCK DIE-OFF - INDIA (UTTAR PRADESH)
PEACOCK DIE-OFF - INDIA (UTTAR PRADESH) ************************************* A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Fri 17 Dec 2004 From: ProMED-mail Source: Team India News Network, 16 Dec 2004 [edited]
Sudden death of peacocks triggers concern among villagers - ----------------------------------------------- The sudden deaths of peacocks in the district have led concerned villagers to persuade authorities to initiate an inquiry into the matter.
Villagers have reported the deaths of 7 peacocks in Bagpat district in the last 2 days, District Magistrate Kamini Chauhan said. Concerned villagers of nearby Faizpur also brought one such dead bird to her, she said, adding that they suspect polio to be the cause of death.
The animal husbandry officer and the forest department have been directed to look into the matter, Chauhan said.
- -- ProMED-mail
[The alleged polio connection (based upon paralytic symptoms in the peacocks?) is erroneous; polio is not a zoonotic disease. A previous incident of peacock die-of in India was initially attributed to a pesticide poisoning. However, infectious agents, such as avian influenza, Newcastle disease, and others may also be taken into consideration. Laboratory findings, if available, will be appreciated. - Mod.AS]
===== Rana Jawad Asghar MD. MPH. Coordinator South Asian Public Health Forum jawad@alumni.washington.edu http://www.DrJawad.com Typhoid Net http://www.typhoid.net
===== Rana Jawad Asghar MD. MPH. Coordinator South Asian Public Health Forum jawad@alumni.washington.edu http://www.DrJawad.com Typhoid Net http://www.typhoid.net
Message: 5 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:34:56 -0800 (PST) From: South Asian Public Health Forum Subject: TRYPANOSOMIASIS - INDIA (03)
TRYPANOSOMIASIS - INDIA (03) ************************* A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
WHO will treat sleeping sickness - ----------------------------------- The Maharashtra government, in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated steps to treat the 1st person with suspected Trypanosomiasis, or African sleeping sickness, in the country, according to official sources here.
"WHO was informed the moment the rare infection was detected in a person at Shivani village, in Chandrapur district, in [the] Vidarbha region of the state," Ravindra Katti, deputy director of Health Services, told reporters. He said that a WHO official, who is an expert in the field, visited the patient and took his fluid samples for testing in a laboratory in France.
Katti, who is entrusted with the case, said that, although the Indian veterinary laboratories had confirmed the detection of a protozoan parasite causing Sleeping Sickness in the patient, physicians are awaiting the results of a report from WHO, expected this week [3rd week of December 2004], before medicines, brought by the WHO expert because they are not available in the country, will be given to the patient. The patient is under observation, and his condition is improving, with a decrease in the intensity of the symptoms, mainly fever, severe headaches, irritability, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and aching muscles and joints, he added.
Katti said the case is a complicated one, because the protozoa parasite had so far only been detected in Africa. He added that the parasite must be one found in animals, and the patient might have contracted it from an infected animal, since he worked as a veterinarian and treated cattle.
- -- ProMED-mail
****** [2] Date: Thu 26 Dec 2004 From: Michael Bangs
Comment on triatomid bugs in Southeast Asia - ------------------------------------- Concerning RFI 20041208.3259, in fact, there are several species of _Triatominae_ present in Southeast and South Asia, most notably the tropicopolitan species _Triatoma rubrofasciata_. At least 7 species of _Triatoma_ have been identified in Southeast Asia, and one other genus (_Linchcosteus_) from India. _T. rubrofasciata_ is a commonly encountered species in Asia (urban and rural) that will occasionally feed on humans, a bite that often leads to significant local swelling and sometimes severe systemic reactions. This bug is also responsible for transmission of _Trypanosoma conorhini_ in rodents (_Rattus_).
The suspicion that a patient in India may present a patent infection of some form of trypanosomiasis is not entirely improbable. On the contrary, suspected human cases of _Trypanosoma lewisi_, another murine parasite, have been reported in India (2 cases, 1974) and Malaysia (one case, 1933). There have been other incidental reports as well. However, unlike _T. cruzi_, _T. lewisi_ is transmitted by fleas (notably, the notorious plague flea _Xenopsylla cheopis_). The morphology of _T. lewisi_ can be easily distinguished from _T. cruzi_. Moreover, assuming no travel-related exposure or blood transfusions in the recent case, it appears nearly impossible that _T. cruzi_, and most certainly the 2 African trypanosomes, would be endemic in India.
- -- CDR Michael J. Bangs, MSPH, Ph.D. Navy Disease Vector Ecology & Control Center 2850 Thresher Avenue Silverdale, WA 98315-0304 E-mail:
[We are grateful to those who have written to ProMed about the report of a trypanosome parasite infecting an India patient (20041208.3259). Perhaps the following additional points will be of interest. There are some 120 species of triatomine bugs belonging to 17 genera, the most widely known being _Triatoma_. 106 species only occur in the New World, 7 species (all in the genus _Triatoma_ ) are found in Asia, and 6 species, belonging to the genus _Linshcosteus_, occur in India, mainly in the south. As Dr. Michael Bangs reports, _Triatoma rubrofasciata_ is common in Asia, but it is also found in Africa, the New World, including the USA, and, among the many Asian countries, it occurs in India. It is the most cosmopolitan triatomine bug. In addition to _Xenopsylla cheopis_, another vector of _T. conorhini_ is another rat flea, _Nosopyllus fasciatus_.
Trypanosome parasites are found in a great variety of mammals, but less well known trypanosomes are found in fish (vectors being leeches), amphibians (vectors are mainly leeches), reptiles (vectors are phlebotomine sandflies, tsetse flies and leeches), and finally, avian trypanosomes transmitted by mosquitoes, simuliid black-flies, hippoboscid flies and the chicken mite (_Dermanyssus gallinae_). I agree with Dr. Bangs that we cannot rule out trypanosome transmission to a patient in India, although I would guess it is unlikely. However, there can only be speculation until the source of the infection in the Indian patient is identified - Mod.MS]
Message: 6 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:15:22 -0800 (PST) From: South Asian Public Health Forum Subject: SAARC level TB, HIV/AIDS meeting on
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SAARC level TB, HIV/AIDS meeting on
RSS , KATHMANDU, Dec. 15: A SAARC-level conference on ÂTB, HIV/AIDS and respiratory diseases organized by the SAARC TB Centre as per the target of observing 2004 as the SAARC Awareness Year Against TB and HIV/AIDS began here Tuesday.
The four-day conference is participated in by some 500 delegates from countries of South Asia namely, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal as well as Thailand, Kenya and the United States of America.
The conference brings together specialists on tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and respiratory diseases as well as various national and international organizations working in this sector.
The objective of the seminar is to share information and experience regarding tuberculosis, Hiv/Aids and respiratory diseases, discuss the problems seen in the treatment of these diseases, deliberate on ways of bringing about uniformity in the treatment of these diseases in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region and making efforts towards building common initiatives among the government and non-governmental organizations working in the sector.
Inaugurating the conference, Minister for Health Ashok Kumar Rai said that SAARC has carried out different constructive works for raising the living standard of the people of the region and it has also provided the opportunity for cooperation among the member countries.
He pointed out the need of collective efforts for prevention and control of tuberculosis, which has emerged as a big problem in the SAARC region.
The combined infection of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis widely seen at present has posed even greater challenge in the treatment of tuberculosis, he said and expressed the hope that the conference could make solid contribution for tuberculosis control.
Director of the SAARC Secretariat Mohammad Nasir, from the chair, said the conference will discuss prevention of TB, HIV/AIDS and respiratory diseases in the SAARC region and come up with a viable conclusion to that regard.
Acting health secretary Dr. Nirakar Man Shrestha, acting Director-General at the Department of Health Services Dr. Mahendra bahadur bista, president of nepal Tuberculosis Association Devendra Bahadur Pradhan, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jhapendra Pyara Aryal, WHO representative Dr. Claus Wagner, representative of USAID Dr. Mecheille Han and representative of the UNFPA Dr. Faraha Usmani also underlined the need for collective efforts in the prevention and control of TB, HIV/AIDS and respiratory diseases which are the common problems of the region.
Every year 600,000 people die due to TB in South Asia alone while 40 per cent of the patients coming to hospital comprise those suffering from respiratory diseases
Message: 7 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:33:29 -0800 (PST) From: Dr Rana Jawad Asghar Subject: Web-based resource centre for TB control programme launched
Web-based resource centre for TB control programme launched :
India News > New Delhi, Dec 16 : Launching a web-based resource centre to benefit those involved in Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said 100 per cent population would be covered under DOTS by April next year.
The official website for TB-- www.Tbcindia.Org-- the first ever move of its kind for any disease in the world, would strengthen Directly Observed Treatment Programme (DOTS) to prevent and treat patrients with tuberculosis through communication materials like video spots, radio jingles and posters, he said.
"The web-based resource would help cover 100 per cent population under DOTS whose success rate in treating TB is as high as 87 per cent," Ramadoss said.
"So far, we have been concentrating on the curative part, while prevention is equally important as over 1.8 million new cases with about 4 lakh deaths recorded every year," he said.
To facilitate information spread even in the remote areas, the website has information in nine regional languages besides English, Hindi and Urdu, Director General Health Services Dr S P Agarwal said.
"The information on the web is easy to understand and is prepared for a wide range of different target groups. Through a serach option embedded in the web-site anybody could access authentic information about the disease," he said.
About 85 per cent of the population is currently covered under DOTS. It is the only programme where monitoring is done at personal level, he said.
The Information Education Communication (IEC) resource centre has been jointly set up by the Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with support from Danish embassy, Agarwal added. PTI
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