---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia@xxxxxxxx> Date: 2013/3/11 Subject: [EQ] Call for applications 2013: Leaders in International Health Program To: EQUIDAD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Call for applications 2013: Edmundo Granda Ugalde Leaders in International Health Program – LIHP ***** Website: http://bit.ly/WhEcPq **** *Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)* **** ** ** *The deadline for receipt of applications in PAHO/WHO Country Offices is 15 March 2013 * * * The LIHP 2013 is an eight-month program (May 2013 to February 2014) consisting of activities in the participant's country of residence, carried out under the guidance of the Program Coordination and the PAHO/WHO Country Office. **** The program is open to professionals working in public health, international relations, or related fields who are residents of countries of the ****Americas****. **** Selected participants will engage in activities, discussions and visits related to the principal health and development challenges facing their country and the region. They will also take part in a series of problem-based virtual modules and define a country project to be developed in coordination with representatives of PAHO/WHO, their governments and other institutions. **** Participants will also attend a one-week intensive training course in international health at an external location to be determined. These experiences will enable participants to form part of a community of practice and will strengthen network learning. **** Participants may continue to function in their normal employment capacity on a part-time basis, if needed, while devoting approximately 50% of their working hours to the program. Participants maintain close ties with the PAHO/WHO Country Office and experience the technical as well as diplomatic and political dimensions of international cooperation. **** Each PAHO/WHO Country Office will invite a group of short-listed applicants for in-country interviews. The results of these interviews will be sent to PAHO Headquarters in ****Washington**, **D.C.****, as input for the final selection process. Selected participants will be notified of their selection in early May. **** Website: http://bit.ly/WhEcPq **** ** ** I. Program Description **** - A Changing Global Context**** - Preparing Leaders to Meet Evolving Health Challenges**** - New Challenges / New Focuses**** - The Edmundo Granda Ugalde Leaders in International Health Program**** - Benefits**** - Important Dates for 2013**** - Program Structure**** ** ** II. Eligibility Criteria and the Application Procedures**** - Eligibility Criteria**** - Application Procedures**** ** ** LIHP 2013 - Application form**** ** ** *III. Contact Information *Health Systems based on Primary Health Care**** Pan American Health Organization**** ****525 Twenty-third St., NW** **Washington**, **DC** **20037-2895******** Tel: (202) 974-3803 Fax: (202) 974-3612 email: INTLHLTH@xxxxxxxx **** ** ** ** ** *KMC/2012/HSS Twitter* *http://twitter.com/eqpaho* <http://twitter.com/eqpaho> * ** * * This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics; Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues. [DD/ KMC Area] ****Washington** **DC** **USA******** “Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PAHO/WHO Website <http://new.paho.org/equity/> Equity List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html *Twitter **http://twitter.com/eqpaho* <http://twitter.com/eqpaho>* ** * IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.