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Making NCDs a priority: invested efforts to Counteract NCDs in seven countries
One of the liveliest discussions during the 2012 IANPHI annual meeting occurred in a well-attended session led by Juan Rivera, a leading policymaker at Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP), on the role of NPHIs in limiting death and disability from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). 

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BUILDING CAPACITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH CHALLENGES:
Project Updates on Bangladesh, Uganda and Nigeria

Bangladesh: The Institute for Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) is the vanguard for detecting, countering, and preventing those and many other infectious and non-communicable conditions in Bangladesh. IANPHI’s project at IEDCR – which ended in October 2012 -- pioneered a web-based national surveillance system that not only improved the timeliness, completeness, and usefulness of infectious disease reporting but also provided a platform for integrating and coordinating the various surveillance activities underway in the country.

The Institute for Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) is the vanguard for detecting, countering, and preventing those and many other infectious and non-communicable conditions in Bangladesh. IANPHI’s project at IEDCR – which ended in October 2012 -- pioneered a web-based national surveillance system that not only improved the timeliness, completeness, and usefulness of infectious disease reporting but also provided a platform for integrating and coordinating the various surveillance activities underway in the country. 

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Uganda: An expert from the UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) visited the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) to assess communications needs and collaboratively identify opportunities and strategies for improving UVRI’s communications activities.
An expert from the UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) visited the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) to assess communications needs and collaboratively identify opportunities and strategies for improving UVRI’s communications activities.

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Nigeria: Thanks to an IANPHI-supported training program at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Nigeria now has 3 of the only 26 master trainers available worldwide to implement the renowned SLMTA (Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation) program. Developed by CDC and WHO-AFRO, the SLMTA program is designed to improve laboratory practice and prepare labs for accreditation based on international clinical laboratory standards.
Thanks to an IANPHI-supported training program at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Nigeria now has 3 of the only 26 master trainers available worldwide to implement the renowned SLMTA (Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation) program. Developed by CDC and WHO-AFRO, the SLMTA program is designed to improve laboratory practice and prepare labs for accreditation based on international clinical laboratory standards.

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Member Updates Meetings Organizational Changes and more

Organizational Changes

UK: Health Protection Agency transfer to Public Health England

Ghana: Professor Kwadwo A. Koram is now Director of Ghana's Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research



Conferences and Meetings
Mexico INSP held their 15th congress of public health research

South American Union NPHI Meeting

Portugal hosts the second National Congress of Tropical Medicine in Lisbon

Meeting of the European NPHI Directors April 25

Swedish Public Health Policy Conference



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President's Message

President's Message

The year 2013 will mark a new phase in IANPHI’s history. Our founding President Jeff Koplan has recently stepped down after serving two full three-year terms. I am sure that everybody in the IANPHI family joins me in thanking Jeff wholeheartedly for what he has done for IANPHI. Now the challenge to chair this great organization – with as much support as possible from all our member institutes – has fallen upon me. 

Moreover, after the initial grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation ended last year, the association has had to transition to a more self-sufficient way of operating. IANPHI has, so to speak, moved from infancy into its teenage years, and under the guidance of the Executive Board and the members the association will find new ways to maintain and enforce the valuable network we have created together. 

Introducing membership fees in 2011 has been a way of demonstrating members’ ownership and commitment to IANPHI. The fees are being used for future member activities, such as – coordination of activities and annual meetings. To ensure the cost-efficiency of the administration of the association, we are currently also examining the issue of the location of the IANPHI Secretariat. 

I want to emphasize the importance of IANPHI members taking the initiative to advocate on the organization’s behalf. It is crucial that the IANPHI network is visible, as this will help us in finding partners and collaborative opportunities for the coming years. 

IANPHI’s Annual Meeting has proven to be the most important forum for members to exchange information and discuss current public health issues. Aside from hearing updates from member institutes, guest speakers from other organizations and the host institute have brought in-depth insights on public health and technical topics. The Annual Meeting has also opened up possibilities for partnerships in shared projects. 

This year our annual meeting will be hosted by The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania, September 29 -October 2 at the Ngurudoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha.  I thank IANPHI Vice President, Dr. Mwele Malecela, for inviting us to Arusha. I send my warm regards and best wishes for this year 2013 and look forward to seeing IANPHI members there.

Pekka Puska
President, International Association of Public Health Institutes
Director General, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
IANPHI Annual Meeting 2013 in Tanzania

ANNUAL MEETING

The next IANPHI annual meeting will be held outside the beautiful city of Arusha in northern Tanzania on, September 29  - October 2 at the Ngurudoto Mountain Lodge. The meeting will bring us together to network and discuss ways to address crucial issues that affect that health of our populations. >>

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