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Help Raise Funds
for 2013 Annual Meeting
The IANPHI Secretariat at THL-Finland proposes that members help raise $80,000 to close the gap in funds needed to support the 2013 annual meeting. The strategy, which identifies potential funders in member countries, was sent to IANPHI members on October 14 by Secretary-General Teija Kulmala.
IANPHI’s U.S. office at Emory University will contribute $46,000 toward travel costs for participants from low-resource nations. In addition, the Executive Board has allocated $48,000 from member dues for the meeting. However, based on 2012 meeting costs, an additional $80,000 is needed, according to the Secretariat.
“Due to limited staffing of the Secretariat, its personnel currently can provide only advice and documentary support to members who need to identify external financial resources in order to participate in the meetings, but the Secretariat cannot participate actively in the fundraising activities,” says the THL strategy. “Therefore it is crucial to identify members who have the willingness and resources to contribute to that time-consuming task.”
Read the full proposal. Send comments on this strategy to the IANPHI Executive Board. |
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Countries Showcase Successes
Five countries, five approaches. The common thread that ran through the project presentations shared by NPHI directors from Nigeria, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Togo is the IANPHi support that has helped build capacity to address health challenges in their countries. READ MORE |
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Ghana Passes Comprehensive Public Health Legislation
IANPHI’S north-south collaborative approach to strengthening NPHIs in low-resource countries helped inform Ghana’s first public comprehensive public health bill since the country gained independence 50 years ago. Areas covered by the new legislation include tobacco control, vaccinations, quarantine, clinical trials, food and drugs, communicable diseases, vector control and environmental sanitation. READ MORE |
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Member Update
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PORTUGAL: Dr. Jorge Torgal heads the Public Health Department of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. |
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UNITED KINGDOM: The Health Protection Agency advises on health implications of extreme weather in the United Kingdom and around the world through its Extreme Weather Alerts. |
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UGANDA: An article in Smithsonian Magazine notes the Uganda Virus Research Institute’s (UVRI) efforts to stem the Ebola outbreak. Also, a UVRI workshop in June yielded scientific papers on rubella and Hepatitis E. |
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EUROPEAN UNION: European national public health institute directors will meet in Dublin, Ireland April 25-26, 2013.
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