More great word from our excellent Advocacy/Policy Committee! On March 5, 2012, the Advocacy/Policy Committee sent, via APHA, a letter to Secretary Clinton regarding Syria and the US reactions to those events. You can read the letter sent in response from Robert Ford, US Ambassador to Syria, here. (April 10, 2012)
The Christian Connections in International Health (CCIH) 26th Annual Conference will be held this year in Arlington, VA on June 8-11, 2012. For more information, please visit the conference website. (April 10, 2012)
The Winter 2012 Newsletter (PDF) has been posted! Be sure to check out the committee and working group updates (including one on upcoming section elections), links to recent blog entries, and links to fellowship opportunities! (April 2, 2012)
Fellow IH Section members, please help us welcome our Weekly News Editor, Dr. Vani Nanda. You may have noticed the slightly different format of the weekly news round-ups on the blog since she has taken over. Vani has taken over this function, working behind the scenes in December and early January, and formally coming on board with the IH Blog in mid January. We are happy to formally introduce her as part of the IH Blog team. You can read more about her on the IH blog here. (April 2, 2012)
Last year’s Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., was a great success! The IH Section had a wonderful program with a great CBPHC workshop, a wide variety of scientific sessions and panel discussions, the IH Film Festival, a wonderful awards ceremony, and our firstever Advocacy Day, organized by Advocacy/Policy Committee Chair Peter Freeman. You can read all about it on the IH blog here. (April 2, 2012)