Conferences

Source: Health Policy and Planning, Volume 17, Number 2, June 2002 , pp. 223-223(1)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Abstract:

The 4th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care

• 18–20 September 2002

• Oslo, Norway

Themes include:

• setting priorities in low and middle income countries: a global perspective;

• resource allocation in Western industrialized countries: advice from countries with limited resources;

• access to health resources: a fundamental human right;

• the role of international agencies (e.g. WHO, World Bank, Red Cross) in priority setting;

• methodological problems in priority setting;

• the 10/90 gap: less than 10% of global health research is devoted to diseases or conditions that account for 90% of the global burden of disease.

For further information see: http://www.healthpriorities.org or contact: Congress-Conference AS – Congrex, Thomas Heftyes g.2, PO Box 2694 Solli, N-0204 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 56 19 30. Fax: +47 22 56 05 41. Email: priorities@congrex.no

12th IUSTI Asia-Pacific Congress on STI, HIV/AIDS

• 24–27 October 2002

• Beijing, China

This conference, held under the auspices of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) and the Chinese Medical Association, will cover a wide range of STI/AIDS topics and update on the latest advances in clinical treatment and prevention, and basic research. Its main theme is ‘care of the family’.

Conference website: http://www.chinamed.com.cn/iusti

Language: English

Document Type: News

Publication date: 2002-06-01

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