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Source: Health Policy and Planning, Volume 17, Number 3, September 2002 , pp. 331-333(3)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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5th International Conference on Health Insurance in Transition

• 26–28 September 2002

• Zagreb, Croatia

The conference is organized by the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Its main theme is ‘Biotechnology and public health: expectations, gains and costs’. For more details see the conference website at: http://www.dub-conference.org or email: info@dub-conference.org

6th World Congress of Bioethics

• 30 October–3 November 2002

• Brasilia, Brazil

The Congress’ main theme is ‘Power and Injustice’. Sessions include, among others: bioethics, globalization and human rights; bioethics, vulnerability and protection; theories and methods in bioethics; cultural contexts and consent; moral pluralism and religious foundation; bioethics and public health. For further information see the conference website at: http://www.bioethicscongress.org.br or email: congressobioetica@cfm.org.br

3rd MIM Pan-African Conference on Malaria

• 18–22 November 2002

• Arusha, Tanzania

The conference will focus on scientific progress and potential in malaria research with the aim of promoting the exchange of scientific ideas within Africa. It is being organized by the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)–Tanzania, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)–USA. For further information contact: MIM Secretariat, Martin Sarikiaeli Alilio, Ph.D., Multilateral Initiative on Malaria, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive MSC 2220, Building 31 Room B2C39, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Tel: +1–301–402 6212, fax: +1–301–402 2056, email: Aliliom@mail.nih.gov, website: http://mim.nih.gov/english/events/3rd_mim_conf/

27th International Congress on Occupational Health

• 23–28 February 2003

• Iguassu Falls, Brazil

The Congress’ main theme is ‘The challenge of equity in safety and health at work’.

Contact: Conference Secretariat, Av. C?ndido de Abreu, 200 Galeria sala 06, CEP 80530–902, Curitiba – PR, Brazil. Tel/fax: +55–41–353 6719, email: icoh2003@icoh2003.com.br, website: http://www.icoh2003.com.br

Document Type: Editorial

Publication date: 2002-09-01

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