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MIPH Course Class of 2004

SMDP works to improve the effectiveness of public health programs by strengthening management training capacity in the developing world.

"All public health interventions ultimately depend on the management skills of public health workers. The shortage of basic management competencies among today's public health workforce is perhaps the single most important barrier to making lasting improvements in public health throughout the world."
        MIPH Course , Class of 2004

-Dr. Michael Malison, Director SMDP

SMDP Newsletter The SMDP NEWS is published quarterly, and distributed to all MIPH graduates and interested others. Graduates are encouraged to support the SMDP NEWS by sending articles, photos, and updates on their activities. Adobe PDF File (PDF File)



Hanoi Conference Video  (New!)
SMDP has produced a 15-minute video capturing highlights of the Hanoi Conference, March 8-13, 2004. . more

SMDP and University of Guam recognized as CDC Minority Health Champions
Lori Duenas (MIPH '00) and Ulla Craig SMDP and the University of Guam (UoG) have received the prestigious 2004 CDC Minority Health Mentors/Champions.. more

Josef Amann, M.D., M.P.H., Joins SMDP as Technical Advisor
Josef Amann, MD, MPH, joined SMDP in July 2004 on a two-year assignment from Emory University. Josef will focus on SMDP activities affiliated with the CDC's Global AIDS Pr.. more


Praise from participants attending SMDP's Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Strengthening Global Public Health Management Training Capacity

"The Conference produced extraordinary results…. Many of the experiences and ideas we (can) accept and use in our work. And those ideas when are placed together results not in a simple sum but the whole concept is in progress. All that happened makes me more interested in my own professional tasks, my working batteries are now full and I am happy to continue the project in Istria county and in Croatia."
Mrs. Sonja Grozic-Zivolic (MIPH '02)

Dr. Wade Hanna of CDC and Mrs. Sonja Grozic-Zivolic
Dr. Wade Hanna of CDC and Mrs. Sonja Grozic-Zivolic (MIPH '02) talk during a break following her presentation on Istria's Healthy County project.
 
"Hanoi was wonderful. Being together with all these people from all over the world, everyone with the same goal: improving the delivery of health services. Cannot help but think about throwing a stone into a big lake and watching the rings go farther and farther.

"I was also surprised to find Vietnam so 'open' - coming in and going out seem easier than coming and going to the US. It is certainly worthwhile and I will become a good advocate for Vietnam, especially with all my European cousins and friends who have no idea how lovely this country is and how far they have come in the last 10 years."
Dr. Ulla-Katrina Craig, University of Guam

"This was an educational visit for me and an important learning opportunity. I am once again thankful to SMDP-CDC and the whole team for its technical, financial and the moral support for this valuable visit. I am looking forward to seek more advice and guidance from you all for some exciting yet challenging initiatives coming on my way."
Dr. Syed Muhammad Israr (MIPH '01), Pakistan

Best Practices from the Hanoi Conference
At the end of each day during the SMDP global conference, participants discussed key lessons learned from the presentations. These discussions led to the creation of a Best Practices document for public health management capacity building, downloadable here as a PDF file.

 

Dr. Syed Muhammad Israr (MIPH '01), Pakistan, and Dr. Ehud Miron (MIPH 
    '97) chat during the conference welcome reception.
Dr. Syed Muhammad Israr (MIPH '01), Pakistan, and Dr. Ehud Miron (MIPH '97) chat during the conference welcome reception.

SMDP Report to the Global AIDS ProgramSMDP 2003 Progress Report to the Global AIDS Program - The first SMDP report to CDC's Global AIDS Program (GAP) is now available online, covering work in seven GAP-focus countries from 2001 to 2003. Sixty MIPH graduates reside in GAP countries; 28 of them sponsored by GAP. The report outlines SMDP's involvement with GAP in Botswana, Cambodia, Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia, and provides a status report on applied learning projects-- an integral part of SMDP's public health management training program.  Adobe PDF File (PDF File)


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