23rd European Course in Tropical Epidemiology
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9th - 24th September, 2004
London, UK
New units are planned for the 23rd ECTE to be held in London 9th
- 24th Sept 2004. As well as providing participants with basic
epidemiological and statistical skills the course will introduce
sessions on the use of clinical trials, and on health economics.
The emphasis of the course is on practical application of these
tools for use in developing countries, and in the interpretation
of data from operational studies.
More information, including an explanation of how to apply to
the course, are available from:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/secte.html
or by e-mail:
mailto:shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk
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Jim Todd
mailto:Jim.Todd@lshtm.ac.uk
Human Rights Resource Book
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I would like to draw your attention to this book now that it is
10 years after Cairo.
Reproductive Health and Human Rights
Integrating Medicine, Ethics, and Law
By Rebecca J. Cook, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Ber-
nard M. Dickens, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, and Mah-
moud F. Fathalla, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, As-
siut University, Egypt
Clarendon Press, 582 pages, Price: £60.00 (Hardback)
ISBN 0-19-924132-5
Publication date: 17 April 2003
The authoritative guide to principles of reproductive health
worldwide
* Establishes a basis for intercultural dialogue
* Accessible, non-technical explanations of specific health is-
sues
* Integrates medicine, ethics, law, and human rights in case-
studies drawn from a variety of contexts
* Written by three leading international authorities
* Globally relevant, sensitive to cultural differences
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Johanne Sundby
mailto:johanne.sundby@medisin.uio.no