PROCAARE: SEAMEO TROPMED/CHASPPAR

["Nelia P. Salazar " <alnps@diamond.mahidol.ac.th>]

 SEAMEO TROPMED is a Regional Network in Tropical Medicine and Public
 Health under the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization.
 Its mission is to promote health and to prevent diseases through training
 and research, scientific fora, publications and information dissemination,
 personal exchanges, institutional linkages, and technical consultant
 services.
 
 SEAMEO TROPMED operates through four Regional Centres with specializations
 as follows: Community Nutrition in Jakarta, Indonesia; Microbiology,
 Parasitology and Entomology in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Public Health in
 Manila, Philippines; and Tropical Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. The
 Network offers short-term training courses and academic degree programmes,
 facilitates networking and linkages in mutual areas of concern among
 individuals and organizations in developed and developing countries.
 
 An information brochure may be sent to interested parties upon request.
 SEAMEO TROPMED likewise publishes the Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical
 Medicine and Public Health. Subscriptions and technical paper
 contributions are welcomed.
 
CHASPPAR (Control of HIV/STD/AIDS Partnership Project in the Asia Region)
is a regional cooperation project of SEAMEO TROPMED and the German
Technical Cooperation Agency which focuses on strengthening preventive
services in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal and the Philippines.  CHASPPAR
interphases with other AIDS-related programs under the umbrella of
SEAMEO TROPMED.

CHASPPAR consists of two components namely: (1) projects complementing the
National AIDS Control Program in each partner country and (2) regional
activities (training workshops, consultative meetings, etc.). The project
is on its second year of operation.  Future initiatives aim to deal with
migration and cross-border issues, harm reduction strategies, policy
issues, and community-based care, including promotion and support of
self-help group activities.     

 
 Send inquiries to:
 
 Secretary-General/Coordinator
 SEAMEO TROPMED Network
 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
 Fax No. 66-2-644-4331; 66-2-247-7721
 email address: tmtcs@mucc.mahidol.ac.th
                tmdsh@mucc.mahidol.ac.th



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