<<October 18, 2000>>
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Dr. Robert Lee <leerober@carec.paho.org>
Roberto J. Rodrigues, MD <rrodrigues@paho.org>
Ms Linda Hinds <dltoco@tstt.net.tt>
Mr Christopher Laird <banyan@pancaribbean.net>
Selby Wilson, FCCA, CA, ATII <wilsonso@trinidad.net>
Dr. Pablo Pulido <pablopulido1@compuserve.com>
Peter J. de Blanc <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
Riva Eskinazi <REskinazi@worldbank.org>
D. K. Sachdev <dksachdev1@aol.com>
Dear Dr. Lee:
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(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) with a brief description
of your
very interesting and valuable project.
(2) About our Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF) project, pls
click Current
Reference Websites" at the top of the home page of our
web site at
<http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/>.
(3) Pls also retrieve followings at <http://www.friends-partners.org/~utsumi/gu-l/mid-2000/index.html>;
(a) TechNet Seminar on GSTF at InfoDev/World Bank on 10/19 - October 10, 2000
You may ask Bob Rodrigues or someone at PAHO in DC to attend the seminar.
BTW, Pablo Pulido of Venezuela will attend
the seminar
-- Bob knows him since we met him at the International
Consultant Conference of Telehealth and Telemedicine
at WHO in Geneva last January. He is a former
Minister of Health of Venezuela and his consortium
has
384 university hospitals in Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Dear Riva:
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Pls prepare his badge. Thanks.
(b) Global University System (GUS) in Argentina - October 12, 2000
I suggested how to set up Argentina chapter of our Global University System (GUS).
(c) GSTF presentation of possible pilot project in Amazonia on 10/19th - October 14, 2000
I mentioned the possible community development
in Manaus,
Amazona as one of our GSTF pilot project -- you
may follow their suit.
I would be very happy to mention of your
project as
one of possible pilot projects of GSTF at
this seminar
at the InfoDev, too.
I also depicted an idea of combining our Global
Broadband
Internet (GBI) scheme with LINCOS.
BTW, LINCOS has already shipped 50 units to Dominican Republic.
(d) Peter de Blanc's trip to Bangkok - October 13, 2000
I indicated the precedence of the use of wireless
broadband
Internet without license in St. Thomas Island.
(4) As mentioned in those list distributions, we plan to hold
a Global
Summit to formerly inaugurate the GSTF in Washington, D.C.
in June of
next year. We hope to commence the GSTF operation after
the summit.
Meanwhile, we would be very happy to jointly raise funds
for your
project, say, from the InfoDev of the World Bank, etc.
For example, you may approach to Japanese Embassy
to get the
Grass Root" fund (up to US$100,000 -- though depends
on the
applicant's country) -- see its example for Pakistan
at http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Final_Report/Compilation_of_comments/12059_B_Shahab_Khan/12059_B_Shahab_Khan.html
You may also ask a free of charge satellite broadcasting
from the
WorldSpace which satellite over South America will be
launched
next year -- Satellite in Massachusetts has already
using it over Africa.
Since D. K. Sachdev of WorldSpace will attend
the seminar on
10/19th at the InfoDev, Bob Rodrigues (or someone
from PAHO)
may ask him about this possibility.
BTW, Selby Wilson indicated me his willingness to
invite me to his
conference in Puerto Rico in the first week of June,
2001, when I
met him at the annual conference of the International
Institute of
Communications (IIC) in Tampa, FL on 9/25-28/00.
Dear Electronic Colleagues:
===========================
(5) Pls let me know if you are interested in helping his project.
Keep in touch.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
From: "Lee, Dr. Robert (CEC)" <leerober@carec.paho.org>
To: "'utsumi@columbia.edu'" <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: "Sirjoo, Ms. Farida (CEC)" <sirjoofa@carec.paho.org>
Subject: Global Service Trust Fund
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:35:03 -0400
Dear Dr. Utsumi:
I am an epidemiologist (trained in Columbia University 1993)
working for fhe
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad on a
pilot project
to establish a replicable sentinel surveillance system using local
family
doctors to report on key health conditions. The project is in
partnereship
with the Caribbean College of Family Physicians and the Ministries
of Health
from the three countries (Jamaica, Trinidad and St. Lucia) that
the pilot is
based. The system uses the internet to receive reports from the
doctors
and to send updates on diseases of current concern in the region
as well to
provide information on what to do if certain conditions are identified.
One
element that is to be developed is to create modules to train
the
participants in the management of health conditions and to ugrade
their
skills in Public Health.
We are looking for funding to continue the work and to expand
the scope of
the project to other Caribbean countries with the ultimate aim
of spanning
all 21 countries in the region to collaborate on a web-based surveillance
system.
Would such a project be suitable for your organisation to consider
for
funding? If it is not could you advise me on any organisation
that would be
interested in supporting a project that has elements of health
and disease
surveillance in the Caribbean, Public Health education and policy,
and
consensus building among Caribbean countries and seeks to use
the Internet
to achieve these ends?
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert Lee
Co-ordinator
Physician Based Sentinel Surveillance Project
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Dr. Robert Lee
Co-ordinator
Physician Based Sentinel Surveillance Project
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
Port of Spain, Trinidad
leerober@carec.paho.org
Roberto J. Rodrigues, MD
Regional Advisor in Health Services Information Technology
Essential Drugs and Technology Program
Division of Health Systems and Services Development
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
1889 F Street, NW 4th Floor Room 4-062
(Organization of American States Annex Building)
Washington, DC 20006 USA
Tel: (202) 974-3826
Fax: (202) 974-3610
rrodrigues@paho.org
NetMeeting Server: ils.paho.org
http://www.paho.org
Ms Linda Hinds
Radio Toco/Toco Foundation
Victoria Pritchard Resource Centre
Galera Rd
Toco, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Tel No. +868 670 00 68
Fax No. +868 670 00 68
E-Mail: dltoco@tstt.net.tt
Mr Christopher Laird
Caribbean Community Radio
Network/Banyan
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
E-Mail: banyan@pancaribbean.net
Selby Wilson, FCCA, CA, ATII
Secretary General
Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations
67 Picton Street
Newtown
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago
West Indies
Tel: +1-868-622-7448/3770
Fax: +1-868-622-3751
wilsonso@trinidad.net
Dr. Pablo Pulido
Executive Director
PanAmerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools
Apartado de Correos 60411
Caracus 1060-A
VENEZUELA
+58-2-945-0857
Fax: +58-2-945-4275
pablopulido1@compuserve.com
or
Sede de la Direccion Ejecutiva
Caracas, VENEZUELA
Calle el Torreon, Quinta FEPAFEM
Urb. Sorocaima, La Trinidad
+58-2-93-0875 / 943-2840 / 93-0857
Fax: +58-2-943-285-40
73000.1447@compuserve.com
http://www.fepafem.org.vp
Peter J. de Blanc
President
V.I.P. FreeNet
P.O. Box 1678
St. Thomas, VI 00804
Or;
Director, USVI.NET
P.O. Box 1678
St. Thomas, VI 00804
United States of America
Voice (340) 776-4800
Fax (340) 776-2666
340-774-9149 -- private office
Mobil: 340-690-2722
340-774-7087 -- home
Or;
Physical address, for Fed Ex or UPS
COBEX International, Inc.
Corporate Place
Royal Dane Mall
St. Thomas, VI 00802
pdeblanc@usvi.net
http://www.usvi.net/
http://www.usvi.net/cobex/inet95
http://www.islands.vi/~pdeblanc
Riva Eskinazi
Information for Development Program
The World Bank
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20433
Tel: +1 (202) 458 9762
Fax: +1 (202) 522 3186
REskinazi@worldbank.org
http://www.infodev.org
D. K. Sachdev
Executive Advisor
W0RLDSPACE C0RP0RATI0N
2400 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
USA
Tel: 202 969 6000
Fax: 202 969 6001
dksachdev1@aol.com
www.worldspace.org
www.worldspace.com
Or
D.K. SACHDEV
10289 Johns Hollow Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Tel: (703) 757-5880
Fax: (703) 757 6511
Mobile: (703) 314-3211
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