ANNOUNCING: 2004-2005 TAKEMI PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The Takemi Program seeks applications for a limited number of fellowships for research and advanced training on critical issues of international health, especially those relating to developing countries. This interdisciplinary program focuses primarily on mobilizing, allocating, and managing scarce resources to improve health, and creating sound strategies for disease control and health promotion. To address these issues, the Program brings together at Harvard a small group of future leaders from around the world and from diverse disciplines. Through its fellowships for highly qualified individuals the Takemi Program seeks to contribute to institutional development and to improvement of national health policy as well as to the advancement of knowledge.

The Program is named for the late Dr. Taro Takemi, the distinguished physician-scientist, who served for more than 25 years as President of the Japan Medical Association. Dr. Takemi also worked energetically to encourage people from many nations to address common issues, particularly the development and allocation of resources for health improvement.

The Takemi Program has three major objectives:

• (Bto create better methods for mobilizing and using health resources in both rich and poor countries;
• (Bto promote cooperative research and comparative analysis of health policies and programs in different countries, including the promotion of Essential National Health Research;
• (Bto contribute to individual and institutional development by bringing together leading health professionals and scholars from many nations for research and training.

If you are interested in applying, please visit our web site listed below for a downloadable application form, requirements, and additional information. The application deadline for September 2004 admission is Feb. 1, 2004.

You may email applications to: takemi@hsph.harvard.edu or mail applications to:

Program Coordinator
Takemi Program
Harvard School of Public Health 1-1207
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115, USA

Takemi Program in International Health, Harvard School of Public Health
665 Huntington Avenue, Bldg. 1-1207, Boston, MA 02115
Ph:(617)432-0686 Fax:(617)432-1251

Andreas Heddini, MD, PhD
Secretariat Coordinator
Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
Wenner-Gren Institute
Stockholm University
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