Transcript IAMP april2012

“the international association of the world's medical academies and
medical divisions within science academies “
To improve the health of all.
Mission
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to strengthen the capacity of academies to provide
evidence based advice to governments on health and
science policy;
to support the creation of new academies and the
development of projects by member academies
to strengthen research and higher education in their
countries;
to issue consensus statements on matters of
importance to global health.
Member Academies
Africa
8
Latin America & Caribbean
11
Asia & Pacific
14
N. America
2
Middle East & N. Africa
3
Europe & Central Asia
TOTAL
32
70
Executive Committee 2010-2013
Co-chairs:
Dr. J. Boufford MD, Institute of Medicine, US NAS
Prof. Looi Lai-Meng, Akademi Sains Malaysia
Members:
African Academy of Sciences
Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia
Académie Nationale de Médecine, France
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher, Leopoldina
Accademia dei Lincei, Italy
Nigerian Academy of Science
Turkish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ex-officio:
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world
Programs
Young Physician Leaders programme in conjunction with
the World Health Summit (Berlin, Germany) 2011 & 2012
Dissemination of Gates-funded report on Education of
Health Professionals (2011- 2012)
Academy co-ordinated Needs Assessment studies on
Perinatal and Maternal Mortality – prior to drafting
recommendations to policy makers
Workshops on scientific writing for clinicians in developing
countries
Social Determinants of Health – proposed analysis in
developing countries
Statements
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Health Co-benefits of Climate Change
Mitigation- drafted and endorsed for
presentation at climate talks (Cancun, Mexico)
November 2010
IAMP members endorse G8 statements:
 Health of Mothers and Children September
2010
 Water and Health August 2011
Academies assisted in launching and circulating endorsed
statements in their own countries and to the relevant policy
makers (e.g negotiators at Climate Change talks in Cancun, at
Summit on MDG in 2010)
Young Physician Leaders (YPL)
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21October 2011, Berlin
Germany
22 young physicians (under
40) from 18 different
countries – 8 women
11/2 day leadership
programme
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Participation in
World Health
Summit
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Working to create a
network of YPL
http://tinyurl.com/YPLprofiles
Possible areas of Cooperation in China
1. Co-ordinating projects involving academies in the region
on subjects of regional interest e.g.
scientific basis of traditional medicine;
health issues of megacities in emerging economies;
regional collaboration in surveillance for emerging diseases; training of health professionals,
etc
2. Anchoring a network of Asia-Pacific Academies for joint
action and publications, etc
3. Coordinating regional conferences/ workshops/ seminars
of member academies
4. Coordinating regional funding
Acknowledgements
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TWAS (academy of sciences for the developing world)
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IAP ( global network of science academies)
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Member academies - for programmes (e.g The BerlinBrandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany support for YPL,
Royal Swedish Academy of Sceinces & Sida SAREC)
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Member academies: in-kind support by hosting EC meetings
and General Assemblies. (e.g Akademi Sains Malaysia, Chinese
Academy of Engineering, The German Academy of Sciences
Leopoldina, National Academy of Medicine, Mexico; Brazilian
Academy of Sciences)
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Sponsorship opportunities available ([email protected])
For further information
www.iamp-online.org
IAMP Secretariat
c/o/ TWAS, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Tel; (+39 040) 2240 681, Fax (+39 040) 2240 688
Contacts:
Dr.Lucilla Spini, Coordinator IAMP Secretariat ([email protected])
Ms. Muthoni Kareithi, Project Assistant, IAMP ([email protected])