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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Andy, Bev and Claudio ,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this email finds you all well. I have copied a
document below for further dissemination via every possible list serv
(PHA, E-drug, Afro net, Drug info)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Passanna</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 22.3pt 0in 0pt 163.7pt"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; LETTER-SPACING: -1.05pt"><FONT
size=3>Olle Hansson Award</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 22.3pt 0in 0pt 4.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">To recognize the work of an
individual from a developing country who best demonstrates the qualities of
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Olle Hansson in
promoting the rational use of drugs.</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.5pt 0in 0pt 0.05in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.5pt 0in 0pt 0.05in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">'<I>It</I> <I>is time to act! It
is time to act for all of us who believe in human dignity and
justice'.</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 362.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
align=center><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt">- Olle
Hansson</SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.7pt 0in 0pt 1.2pt"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Olle Hansson</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.7pt 0in 0pt 1.2pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">The Award is named in honour of
Olle Hansson, a Swedish paediatric neurologist internationally known for his
advocacy of SMON victims who </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">were paralyzed or blinded after
using clioquinol, </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt">an
antidiarrhoeal drug. Olle Hansson was a </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">powerful campaigner against
unethical promotion </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">and marketing of drugs. In many
ways, he </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">represented
the conscience of the medical </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt">profession. His influence was felt
not only in </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Sweden</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt"> and
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">, which have thousands of SMON
victims, but also in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Europe</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt"> and developing </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">countries. Olle Hansson will be
remembered by </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">all who
campaign for the rational use of drugs.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.7pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">Although he died of cancer on
</SPAN><st1:date Month="5" Day="23" Year="1985"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">May 23, 1985</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">, at the age of 49, he remains a
continuing source of </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">inspiration for public interest
workers everywhere. </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">May 23 is commemorated each year as
'Olle Hansson Day'.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.95pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt">The Award was first given in 1987.
The </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">recipients
included Dr Mira Shiva of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">, </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Dr Alfredo Bengzon of the
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Philippines</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt"> and Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak of
USM, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">Malaysia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.95pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Nominations</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Nominations are invited for the Olle Hansson Award. This Award for 2006
recognizes the work of an </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">individual from a developing
country who has contributed the most to:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 13.2pt 0in 0pt 18.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">• Promoting
the concepts of essential drugs and their rational use,
and</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.5pt 0in 0pt 17.75pt; TEXT-INDENT: -17.3pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.7pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt">• Increasing the
awareness among consumers of </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">the dangers of irrational and
hazardous drugs.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.95pt 0in 0pt 1.2pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">Nominations for the award, which
can come from </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt">any
individual or organization, should contain:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.25pt 0in 0pt 2.9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.7pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt">1. A one-page biodata
of the candidate </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">(including educational background,
positions held, affiliations, honours and awards).</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>2. A 500-word statement of the nominee's </FONT></SPAN><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt">qualities and achievements in the
field of </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt">rational drug
use. Please provide </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">documentation of work
done.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.35pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>3. A recent photograph of the
nominee.</FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 21.1pt 0pt 18.95pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18.25pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt">4. The nominator's
name, affiliation and </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt">address.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 13.2pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Closing Date</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Nominations will close on </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="3" Day="30" Year="2006"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">30<SUP>th</SUP> March
2006</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.5pt 0in 0pt 0.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.7pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Announcement</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The recipient will be chosen by an international
panel of judges, and named on Olle Hansson Day, </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="5" Day="23" Year="2006"><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">May 23
2006</SPAN></SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt">.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 13.2pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The Prize</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The award, which is given annually, carries a </FONT></SPAN><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.45pt">price of US$2,000 and a
commemorative certificate.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.7pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Management</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The Olle Hansson Award Fund is managed by Health Action International
Asia – Pacific (HAIAP) which is the </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt">Asia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt"> – Pacific arm of the HAI global
network.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.7pt 0in 0pt 0.7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt">HAIAP is a network of
organizations and individuals involved in health and pharmaceutical
issues. HAIAP upholds health as a fundamental human right and aspires for
a just and equitable world in which there will be among others regular access to
essential medicines to all who need them. HAIAP actively promotes the
concept of Essential Drugs their rational and economic use through advocacy,
research education and action campaigns.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.25pt 0in 0pt 0.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.6pt">Please send nominations
to:</SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 12.5pt 0in 0pt 1.2pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt">The Communications and Information
Officer</SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.7pt 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt">Health Action International
</SPAN></I></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt">Asia</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></FONT></FONT><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.55pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> - Pacific</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt"><BR></SPAN></I></B><st1:address><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:Street><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt">5 Frankfurt
Place</SPAN></I></B></st1:Street><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt">, </SPAN></I></B><st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt">Colombo</SPAN></I></B></st1:City></FONT></FONT></st1:address><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt">
4<BR></SPAN></I></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt">Sri
Lanka</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Tel: 9411 2554353<BR>Fax: 9411 2554570<BR>E-mail: </FONT><A
href="mailto:passanna@haiap.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>passanna@haiap.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> or
</FONT><A href="mailto:hai@haiap.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>hai@haiap.org</FONT></A></SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></B></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_____________<BR>Passanna
Gunasekera<BR>Communications and Information Officer<BR>Health Action
International Asia Pacific<BR>No 5, Frankfurt Place<BR>Colombo 4<BR>Sri
Lanka</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tel: 2554353<BR>Fax: 2554570<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:passanna@haiap.org">passanna@haiap.org</A><BR>Website: <A
href="http://www.haiap.org">www.haiap.org</A></FONT></DIV>
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