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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Dr Claudio,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you please put the announcement of the Olle
Hansson Award on pha-exchange. I have also copied it below. Thank you.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Prasadini</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="5" Day="23"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">23<SUP>rd</SUP> May
2007</B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> (Olle Hansson Day)
<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">African Activist Wins Olle
Hansson Award 2007<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The
Olle Hansson Award which recognizes the contribution of individuals from
developing countries in promoting the concepts of essential drugs and their
rational use and increasing awareness among consumers of the dangers of
irrational and hazardous drugs has been awarded to Dr Eva Ombaka this year. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Dr.
Ombaka, a Tanzanian Pharmacist, has been committed to the goals of ‘Access to
Essential Medicines’ and ‘Rational Use of Medicines’ over the years. She is
currently a Member of the Pharmaceutical Advisory Group (PAG) of the World
Council of Churches (WCC), Coordinator of the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
(EPN) and is the Board Member Chair of Sustainable Healthcare Foundation in
<st1:country-region><st1:place>Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Among her
many achievements are: </P>
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style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>spearheading advocacy campaigns via EPN to
help shape pharmaceutical policies and guidelines based on the concept of
essential medicines, the WHO Model list of Essential Medicines and the
Interagency Guidelines on Drug Donations;</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>contribution to the development of the
Tanzania National Drug Policy;</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>designing training curricula and organizing
courses for pharmaceutical institutes to produce many graduates focusing on
Essential Drugs and their rational use;</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>contribution as an active member in the model
list expert committee at WHO which regularly updates the List of Essential
Medicines;</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>providing leadership for EPN members and WHO
for evaluating faith-based drug supply organizations in a number of African
countries where the lessons learnt have led to the development of ‘Guidelines
for Effective and Efficient Pharmaceutical Services’ that are now in use in
health institutions in several countries. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr>developing EPN’s mission statement of
‘facilitating the development of compassionate, just and sustainable quality
pharmaceutical care in and through the church health care system’</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Educated
and trained as a Pharmacist at the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName>Aston</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in
<st1:place><st1:City>Birmingham</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region>UK</st1:country-region></st1:place> she also received her
PhD for research in Pharmaceutical Microbiology from the same institution. Dr
Ombaka was also a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar in 1986-1987. Her 30-year
career in pharmacy has included hospital practice, work in academia and in the
manufacturing sector. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The
award is named in honour of Dr Olle Hansson a Swedish paediatric neurologist
internationally known for his advocacy of SMON (Sub-acute Myelo Optic
Neuropathy) victims who were paralysed or blinded after using clioquinol, an
antidiarrhoeal drug. The awardee is chosen by an international selection panel
of three eminent persons. The award is managed by Health Action International
Asia-Pacific (HAIAP), a network of organizations and individuals involved in
health and pharmaceutical issues.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Dr
Ombaka’s work has been most notable for bringing experiences from the grassroots
to global fora and providing feedback from international meetings back to the
people she serves at the local communities. She exemplifies the qualities of
hard work, uncompromising steadfastness, and clear thinking that are basic
attributes of a much wider community of people facing reality at the point where
theory meets practice and where the challenges are always more numerous than
resources. All who have worked with her will share pleasure in honouring her for
her great contribution to strengthening health and pharmaceutical services where
the needs are greatest. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For more information please
contact:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Prasadini Perera</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Project Officer</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Health Action International
Asia-Pacific (HAIAP)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">No. 05, Level 02,
<st1:Street><st1:address>Frankfurt Place</st1:address></st1:Street></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City><st1:place>Colombo</st1:place></st1:City>
04</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region><st1:place>SRI
LANKA</st1:place></st1:country-region></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tel: + 94 112 554353</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Fax: +94 112 554270</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">E-mail: <A
href="mailto:prasadini@haiap.org">prasadini@haiap.org</A> or <A
href="mailto:hai@haiap.org">hai@haiap.org</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_________________________________<BR>Prasadini
Perera<BR>Project Officer<BR>Health Action International Asia Pacific
(HAIAP)<BR>No. 05, Level 02, Frankfurt Place<BR>Colombo 04, Sri Lanka<BR>Tel: +
94 112 554353 Fax: + 94 112 554570<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:prasadini@haiap.org">prasadini@haiap.org</A><BR>Website: <A
href="http://www.haiap.org">http://www.haiap.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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and improve their rational use.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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