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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">The WHO Patient Safety program has put out a call (see below and attached) for candidacies to collaborate on the Patients for Patient Safety AFRO group, from a selected number of English speaking African countries - the group of selected participants will meet in Uganda in Dec 2010 (a French countries workshop will be held later in 2011).</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">It is particularly important that PHM advocates join in. I am especially thinking of people who participated in the Kenyan People's Health University for example.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">The AFRO region is holding this event with a few years delay after the other regions. </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">If we understand Patient Safety as a fundamental aspect of our fight for the Right to Health, then it is clear that having people who are advocates of Right to Health, Right to Access to Care and Patient Safety, will be important for us all, in our combat for Health for all.</span></p>
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for Patient Safety Anglophone AFRO Workshop</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">I am writing to you on behalf of the WHO
Regional Office for Africa, to inform you of a forthcoming "Patients for
Patient Safety" workshop which will be held 8-10 December 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. We
are now seeking applications to attend this workshop from interested patients
and consumers from </span></font><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Ethiopia</span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi,
Uganda and Zambia. </span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">To help us find candidates from the above countries, we
would greatly appreciate your help in distributing the attached application
package to patient groups and to potentially interested individuals in these
countries to apply. The application package includes: </span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin-right:28.8pt"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Call for Applications</span></font></b></b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> which provides some background information and the
objectives of the workshop </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin-right:28.8pt"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Application Guidelines and Form</span></font></b></b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> with supporting information and instructions
(including the 'London Declaration' which outlines the vision and values
on which this event is based).</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></li>
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</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">We are seeking applications from individuals who
have </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">experienced preventable<font color="black"><span style="color:black"> harm</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>in the health care system<font color="black"><span style="color:black">, either through their own experience </span></font>or<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>of<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>a person close to them<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy">,</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"> </span></font>and
<font color="black"><span style="color:black">who have demonstrated a commitment
to work with their communities, health care professionals and policy makers, to
make health care safer in their country. The selected individuals’
cost of participation will be covered by WHO.</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>Further information is attached. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Any help you are able to offer in sharing this information with
interested parties would be very much appreciated. If you have any questions
about the event please don't hesitate to contact me. Please note the deadline
for applications is <b><span style="font-weight:bold">6 October 2010.</span></b></span></font><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">Get the call for applications and application pack from</font></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Project Officer</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Patients for Patient Safety </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:leea@who.int" target="_blank">leea@who.int</a></span></font></p>
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