23 February 2005 Dear Dr. Luthra, I have the honour to invite you to address the community of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) associated with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Thursday, 7 April 2005, at the weekly Briefing organized by the NGO Section of DPI. The topic of the Briefing will be “International World Health Day”. Our well-informed NGO representatives would be interested in hearing from you on how your organization is working with the United Nations and with governments to promote maternal health and early childhood care. Other invited speakers include H.E. Chief Arthur Mbanefo, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations and Dr. Jack Chow, World Health Organization, Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. We respectfully ask that you give a presentation of approximately seven-to-ten minutes so that the remaining time can be devoted to a question-and-answer period. The weekly DPI/NGO Briefings are attended by an average of 200 representatives of national and intemationa1 NGOs that work with the United Nations. The Briefing will take place in the Dog Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. I hope you will be able to join us on 7 April 2005. Yours sincerely, Paul Hoeffel Chief NGO Section Department of Public InformationRead More
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Women’s Health Care Physicians 409 12th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 ʮһÔÂ15£¬2002 Dr. Rita Luthra Women’s Health & Education Center 300 Stafford St Ste 265 Springfield MA 01104 Ç×°®µÄ Dr. Luthra: Dr. ²é¶û˹[ Hammond] ¹²ÓÐÄúµÄÐÅÓë[ website] ¸ú²¿ÃÅÖÐÅ®È˽¡¿µ·¢ÐÐÖÐ[ ACOG.] ÎÒÃÇʹ¸ßÐËѧÖÐÄúµÄ[ web site] Óëά³ÖËüÔÚÐÄÀïµ±×÷ÍøÕ¾ÎªÅ®ÈËÓÃÔÚÄÚÁªºÏµÄÇéÐÎÓëÍù¹úÍâ¡£ ³ÏÖ¿, Dr. Luella Klein ¸±×Üͳ ²¿ÃÅÖÐÅ®È˽¡¿µ·¢ÐÐ Cc: Dr. Charles Hammond ×Üͳ, ACOGRead More
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION NGO Resource Centre, Room L 1B31, United Nations, New York, NY 10017 January 9, 2004 Rita Luthra, MD Women’s Health and Education Center 300 Stafford St. Suite 265 Springfield,MA 01104 Ç×°®µÄ Dr. Luthra, ÎÒÃǽÓÊÜÄúµÄ¼ì²éΪ[$1,000]Óë[ cannot] ллÄã³ä×ãΪÄúµÄ¼«¶Ë¿¶¿®µÄ¹±Ïס£ ´ú±í[ NGO/DPI] »ò[ ] Ö´ÐеÄίԱ»á£¬ÎÒҪ˵ÒÔÖÂÈÎÎñÖÐÄúµÄ×é֯ͶÈëì¶µ½Ä³ÊÂÈç´ËÖØÒªÓëÉúÃüÄÇÎÒÃÇÊÇÕæ½¾°Áµ½±íÏÖÄúÒ»Ñù[ affiliate] ÖÐ[ NGO] ÉçÇø¡£ ÎÒϲ»¶²Î¹ÛÄã¸ÄÌìÓë¿´¼ûÄúµÄÖÐÐÄ¡£ Ò²ÐíÎÒÃǰ²ÅÅijʸô¶Ï¡£ Æä¼ä£¬ÎÒллÄãÔÙ´ÎΪÄúµÄ¼«ºÃ¹±Ïס£ ËüÈ¥³¤¾ÃʵÖÊÉ϶Ôì¶[ funding] ÎÒÃǵÄ[ outreach] ¼Æ»¡£ Èç¹ûÄã¼Æ»®[ on] ²Î¼Ó¸ô±ÚµÄÄ걨[ DPI/NGO] »ò[ ] »áÒéÔÚÄÚ¾ÅÔÂ2004£¬ÎÒÆÚ´ý̸ÂÛ¸úÄã¡£ With Warm Regards, Joan Levy, Chair NGO/DPI Executive CommitteeRead More
Chairman, Maimonides Medical center Distinguished Professor, SUNY Health Center Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Brooklyn, NY (USA) Dr. Minkoff is a nationally recognized leader in the field of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, specializing in the field of high-risk pregnancies. His work and research in HIV and sexually transmitted diseases is known nationally and internationally both. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles, book chapters, research abstracts, clinical presentations, and multimedia educational tool. He is currently chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, since 1997. In 1992 he had received distinguished service professor award from SUNY HSCB. Other noteworthy awards were given for his work and research is, Assistant Secretary of Health Awards in 1991 and Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Minkoff received his medical degree for Pennsylvania State Medical School in 1975. After his residency he then entered the highly regarded fellowship in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at SUNY HSCB KCHC in Brooklyn, New York. He is the editorial consultant for 20 journals and Chairs a study section on HIV for the National Institute of Health (NIH). He is also involved in the development of programs for Doctors of the World. Dr. Minkoff’s current interests include research and teaching on prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV transmission, high- risk pregnancies, development and strategy planning of the projects and programs to improve maternal health at local, national and international level.Read More