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WHO and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are teaming up to promote healthy lifestyle choices, including physical activity, sports for all, Tobacco Free Olympic Games, and the prevention of childhood obesity. As outlined in a memorandum of understanding signed today in Lausanne, the WHO and IOC will work at both the international and country level to promote activities and policy choices to help people reduce their risk of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, and diabetes.
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The Philippines’ ambassador to the United States is urging American licensure authorities to defer the implementation of a 1-year ban on Filipino physical therapy (PT) graduates who want to take the US National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).

In a press release, Philippine Ambassador to the US Willy Gaa said he is asking the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, which administers the NPTE, to allow Filipino PT graduates who are already in the US to take the test.

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FAIRFAX, Virginia – The Maryland Department of Labor reversed an order that withheld unemployment benefits from one of three Filipina nurses who were fired from a Baltimore hospital for speaking Tagalog.

Administrative judge Stuart Breslow sided with the nurses when he said in his ruling that no patient was ever put in danger when they spoke Tagalog during their break.

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Filipinos here and back home are venting their dismay, distress and in many instances, seething anger over a US group’s decision to stop licensure examinations for physical therapists from the Philippines and 3 other countries.

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WHO advises earlier treatment among people with HIV

19 JULY 2010 | GENEVA | VIENNA — An estimated 5.2 million people in low and middle-income countries were receiving life-saving HIV treatment at the end of 2009, according to the latest update from WHO.

WHO estimates that 1.2 million people started treatment in 2009, bringing the total number of people receiving treatment to 5.2 million, compared to 4 million at the end of 2008.

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Top 10 jobs in the UK, Canada, Australia and Singapore today and/or over the next five years

United Kingdom 1

1. Data communications analyst
2. Marketing officer
3. Software engineer
4. Medical administrator
5. Community nurse
6. Advertising executive
7. Customer service assistant
8. Information officer
9. Administrator
10. Engineer

CANADA 2

1. Financial manager
2. Skilled tradesperson 5
3. Community college or vocational school teacher
4. Dentist or dental hygienist
5. Computer and information systems managers
6. University professor
7. Human resource specialist
8. Pharmacist
9. Registered nurse
10. Retail manager

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The number of Pinoy nurses seeking to practice their profession in America fell by one-third in the first semester compared to a year ago, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said in a news release over the weekend.

TUCP secretary-general and former Senator Ernesto Herrera said only 5,553 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time from January to June, down 2,719 or 33 percent from 8,272 in the same period of 2009.

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Urban environments that allow older people to remain active and healthy

WHO launches the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities as part of a broader response to the rapid ageing of populations. Populations in almost every corner of the world are growing older. The greatest changes are occurring in less-developed countries. By 2050, it is estimated that 80% of the expected 2 billion people aged 60 years or over will live in low or middle income countries. The Network aims to help cities create urban environments that allow older people to remain active and healthy participants in society. Positive contribution of older people

While the response to population ageing has often focussed on the implications for governments of increasing demand for pensions and health care, WHO tries to place more emphasis on the positive contributions older people make to society. “Older people are a vital, and often overlooked, resource for families and for society.” said Dr John Beard. Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course at WHO ” Their contribution will only be fully realised if they maintain their health and if the barriers that prevent them engaging in family and community life are broken down”.
Supporting active and healthy ageing

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The Department of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Residents’ Alumni Association of Quirino Memorial Medical Center will hold its 2nd Scientific Forum on 11 August 2010 a the QMMC Auditorium, Quezon City with the theme “Practical Pediatrics 2″.

Registration Information
Physican P800
Nurses/Midwives P500

For more information, please call
Ma. Sharon F. Delfin, MD – Mobile: 09224459234
Thelma C. Martinez, MD – Mobile: 09234785108
Pedia Office – 4212250 loc 113

Cleverlearn English Language Institute (CELI) is a fast- growing international school based in the Philippines with offices in various countries across the world. Cleverlearn is an American-owned ESL school, founded in 1999 in Sta. Monica, California, USA. Started its Philippine operations, Cebu City, Ramos Campus in 2005 and have expanded to Mactan, Cebu on June 2006. Its primary goal started with the sole purpose of building confidence in communication with the use of the English language to non-english speaking international students.

Students are daily exposed to three different types of classes namely, 1:1, 1:4 and 1:8 to better adjust to the communication level, skills and needs of each student.

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