In the most recent issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases, Eyawo et al published findings from a systematic review of data on couples of people with HIV that showed, contrary to prior belief, women are as likely as men to be in the index case in the relationship. This has important implications, they suggest, because "most social marketing and awareness campaigns are focused on men." They cite that the yearly risk of infection for a partner of a person with HIV is about 10%, [Hugonnet] and up to 95% of new HIV infections in Rwanda and Zambia are in couples living together (KL Dunkle). Their conclusion: "Our study shows the need to focus on both sexes in HIV prevention strategies, such as promotion of condom use and mitigation of risk behaviours. ... Finally, although the man's role in infecting the female partner has been the dominant focus in prevention strategies, the emphasis should be revised in the context of stable couples, since uninfected men and women seem to have an equal chance of having a stable partner who has HIV." What significance will this finding have for your programs? The analysis reviewed data on 27 cohorts of 13,061 couples and DHS data from 14 countries of 1,145 couples. 1. Eyawo O, de Walque D, Ford N, et al. HIV status in discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2010;10(11):770-777. Find the study here: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2810%2970189-4/abstract

By Sarah Arnquist on Oct. 29, 2010

Hi , I would like to ask about the antituberculosis second line drug hepatotoxicity in treatment of MDR. Could you show me or send the articles related to this subject , please? Thanks Thai

By thai phan on Oct. 28, 2010

This post takes a step back in time from Tuesday's NYT article on LTFU: I am working with colleagues in the Swaziland MOH to improve linkage to care following a positive HIV test. We are in the process of conducting a literature search on the topic, but are not finding much in the published literature regarding effective interventions. I was hoping the community could provide assistance with developing a list of suggested best practices. I would welcome publications, but also descriptions of attempted programs (whether successful or not), write-ups on barriers that prevent patients from linking, etc. I also am curious as to how people would define linkage to care. Is registration in a Care and Treatment site enough? Returning for a CD4 count result? A second visit? Thanks in advance for your input, Peter

By Peter Ehrenkranz, MD, MPH on Oct. 27, 2010

Starting today, for six consecutive Tuesdays, UNAIDS will introduce a series of themes related to HIV prevention via discussions on Facebook, Twitter, and AIDSspace and through YouTube clips, interactive polls and quizzes. As part of the initiative, five animated films have been developed as conversation starters. The aim is to inspire and encourage people using social media to know more about HIV prevention, as well as to make the keyword (or hashtag as it is known on Twitter) #PreventionRevolution trend on Twitter in as many places as possible on 1 December 2010. The social media project will reinforce the work of the recently launched High Level Commission of HIV Prevention, whose stated aim is to bring about a prevention revolution. Many of the commissionaires are already using social media to raise awareness about HIV prevention. http://unaidstoday.org/?p=1474#more-1474 To find out more visit the Prevention Revolution page on Facebook. http://on.fb.me/95aBoI

By Sarah Arnquist on Oct. 26, 2010

Due to significant interest, the Nov. 5 Symposium has been expanded to include more participants. For more information or to register go to http://events.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do The Role of Surgery in Global Health: Addressing the Crisis - Anesthesia, Surgical Need and Global Health Dialogue * When: Friday, Nov. 5, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm * Where: Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Boston

By Sarah Arnquist on Oct. 26, 2010

In today's health section, UC Berkeley researcher and journalist David Tuller writes about adherence and retention in Kenya. It's worth checking out. It's largely a narrative of his experience at one clinic, but might be worth checking out to see how the issue is being portrayed to the general public. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/health/26cases.html?_r=1&ref=health Also, for more technical information on definition of LTFU, treatment failure, etc. see this previous GHDonline discussion http://www.ghdonline.org/adherence/discussion/to-count-lost-to-follow-up-ltfu-as-part-of-adheren/ And the research referred to by the article is available here http://www.ghdonline.org/adherence/resource/patient-retention-in-antiretroviral-therapy-p/

By Sarah Arnquist on Oct. 26, 2010

This is a toolkit based in excel that though built for the National Health Service in Britain has a lot of components for senior managers to evaluate their organizations IT capabilities. Joaquin ___________________________________________________________________ Chief Technology Officer, eHealth Systems Chile Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School/Partners In Health Moderator, GHDOnline.org<http://www.GHDOnline.org> ________________________________ From: Knowledge Management and Communication KMC - Knowledge Sharing [mailto:IKM-SHARING@LISTSERV.PAHO.ORG] On Behalf Of Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 12:21 PM To: IKM-SHARING@LISTSERV.PAHO.ORG Subject: Development and formative evaluation of the e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT) Development and formative evaluation of the e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT) Elizabeth Murray1, Carl May2, Frances Mair3 1 E-Health Unit, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom 3 Section of General Practice & Primary Care, Centre for Population and Health Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2010, 10:61doi:10.1186/1472-6947-10-61 Published: 18 October 2010 Available online PDF [24p.] at: http://bit.ly/9O2DRG "....The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or e-Health is seen as essential for a modern, cost-effective health service. However, there are well documented problems with implementation of e-Health initiatives, despite the existence of a great deal of research into how best to implement e-Health (an example of the gap between research and practice). This paper reports on the development and formative evaluation of an e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT) which aims to summarise and synthesise new and existing research on implementation of e-Health initiatives, and present it to senior managers in a user-friendly format. Results The content of the e-HIT was derived by combining data from a systematic review of reviews of barriers and facilitators to implementation of e-Health initiatives with qualitative data derived from interviews of "implementers", that is people who had been charged with implementing an e-Health initiative. These data were summarised, synthesised and combined with the constructs from the Normalisation Process Model. The software for the toolkit was developed by a commercial company (RocketScience). Formative evaluation was undertaken by obtaining user feedback. There are three components to the toolkit - a section on background and instructions for use aimed at novice users; the toolkit itself; and the report generated by completing the toolkit. It is available to download from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pcph/research/ehealth/documents/e-HIT.xls Conclusions The e-HIT shows potential as a tool for enhancing future e-Health implementations. Further work is needed to make it fully web-enabled, and to determine its predictive potential for future implementations. * * * * This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics; Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues. [DD/ KMC Area] "Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PAHO/WHO website: http://66.101.212.219/equity/ - Washington DC USA KMC List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/archives/ikm-sharing.html Twitter http://twitter.com/eqpaho IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.

By Joaquin Blaya on Oct. 25, 2010

Health Sciences Online (www.hso.info) is the only website to deliver free, authoritative, comprehensive, and ad-free health sciences knowledge (with over 50,000 hand-selected resources (including thousands of nursing and midwifery resources), and 8,000+ visits and page hits per day). HSO's founding collaborators and funders include CDC, NATO, World Bank, WHO, and the World Medical Association. Come to www.hso.info and search and learn about a topic of interest.

By Erica Frank on Oct. 25, 2010

Health Sciences Online (www.hso.info) is the only website to deliver free, authoritative, comprehensive, and ad-free health sciences knowledge (with over 50,000 hand-selected resources (including thousands of surgery resources), and 8,000+ visits and page hits per day). HSO's founding collaborators and funders include CDC, NATO, World Bank, WHO, and the World Medical Association. Come to www.hso.info and search and learn about a topic of interest.

By Erica Frank on Oct. 25, 2010

Condom distribution is important in overcoming the spread of HIV and other STI within communities. However here in our clinic in Burundi we have been observing a reluctance of most of the couples toward accepting condom. Nonetheless, those who are refusing to accept condom come to the clinic with symptoms of STI. We believe that people refuse to accept condoms because they are shy and also because they always want to give the impression that they are either not active sexually or they are faithful. We were thinking of putting boxes of condoms in places where anyone can pass by and get them without having to ask them to someone. For examples we could put them in restrooms, or in space close to the pharmacy where they could get them. Does anyone have some thoughts on this? Thanks. Bazile

By Junior Bazile on Oct. 24, 2010

Could anybody give me the latest update on the new Prevention technology of HIV (Microbicide)?

By OLUWAROTIMI HENRY ADENIGBA on Oct. 23, 2010

I thought this might be of interest. Joaquin ___________________________________________________________________ Chief Technology Officer, eHealth Systems Chile Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School/Partners In Health Moderator, GHDOnline.org<http://www.GHDOnline.org> From: Burns, Gareth Rex [mailto:document.write(String.fromCharCode(76+22,9+108,10+104,12+98,56+59,36+67,63+1,29+90,67+37,47+64,46+0,50+55,62+48,84+32))] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:33 AM To: Burns, Gareth Rex Subject: Request for proposal - Consultancy contract for the development of a Progress Tracking Tool. Health Metrics Network October 22, 2010 Recruitment of a Consultant ? Activity Name: Progress Tracking Tool (PTT) Development Activity Description: HMN’s Progress Tracking Tool (PTT), founded upon the HMN Framework, establishes an objective and semiquantitative methodology to obtain baselines and track and measure progress in strengthening country health information systems. PTT will measure country HIS progress over time in a simple, valid, objective and meaningful way using a broad range of measures as indicated in the above table. The tool and the methodology of PTT are distinctly different from the HMN Assessment tool. PTT will measure health information systems maturity at a variety of intervals such as monthly (data completeness, accuracy, and dissemination), quarterly (publications) and annually (revision and harmonization of reporting forms). It will also include important attributes not collected by the HMN Assessment Tool and adopt approaches to measuring HIS progress using other existing documents. PTT will be sufficiently flexible to address specific country needs, while also enabling countries to document the "health" of the HIS and to show its improvement over time. PTT will incorporate questions designed to measure the various functional areas of HIS such as stewardship and management, facility?based and community?based services, laboratory and diagnostic imaging, environmental/complementary health, pharmacy and supply chain management, financial and human resources, and infrastructure. Activity Duration: Not to exceed 180 days General Terms of Reference: Under the direction of HMN Focal Point, develop Progress Tracking Tool that can then be used at country level to monitor progress of Health Information system (HIS) Strengthening based on standards as defined in the HMN Framework. Criteria for Developing PTT: The criteria to be included in the terms of reference for developing the PTT tool are that * Tool must be simple to use; indicators and questions must be easy to interpret, consistent, and sensitive enough to measure progress over time * Tool must include both quantitative and qualitative questions and must be able to guide countries to advance HIS development including the development of appropriate HIS policies. * Tool must not be designed or used for audit purposes * Questions and methodologies must be tested in the field before they are finalized and implemented * Final release of the tool must be in a self?assessment format. Deliverables: * A pilot ready version of PTT must be delivered within 60 days from the commencement of the contract. Upon review and authorization from the PTT Workgroup, the tool will be tested and validated in select countries. * A final version of PTT (both paper and web-based version) of the tool must be delivered within 120 days from the commencement of the contract. How to Apply: Please send an electronic version of the full proposal, itemized proposed cost, and a resume of the applicant/s either as MS Word format or PDF format via e-mail to document.write(String.fromCharCode(74+38,28+69,32+76,62+39,63+47,99+3,4+60,16+103,65+39,30+81,8+38,80+25,103+7,9+107))<mailto:document.write(String.fromCharCode(25+87,14+83,97+11,19+82,105+5,22+80,35+29,106+13,6+98,100+11,4+42,53+52,13+97,33+83))> with subject title RFP - PTT by Friday, November 5, 2010.

By Joaquin Blaya on Oct. 22, 2010

I would like to know MDR-TB Treatment Community opinion on the following subject. Whether new patients should be treated with 6-month standard regimen only or treatment duration can be prolonged in some situation like extensive cavitation, slow resolution and so on? What existing guidelines tell about this?

By Alexander Pasechnikov on Oct. 21, 2010

S. Mehtar asks "Dear Ed This information is very useful to us in countries where there is little ventilation in clinical areas. It is indeed very helpful. I have another question which I hope the group can help me with. Do we know how much spread can be contained by the person who is infected wearing a face mask? In other words can we reduce the number of bacilli by covering our mouth when coughing. And if so, by how much? I can't find any literature on this. Regards Shaheen Dear Shaheen, The reason that you have not found the answer is that there have been no studies. The use of surgical masks to reduce airborne spread goes back to the 1918 flu pandemic, and they were thought to be effective, but no hard evidence was obtained. It is not published yet, so I cannot publish too much here, but we have asked our MDR patients at the AIR Facility in Witbank to wear surgical masks every other day. On the days they wore them, exhaust air from the ward went to one guinea pig exposure, and on the days that they did not wear them, it went to a second guinea pig exposure chamber. We did this over a 3 month period. Nurses reminded patients to wear their masks 7 AM to 7 PM, and we only sampled air during that period, feeling that asking patients to wear masks when they slept was not reasonable. The result was a consistent 50% reduction in the number of guinea pigs infected when patients wore surgical masks. This compares to an 80% reduction when upper room UV was used every other day. This is about what I would have expected, and this is under study conditions, that is, nurses reminding patients to wear the mask. Under routine clinical conditions I would predict even less efficacy, especially if patients are asked to wear them more or less all the time - except when eating, etc. Ideally, the surgical mask is most useful short-term in untreated, symptomatic patients when they can be reasonably expected to comply. For example, while in the waiting room, or in radiology waiting for a chest x-ray, etc, etc. Long term it is hard to wear a surgical mask continuously, and the results, despite reminders show that. I do not think that better masks are the answer, since no mask or respirator can contain the force and volume of a cough - there will be leakage. We are asking the surgical mask to act as a barrier, like a tissue or hand, stopping large particles before they can evaporate into smaller particles and pose a threat. Surgical masks do that, but the result is a maximum of 50% reduction based on our studies - which will be published. Ed Edward A. Nardell, MD Associate Professor Harvard Medical School (Medicine; Global Health and Social Medicine) Harvard School of Public Health (Environmental Health; Immunology and Infectious Diseases) Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of Global Health Equity FXB Building, 709c 651 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115

By Edward Nardell, MD on Oct. 20, 2010

Dear colleagues, I was recently asked the following by a colleague at MSF France: - how long time can a droplet nuclei remained suspended in "regular/lab conditions" and what's the level of impact of certain measures on it (like humidity) ? - I've found that the survival of mtb outside the host is: Sputum (cool and dark location) : 6 to 8 months, clothing : 45 days, paper - book : 105 days (this is the reference: http://www.biosafety.be/CU/PDF/Mtub_Final_DL.pdf) and m bovis its viability (half life) is around 1.5 hours after airborne http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WWR-4M3BCC4-1&_user=10&_coverDate=04/30/2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1506319781&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2a789e846c8a5350e60b0efa4e9fd64d&searchtype=a but no info on airborne mtb. Any info on this? I replied: There are only two papers on the viability of mycobacteria in air, both done in rotating drums with controlled humidity, etc., and they had very different results. One is old, done in the 60s by Loudon (Loudon RG, et al, Am Rev Resp Dis 1969; 100:165-171) and showed a half life for M. tuberculosis of about 6 hours. More recently, workers in the UK repeated the study with aerosolized organisms from actively replicating organisms from continuously fed cultures. They found at T 1/2 of about 20 mins. (Leve, et al, Letters in Appl Microbiol 2000; 31:238-241). We will try to post these references on GHDonline. I tended to believe the 6 hr figure as the upper limit. Humidity was 50% I believe in the Loudon study, but 75% in the Lever study. Our own UV studies suggest that high humidity was protective for the organism against UV damage - possibly other insults as well. For respiratory viruses, however, high humidity is deleterious, so you cannot be sure. However, these studies are all artificially generated aerosols and human generated aerosols could be quite different. Recent studies have shown that many organisms in the airways retreat to a spore-like inactive state that would likely favor survival. Most importantly, ventilation determines the presence of viable tubercle bacilli in air much more than viability. In a room with just 1 air change per hour, 63% of organisms are gone in an hour, 84% in two hours, and over 90% in 3 hrs. With 6 ACH, of course, organisms are gone in minutes. As you know, viability of organisms on surfaces is inconsequential since they must be inhaled to infect humans. I hope this helps. Edward A. Nardell, MD

By Edward Nardell, MD on Oct. 20, 2010

3ªrd EMA Education Conference :Educators leading the challenges of midwifery in Europe Call for Posters * Start: 15 October 2010, 0:00 [+0100 UTC] * End: 01 November 2010, 0:00 [+0100 UTC] To share your ideas, research and experience on Midwifery Education and contribute to the development of Midwifery training and care, we invite all interested parties to submit your posters. Posters must conform to the requirements established by the Scientific Committee. It will be accepted: - Poster - Visual presentation in ppt. format (power point format) with 100 cm wide x 80 cm high. This Conference calls for posters in one of the following themes: A-Education, Learning and Continuous Training; B-Health Promotion and Health Education; C-Innovation and Transfer of Knowledge; D-Clinical Midwifery; E-History and development of the profession; F-Organization and Management of Midwifery Services and Midwifery Education Institutions. Deadline for submission of posters – November 01, 2010 at 24 GMT. Deadline for notification of acceptance - November 08, 2010.

By Rosalia Marques on Oct. 18, 2010

Inveneo -- a 501(c)(3) non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to connect and empower rural and underserved communities in the developing world with information and communications technologies -- is seeking a Project Engineer to join our technical team. This job requires both solid core technical skill and an ability to adapt quickly to an ever-changing work environment. To excel at this job, you’ll need to be a technical generalist with knowledge ranging from WiFi networking to solar power systems. You’ll need to learn quickly, filling in any gaps in your knowledge as you go. Finally, you’ll need to work with people from a broad range of cultural, educational, and religious backgrounds as you train our IT partners in countries around the world. Anyone can hack Linux in an air-conditioned San Francisco office, but it takes a bit more to do it in the sweltering humidity of a microfinance office in rural Sierra Leone. If you feel like you’re up to the challenge, see the detailed job description at www.inveneo.org/jobs/project-engineer, and send us your resume at document.write(String.fromCharCode(101+0,53+57,24+79,12+33,32+74,63+48,88+10,29+86,44+20,90+15,40+70,35+83,86+15,7+103,91+10,43+68,16+30,41+70,86+28,99+4)). Note to GHDonline: Inveneo is not focused exclusively on Health, but we are working with a growing roster of healthcare clients in Africa, Asia and Haiti, so expertise in health informatics is a major plus.

By Eric Blantz on Oct. 15, 2010

Please see the link below for a new MDR-TB training course opportunity at Partners In Health Lesotho (PIHL). The first session will be held in Lesotho, January 24-30, 2011. Registration is now open! The course is limited to 8 participants, so early registration is encouraged. Don't hesitate to email Morgan Finch, document.write(String.fromCharCode(48+61,34+68,105+0,102+8,97+2,64+40,37+27,104+0,19+96,7+105,12+92,11+35,72+32,20+77,79+35,87+31,14+83,107+7,63+37,35+11,90+11,96+4,67+50)), with any questions. www.pih.org/tbcourse

By Morgan Finch on Oct. 15, 2010

Dear All, Aside from the WHO/UNAIDS Manual on Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing in Health Facilities, is there other literature on models of PICT national scale-up and roll-out that you would recommend? In South Africa, the Department of Health is looking to implement PICT at all levels of the health system. Other country models would be most useful to learn from successes/challenges. Warm regards, Tej

By Tej Nuthulaganti on Oct. 15, 2010

Please post this announcement to the Global Health Nursing & midwifery Listserve – thanks! Lynda Wilson Lynda Law Wilson, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Assistant Dean for International Affairs and Deputy Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on International Nursing School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham NB 420, 1530 3rd Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1210 Office Phone: (205) 934 6787 Cell Phone: (205) 306 1556 FAX: (205) 996 7183 email: document.write(String.fromCharCode(74+2,120+1,105+5,79+21,76+21,11+76,56+49,49+59,67+48,99+12,28+82,28+36,114+3,53+44,59+39,12+34,13+88,94+6,113+4)) [cid:image001.jpg@01CB6B9F.0CBBFDD0]<http://www.uab.edu/nursing/development-a-alumni-relations/60th-anniversary> Dear colleagues – I am forwarding this announcement in case you know of any nurses who may be interested in a 3 month assignment teaching at Moi University in Kenya…Best wishes! Lynda Wilson JOHNSON & JOHNSON FUNDED PROJECT IN KENYA TWO 3?MONTH ALL?EXPENSE PAID VOLUNTER OPPORTUNITIES Encore Service Corps International (Encore Service) is working with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies (JnJ) to develop a program that will be part of JNJ’s larger strategy to make nursing programs stronger in Africa. In this second year of funding, two expert volunteers will build capacity at the Moi University School of Medicine, working in both the Department of Nursing and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Moi University School of Medicine is located on a quiet campus in the small town of Eldoret in the cool of Northern Kenya. For more information about the school, go to http://www.chs.mu.ac.ke<http://www.chs.mu.ac.ke/>. 1) Department of Nursing (DON): At the DON, volunteers prepared at the Master’s level are needed to serve as temporary faculty, teaching one or more undergraduate courses in the core areas of nursing including pediatric, medicalsurgical, psychiatric, obstetrical/gynecological, and community health nursing as well as other Bachelor of Science level courses such as foundations of nursing, communication, informatics, and nursing research. PhD prepared volunteers will also mentor graduate students in maternal and neonatal nursing, as well as mentor faculty in research methods and publication of scholarly work. 2) Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH): At MTRH volunteers will work with the Chief Nurse to build the capacity of the MTRH Division of Nursing through consultation in quality improvement, professional development, nursing management, evidence based practice, and patient outcome evaluation. Other Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Coordinating and presenting workshops to both faculty and nurses at MTRH and in the community • Maintaining records for outcomes measurement and evaluation • Reaching out to inform others in the US about the university’s work Required Qualifications: • Current licensure as a registered nurse • BSN or equivalent, MS, MPH, DNP, or PhD with a major focus in nursing or related health care field • 3?5 years experience teaching nursing theory and clinical application • 3?5 years experience in designing and facilitating faculty workshops in professional development, teaching methods, curriculum development, current health care issues, research, or production of scholarly work Preferred Qualifications: • 3?5 years experience in quality improvement, nursing management or administration • A record of peer?reviewed scholarly work or research in area of expertise • Experience living in a developing country Timeframe: This is a three?month position, from January 14th to April 18th, 2011. Volunteers who are interested in returning to the project in 2012 will be given preferential placement. Costs: Airfare, emergency medical evacuation insurance, room/board and local transportation for the assignment will be provided. Volunteers are asked to cover the cost of their passport, visa and vaccinations, and maintain their own health insurance. Any personal travel is at the volunteer’s expense. Volunteers will have a small budget for donations of equipment or books. TO APPLY: Qualified volunteer candidates should submit a resume or CV, with a Statement of Interest, to document.write(String.fromCharCode(45+73,83+28,29+79,31+86,30+80,78+38,62+39,67+34,78+36,15+49,67+34,70+40,97+2,67+44,87+27,78+23,46+69,15+86,84+30,2+116,39+66,71+28,26+75,29+70,102+9,103+11,3+109,68+47,46+0,68+43,85+29,3+100))<mailto:document.write(String.fromCharCode(28+90,45+66,65+43,22+95,1+109,69+47,100+1,99+2,99+15,54+10,81+20,12+98,95+4,59+52,33+81,63+38,63+52,45+56,75+39,113+5,49+56,66+33,8+93,45+54,74+37,73+41,40+72,106+9,8+38,109+2,71+43,19+84))>. Please write JnJ Kenya and your name in the subject line. To be considered for an Encore Service Volunteer assignment, you must have an up?to?date profile in our database. To create or update your profile, go to: http://www.encoreservicecorps.org/join.cfm. NOTE: Final candidates will also need to undergo a criminal background check and verification of current RN licensure. 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By Lynda Wilson on Oct. 14, 2010