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International Training Opportunities

International Training Opportunities. Ron Hyman Colorado State Registrar. The Need. Emerging democracies Arab Spring Limited resources Limited staffing Limited coverage Travel challenges – budget, visas. Differences. Civil Registration/Vital Statistics (CRVS) Ministry of Health

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International Training Opportunities

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  1. International Training Opportunities Ron Hyman Colorado State Registrar

  2. The Need • Emerging democracies • Arab Spring • Limited resources • Limited staffing • Limited coverage • Travel challenges – budget, visas

  3. Differences • Civil Registration/Vital Statistics (CRVS) • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Interior • Issuing ID cards • Quality of cause of death • Coverage varies from 30% to over 90% • Religious/cultural

  4. Challenges • Language barrier – working with translators • Cultural differences – norms, religious • Visa barrier – getting folks from different countries into the host country • Shopping for supplies • Using work groups • Examples that have relevance to the students

  5. Morocco Training • September 2012 in Rabat, Morocco • Students from six countries – Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Yemen • Primary languages – French, Arabic • Using translators and headsets • Using different electrical system • Support from the US Embassy

  6. Partners • Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network • NCHS – Field Epidemiology Training Program • Erin Nichols • Sam Notzon • U.S. Embassy, Rabat, Morocco • Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Morocco

  7. Purpose • To train and provide information on the source and range of uses of existing vital statistics data and to identify potential areas for improvement. • Test the curriculum for future broader usage • Provide a regional platform for exchanging views, ideas and best practices on CRVS

  8. Tools • Rapid Assessment of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems (WHO) • Health statistics from various countries • Tools for cause of death categorization • Evaluation tools

  9. Impressions of Morocco • I loved the people • The food is wonderful – fresh, flavors, aromas • The water is awful ->pharmacies in Morocco • Cats, lots and lots and lots, do not touch • Rabat is a modern, urban city • Medina, Kasbah, road trip to Fez • Police – secret or otherwise

  10. The People • Smart, educated, creative, big hearted • Disagree, stubborn, don’t all like each other • They want to do the best for their country • Resources vary widely from state of the art to extremely basic • Fear of government is a real challenge for them

  11. Benefits to Us • Seeing things through fresh eyes • Challenging our preconceptions • Building a wider network and great friends • The joy of watching a student’s eyes when they “get it”, even in a foreign language • Serving as a representative of our country and our profession

  12. Translator’s Booth Two translators

  13. Headsets to hear translators Multiple channels

  14. Moroccan power extension cord Don’t forget your power converting tools

  15. Minister of Health Kingdom of Morocco

  16. My friends from Iraq

  17. Multi-country work groups

  18. Sam leading a discussion Well equipped meeting room at the hotel.Every hotel in the world has these same seats.

  19. Bottled water Your friend.

  20. Our team having lunch at street cafe Food was awesome!

  21. No matter what the language Made with sugar, not corn syrupNo ice

  22. Entrance to Rabat Medina Dates to 14th century

  23. Shops in the medina Anything you want to buy

  24. Deeper alleyway in Rabat Medina High windows for privacy

  25. Beautiful door to home in Medina Homes are passed down through families

  26. Mint tea is always served No, I didn’t buy a carpet, but I know someone who did.

  27. Carpets Any color, any size, any pattern,and of course we ship

  28. Rabat Kasbah

  29. Beautiful garden inside the Kasbah The city is lush and green

  30. Ocean beach Below Rabat Kasbah

  31. Wonderful tramway system in Rabat Frequent and inexpensiveBuilt by the French, like most everything there

  32. Small town marketplace Lots of fresh, wonderful food

  33. The old part of the Fez Medina Dates to the Ninth Century

  34. Brass craftsman Gorgeous designs

  35. Fez medina accommodations for workers Animal stays below, you stay above

  36. Fez medina shop If they don’t have it, you don’t need it

  37. Community water fountain in Fez medina Wonderful mosaics everywhere

  38. Shared oven for medina bakeries Delicious bread

  39. Tannery in Fez Medina Beautiful leather goodsThe smell is something else

  40. The closest I got to Casablanca Next time!

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