International Health Organization's new initiave in Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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International Health Organization (IHO) " Grand Rounds " on HIV/AIDS

education program at Dr. SN Medical College in Jodhpur.

The International Health Organization (IHO) of Boston, MA has been

awarded a second year of funding by the Until There's A Cure

Foundation to continue its work on training doctors and health

professionals through its Regional AIDS Training Center and Network for India

(RATNEI) program. The grant will allow IHO to

continue the RATNEI program into its fourth year, after having

successfully established itself in Bihar as a leader in providing

high-level technical trainings in HIV/AIDS treatment, care and

support.

IHO's forthcoming HIV/AIDS 'Grand Rounds' education program in October

and December will be focusing on Global Public Health issues

including TB, HIV and Malaria among other infectious diseases.

Professor Arvind Mathur of the Dr. SN Medical College will coordinate

the Grand Rounds with Anil Purohit of IHO, USA and India.

The first Grand Rounds took place at the Dr. SN Medical College in

Jodhpur, Rajasthan on June 30, 2007. The event was attended by about

35 residents, fellows and faculty from the medical college and

community. Dr. PK Gupta, Principal and Chief of Chest and TB at Dr. SN

Medical College, inaugurated the first Grand Round series at Dr. SN

Medical College, Jodhpur in partnership with the Global Foundation for

Humanity, Health and Public Welfare Society and the

Vietnam-CDC-Harvard AIDS Partnership of Harvard University. Dr. Donn

Colby of the Vietnam-CDC-Harvard Medical School AIDS Partnership

(VCHAP) presented an update on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

Dr. Colby also attended clinical rounds in the HIV outpatient

clinical and medical inpatient unit with senior and resident

physicians from the medical college. Jodhpur is the site of one of

two HIV clinics in the state of Rajasthan that provides free ARV

medications through the Indian National Treatment program.

Please contact Anil with any questions at apurohit@... or

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Anil Purohit

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