PRESS RELEASE
September 20, 2004
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AUA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE
The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
selected the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) College of Health
Sciences, in conjunction with Armenia’s Ministry of Health, to host the
XXVII Annual ASPHER conference to be held from September 17-25, 2005. The
conference `Educating the Public Health Workforce: Development Perspectives
for the European and Mediterranean Regions,’ is the first time to be hosted
by a former Soviet Republic and coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the
College of Health Sciences. Over 200 hundred delegates from countries of
Eastern Europe and the Middle East are expected to attend the Yerevan
conference.
ASPHER is an association of institutions committed to strengthening the
public’s health by improving the training of public health professionals for
both practice and research within the World Health Organization (WHO)
European Region. Deans and directors of schools of public health and health
management, as well as faculty members, students, and representatives of
professional public health organizations from the region, will be present.
At AUA’s initiative, the ASPHER conference will formally involve several
schools of public health and health management from WHO’s Eastern
Mediterranean Region. AUA President and Dean of the College of Health
Sciences, Dr. Haroutune Armenian, noted, `We are delighted to bring this
prestigious conference to Armenia and to share with our colleagues from
Europe Armenia’s progress in the public health field. We are pleased that
Armenia’s geographic proximity to the Middle East enables AUA to reach out
and include participation from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.’
AUA’s College of Health Sciences is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health and offers a Master of Public Health (MPH)
degree. The MPH program has graduated approximately 100 students who now
occupy key positions in the private and public health sectors, including
Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Health. The College, in cooperation with the
Ministry of Health of Armenia, also sponsors the School for Health Care
Management and Administration (SHCMA). The SHCMA is led by former Minister
of Health Mihran Nazaretyan and provides continuing education in health
management and related areas.
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organization in both Armenia and the United States and is affiliated with
the Regents of the University of California. Receiving major support from
the AGBU, AUA offers instruction leading to the Masters Degree in eight
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