AUICK Newsletter Issue 56, September 2011

Meeting of AUICK International Advisory Committee (IAC)

Annual Meeting on 14-15 June, 2011

AUICK’s International Advisory Committee (IAC) held its annual meeting on 14-15 June, 2011, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Bangkok. 

On behalf of AUICK, Dr. Hirofumi Ando, President, welcomed the IAC Members, and Mr. Masashi Hashikura, Deputy Executive Director, outlined the completed and proposed activities of 2010-11. Under the Chairmanship of Dr. Gayl D. Ness, the Committee then reviewed the AUICK Program and advised on its future direction. 

Members commended the recent implementation of the 2011 Research Dissemination Meeting as a forum for the exchange of information and practices in primary and reproductive health service provision. They also remarked on the successful establishment of Management Information Systems (MIS) in five of the AUICK Associate Cities (AACs), and suggested that more information be disseminated on the MIS to increase awareness on the project (see pages 24-27). They highlighted the importance of AUICK’s Newsletter to disseminate information its activities, and the increased usage of the organization’s website in 2010 by 58%. 

For the continuing 2011 Program and beyond, the Members advised on the theme and methodology of future Research Projects and dissemination activities. 

Attending IAC Members 

Prof. Gayl D. Ness (Chair) 
  Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan (USA) 

Dr. Haryono Suyono 
  Former Minister Coordinator for People Welfare and Poverty Alleviation (Indonesia) 

Dr. Krasae Chanawongse 
  Founder, College of Asian Scholars; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) 

Dr. Prem P. Talwar 
  Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina (India) 

AUICK Secretariat 

Dr. Hirofumi Ando 
President 

Mr. Masashi Hashikura 
Deputy Executive Director 

Mr. Toru Fujiwara 
Manager 

Mr. Benjamin Tams 
Staff 

Ms. Shimako Clark 
Staff