ron hyman colorado state registrar. emerging democracies arab spring limited resources limited...
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International Training Opportunities
Ron HymanColorado State Registrar
Emerging democracies Arab Spring Limited resources Limited staffing Limited coverage Travel challenges – budget, visas
The Need
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
Differences
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
Challenges
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
Morocco Training
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
Partners
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
Purpose
Rapid Assessment of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems (WHO)
Health statistics from various countries Tools for cause of death categorization Evaluation tools
Tools
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
Impressions of Morocco
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
The People
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
Benefits to Us
Translator’s BoothTwo translators
Headsets to hear translatorsMultiple channels
Moroccan power extension cordDon’t forget your
power converting tools
Minister of HealthKingdom of Morocco
My friends from Iraq
Multi-country work groups
Sam leading a discussionWell equipped meeting room at the hotel.
Every hotel in the world has these same seats.
Bottled waterYour friend.
Our team having lunch at street cafeFood was awesome!
No matter what the languageMade with sugar, not corn syrup
No ice
Entrance to Rabat MedinaDates to 14th century
Shops in the medinaAnything you want to buy
Deeper alleyway in Rabat MedinaHigh windows for privacy
Beautiful door to home in MedinaHomes are passed down through families
Mint tea is always servedNo, I didn’t buy a carpet, but I know
someone who did.
CarpetsAny color, any size, any pattern,
and of course we ship
Rabat Kasbah
Beautiful garden inside the KasbahThe city is lush and green
Ocean beachBelow Rabat Kasbah
Wonderful tramway system in RabatFrequent and inexpensive
Built by the French, like most everything there
Small town marketplaceLots of fresh, wonderful food
The old part of the Fez MedinaDates to the Ninth Century
Brass craftsmanGorgeous designs
Fez medina accommodations for workersAnimal stays below, you stay above
Fez medina shopIf they don’t have it, you don’t need
it
Community water fountain in Fez medinaWonderful mosaics everywhere
Shared oven for medina bakeriesDelicious bread
Tannery in Fez MedinaBeautiful leather goods
The smell is something else
The closest I got to CasablancaNext time!