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[1] From: yogi sikand <ysikand@yahoo.com> Date: Fri Jun 23, 2006 Subject: KASHMIR AFFAIRS JOURNAL [MAY-JUNE 2006 ISSUE] KASHMIR AFFAIRS Editor Murtaza Shibli Vol: 1 Issue:3 May June 2006 Editorial - The challenges for peace Kashmir - A Residual Problem: Jeremy Seabrook A peace which is not peaceful: Gautam Navlakha Kulhand, Doda - A month after massacre: Yoginder Sikand Interviews: Mahmood Gaznavi - Chief Military Advisor, Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Ali Geelani - Chairman, Hurriyat Conference Omar Abdullah - Chairman, National Conference Nazir Ahmad Kashani - Amir, Jamaat-e-Islami Ghulam Ali Gulzar - Shia Muslim intellectual and activist Muhammad Sultan Pampori - Author Prof. Muhammad Ishaq Khan - Author, Historian Issues Highlighted by Second Round Table Conference Balraj Puri Militancy and Prospects for Peace in Doda Azim Ahmad Khan Politics and the Tablighi Jamaat - Views from Doda Yoginder Sikand Book Review Islam in Kashmir Literature Ghulam Mohammad Shad Prof. Shafi Shauq Kashmir Affairs May/June 2006 2 Contact Address: Kashmir Affairs 16 Millway Gardens Northolt, UB5 5DU Middlesex United Kingdom kashaffairs@yahoo.co.uk Kashmir Affairs is an independent journal to provide different view points and balanced analysis on the situation of Jammu and Kashmir in order to promote dialogue and understanding about various groups, political ideologies and the Kashmiri people, culture, literature and society. Full text at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mahajanapada ----------------------- [2] From: EMPOWER INDIA <ttn_empower@sancharnet.in> Date: Fri Jun 23, 2006 Subject: Thai NGOs Question WHO Move Thai NGOs Question WHO Move Civil society organizations in Thailand are up in arms against the WHO following a report linking the US role in the abrupt transfer of a WHO official in Thailand after he wrote of possible adverse impacts to Thailand of a free trade agreement with the US. Some 14 civil society groups issued an open letter on 19 June condemning the WHO and called for an explanation. They cited a report by Asia Times Online (see mailout dated 19 June 2006 entitled 'WHO and US Influence' or http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HF17Ae01.html) which said that Dr William Aldis was transferred from Thailand after he wrote an article published in the Bangkok Post urging Thailand to be cautious before signing an FTA with the US. Aldis said that restrictive intellectual property rights under the bilateral trade agreement would prevent Thailand from using affordable locally produced generic drugs. Aldis wrote the opinion piece on January 9, as Thailand and the US entered their sixth round of FTA negotiations which also saw strong protests from the public that eventually led to the resignation of the chief negotiator. According to the Asia Time Online report, the removal of of Aldis was made by WHO's late director-general Lee Jong-wook on March 24, one day after a US ambassador to the US in Geneva paid Lee a private visit to express displeasure with Aldis' public comments. This was then followed-up with a letter from the US government addressed to Lee which strongly impressed Washington's view of the importance of the WHO to remain "neutral and objective" and requested that Lee personally remind senior WHO officials of those commitments. Aldis had been the country representative for Thailand for only 16 months. Such postings usually last for four years or more. Lee reportedly characterized the transfer to a position with less authority as a 'promotion'. This led the civil society groups to question whether the WHO can be relied upon to protect the health of the public and urge the international organization not to be influenced by the US. "How can the WHO, a global agency to protect public health, provide fair protection to all if intervention is allowed to take place? We condemn such intervention," said the group's open letter. The group called on the WHO to "revise its position and liberate the organization from Washington's influence" and to 'protect the freedom of expression' of those officials who act to protect the interest of the developing countries. Cross posted:TWN News Forwarded by : Yours in Global Concern A.SANKAR --------------- [3] From: EMPOWER INDIA <ttn_empower@sancharnet.in> Date: Fri Jun 23, 2006 Subject: Condoms Protect Against HPV and Are a Vital Complement to HPV Vaccine Condoms Protect Against HPV and Are a Vital Complement to HPV Vaccine RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC ?? A newly published study in the June 22, 2006 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine shows that use of condoms helps protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, further substantiating condoms?? usefulness in preventing most sexually transmitted infections, say two reproductive health experts at Family Health International (FHI) in an accompanying commentary. The new study demonstrates condoms?? effectiveness at reducing women??s risk of HPV infection and contributes to the mounting scientific evidence of condoms?? effectiveness at helping reduce sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, gonorrhea and chlamydia, and herpes simplex virus in both women and men. In their commentary, Dr. Willard Cates, Jr., president of FHI??s Institute for Family Health, and Dr. Markus Steiner, a senior epidemiologist at FHI, emphasize that this new study should help abate the polarization of opinions about condoms?? effectiveness, and that condom use should remain an important tool for preventing sexually transmitted infections. While the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus infections, which cause virtually all cervical cancers in women,* the HPV vaccine may not be universally or quickly available. Nor does it protect against all forms of HPV. So condoms are a vital complement to the vaccine in reducing risks of HPV. ???Take home??? messages, the FHI authors write, include: ?· Persons who abstain from sexual intercourse or who are uninfected and mutually monogamous eliminate the risk of sexually transmitted infections. ?· Persons who choose to be sexually active can be reassured that condom use can reduce the risk of most sexually transmitted infections. ?· Like any other prevention tool, condoms work only when they are used. Consistent and correct use is essential for optimal risk reduction. ?· Condom use is only one of a growing array of methods for reducing the risks associated with sexual activity and should be targeted to groups in which sexual exposure to infection is likely. ?· When used consistently and correctly, condoms also reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy. *Although more than 90 percent of HPV infections clear up on their own, persistent infection with certain HPV types causes nearly all cervical cancers, which are the second biggest cause of female cancer mortality worldwide. An estimated 240,000 deaths due to cervical cancer occur yearly. To read the full text of FHI??s commentary in the NEJM see: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/25/2642 To read news media coverage, see the June 22, 2006 article in the New Scientist at: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns? id=dn9383 Source: Family Health International (FHI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving lives, knowledge and understanding worldwide through a highly diversified program of research, education, and services in family health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Since its inception in 1971, FHI has formed partnerships with national governments and local communities in countries throughout the developing world to support lasting improvements in the health of individuals and the effectiveness of entire health systems. http://www.fhi.org Yours in Global Concern A.SANKAR |
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