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OCT. 16, 2003 | Physicians
and tuberculosis specialists from Latvia,
a nation of 2.3 million people in eastern
Europe, visited the University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences (UAMS) last week for
assistance on fighting
multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.
UAMS Regional Programs provided technical
assistance for operating a medical center
of excellence for the Latvian delegation
at the request of the U.S. Agency for
International Development. The group
visited UAMS previously in February. UAMS
is providing the assistance with funding
from the American International Health
Alliance, Inc., in conjunction with the
United States Agency for International
Development (AID).
Recognizing Latvia’s efforts to fight
tuberculosis, the Arkansas chapter of the
American Lung Association honored
Ambassador
Janis Eichmanis of the
Embassy of Latvia in Washington, D.C.,
at its annual gala in
Little Rock Oct. 10.
Ambassador Brian E. Carlson of the Embassy
of the United States in Latvia sent
official thanks to UAMS Vice Chancellor
Charles O. Cranford, D.D.S., M.P.A., for
the assistance UAMS has provided to the
Latvian Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Center:
”Your work, along with the Centers for
Disease Control and the United States
Agency for International Development, has
been a model for how American assistance
projects should work,” Carlson wrote.
The Latvian center was established by the
World Health Organization, U.S. Centers
for Disease Control, and the U.S. AID.
The lung association also honored Stacie
M. Jones, M.D., of the Department of
Pediatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine
and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Research Institute, for her research on
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Mayor Jim Dailey of Little Rock (right)
presented a key to the city to Ambassador Janis Eichmanis
of Latvia and his wife, Brigita Eihmane (Keith Moore) Click
on photo for larger view.
UAMS Vice Chancellor Charles O. Cranford,
D.D.S., M.P.A. (center left) and his wife, Jan Richter
Cranford, Ed.D. (second from left), were hosts at the
American Lung Association gala for the Latvian delegation:
Inga Lepse, M.D. (left), president, Latvia Foundation to
Fight Tuberculosis; Vaira Leimane, M.D. (third from left),
director, Latvia International Training Center for MDR-TB;
Janis Leimans, M.D. [fourth from left), director, Latvia
State Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases; Ieva
Leimane (second from right), Latvia International
Training Center for MDR-TB; and Girts Skenders, M.D.,
director, National Lativa Tuberculosis Reference
Laboratory. John Kirkwood (center right), chief executive
officer, American Lung Association, New York, also was a
guest at the gala. (Keith Moore) Click on photo for larger
view.
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