REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
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.AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE PROPOSED POOGRAMME .AND BUDGET ESTlMATES FOR 1968 ON THE BASIS OF REQUESTS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTS
COOK ISLANDS
Education and Training: Fellowships. Cook Islands 200 (page 57) The prOvision was amended as follows: "Two fellowships (one continued from 1967) for undergraduate medical training, $16 600; two fellowships (one continued from 1967) for nurses, $7400." MALAYSIA
Education and Training: University of Malaya. Malaysia 40 (page 113) The justification under this project was deleted and replaced by the following: "To assist the Government in training teaching staff for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaya. The project started in 1965 with the appointment of a tutor in medical laboratory technology. In 1966, a nurse educator (administration) and a statistician were added. In 1967, fellowships for the advanced training of national counterparts, a second nurse educator and a visiting professor in biostatistics will be provided. It is expected that assistance will continue through 1969. Provision:. two visiting professors, $31 865; a senior nurse educator and a nurse educator (both continued), $31 261; a two-year fellowship in social and preventive medicine, $12 000; a two-year fellowship in nursing education, $12 000." Nutrition: Adviso 'pages 10)..nO) The post of non-medical nutritionist was deleted entirely and that of a medical nutritionist was included in 1968 only. A twelve-month fellowship was also included in 1968. Environmental Health: Adviso Malaysia 41 pages 111-112 Services Sabah and Sarawak
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A second sanitary engineer was added, the money for this post being that saved as a result of the deletion of the post of non-medical nutritionist mentioned above.
Nutrition Education and Training Centre for the South Pacific, WPBO 148 ( page 225) The justification was changed as follows: "This centre was constructed by the Government of Fiji with assistance from the South Pacific Health Service. The Unit was officially opened in July 1966 and has now been designated as Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Fiji School of Meeicine. WID will provide advisory services and five three-month fellowships a year to enable personnel from territories in the South Pacific to receive training at the Centre. It is hoped that the South Pacific Commission, FAO and UNICEF will also participate in th:l.s project. WHO assistance will start in 1968 and will continue for an initial period of five years. Provision: a medical nutritionist and a no~medical nutritionist, $30 575; five fellowships, $7200; supplies and equipment, $l250."