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Conference on Health Statistics to Take Place in Fiji

1 March 2011 1,463 views No Comment

Statisticians from the ASA, Statistical Society of Australia, and New Zealand Statistical Association—as well as local statistics communities from the Pacific Islands—will come together in Suva, Fiji, for the International Conference for Health Statistics in the Pacific Islands (ICHSPI-2011) on July 5.

For many people outside the Pacific Islands, the mention of Fiji brings visions of cocktails by the pool, idyllic beaches, crystal clear ocean waters, and glorious sunsets. While these are all components of Fiji’s identity, peaceful and fun-loving people who are working hard to tackle health problems faced by developing nations in the Pacific Rim also contribute to Fiji’s identity. Statisticians play a pivotal role in the advancement of developing nations, as policymakers strive to characterize and understand the complex challenges their countries face.

“The American Statistical Association is delighted to support the Friends of Australasia and this important international conference,” said Ron Wasserstein, ASA executive director. “The ASA’s mission is to promote the practice and profession of statistics. Part of doing so is to work closely with our colleagues in developing nations to demonstrate together how statistics leads to better-informed public policy and improved human welfare.”

“The work of ASA’s Friends of Australasia to establish an annual conference on health statistics in the Pacific Islands is important and commendable,” said Steve Pierson, ASA director of science policy. “This conference will bring attention to important health issues there and help build statistical capacity to address those issues. I hope the statistics community embraces this effort.”

Click here for more information about this conference or contact Mark Griffin, organizing committee chair, at m.griffin@uq.edu.au or James J. Cochran, program chair, at jcochran@cab.latech.edu.

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