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Taking care of civilian war victims is an important issue, but, sadly, it often
forgotten or "avoided" by the media. All too often the so-called "liberation
wars" leave a trail of pain and suffering behind, but the press or TV rarely
spend more than a few words on it.

Emergency is a world renown humanitarian organization that provides medical
support to civilian war victims and operates hospitals and maternity centers in
Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq. They are opening a Maternity
Center in Panshir, Afghanistan.

Emergency's founder and Peace Nobel nominee, Dr. Gino Strada, will be in
Pittsburgh on January 21, as a invited lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and meet with city leaders and local
non-profit organizations.

Here are the details of the lecture at GSPH:

EMERGENCY'S 2003 HUMANITARIAN SURGICAL AND MEDICAL ACTIVITIES.
AN UPDATE AND CALL FOR INVOLVEMENT
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Lecture: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Reception: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
G23 Parran Hall
Key Speakers:
Gino Strada, MD
Chief Surgeon, Emergency
and
Kate Rowlands
Medical Coordinator, Emergency


As reported by Time magazine, Dr. Strada is "the person who runs the only fully
equipped hospital in the part of Afghanistan controlled by the Northern
Alliance"
(http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/from_search/0,10987,1101011105-
181575,00.html).

The Pittsburgh visit is part of a series of talks Dr. Strada will give in New
York, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.

DemocracyNow! Radio and TV on Friday Jan 16th aired from New York a live
inteview with Dr. Strada. The transcript of the interview is available at
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/16/1526200.

His itinerary for the next few days is the following:

He will speak today in Chicago on WBEZ Radio (Chicago Public Radio )in the
morning, at Loyola University of Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine at
11:00am; and at the Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ on 615 W.
Wellington Avenue at 7 pm. After the Pittsburgh lecture on Jan. 21st, he'll fly
to Los Angeles where he'll have more speaking engagements there from Jan. 23rd
to 25th.

Dr. Strada schedule in Pittsburgh includes interviews with city newpapers, like
the Pittsburgh Gazette and CMU's The Tartan. The event should also be covered by
a couple of TV stations (to be confirmed)

If you are interested in more information about the event, or Emergency's
activities, please contact is Dr. Alberto Colombi, Emergency's representative in
Pittsburgh. He is very familiar with Emergency's efforts worldwide, and will
also be able to provide detailed information and media material.

Here are Dr. Colombi's numbers and email address:
Alberto M. Colombi MD MPH

Tel. 412-434-3111 (business hours))
     724-934-1875 (home - evenings)
Fax  412-434-2014
email: colombi@ppg.com

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Regards,

Massimo Bigliardo