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7th ASIA-PACIFIC SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE CONFERENCE (APSSAM) October 20-22, 2008 Manila, Philippines Hosted by: University of the Philippines Manila CONFERENCE THEME: social inequities in the Asia Pacific region Indeed, the past years were difficult times for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The tsunami devastations in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka, landslides and typhoons in the Philippines, HIV/AIDS pandemic in India, SARS and Avian Flu scare in China and other parts of the region, terrorist attacks, internal war and other religious and political conflicts, life-threatening famines, droughts and floods, and thousands of cases of abuse, violence and exploitation - all these have led to adversities that affected people's lives in the region. more>> |
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