RETS - Rede Internacional de Educação de Técnicos em Saúde

Dear reader, we are ending another year of work. As Executive Secretariat we could, despite the numerous difficulties inherent function, publish four issues of our magazine, materialize the project of our new website, which will be online and on air in January, strengthen our presence in social networks, and achieve on November 7th and 8th, our 3rd General Meeting, in addition to specific meetings of RETS-UNASUR and RETS-CPLP.     

Certainly, the achievement of these meetings – with some minor flaws, but with a large surplus – which were attended by over 80 people from almost 20 countries in the Americas, Africa and Europe, was only possible because of the unconditional support of the Direction and with the dedication of several professionals of communication and computing at Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV/Fiocruz), but also supported by several partner institutions.   

We can´t, therefore, forget to thank the Brazilian representation of the Pan American Health Organization (Paho/WHO), the South American Institute of Government in Health (ISAGS), which has been strengthening every day its partnership with RETS, in framework of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the coordination of the Technical Group of Human Resources of UNASUR-health, which has sought to broaden the dialogue with the network, the issues related to the education and work of health technicians, and the International Coordination of Cooperation of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), which, with extreme efficiency and spirit of collaboration, promptly answers every one of our requests, making it possible to strengthen RETS-CPLP and, consequently, its members. That is not all, we also want to place on record our thanks to the Center for International Relations in Health of Fiocruz, which was with us throughout the year and to the Secretariat of Labor Management and Health Education (SGTES) of the Ministry of Health of Brazil which, in addition to cooperating with our meetings, also mobilized the participation of RETS at the 3rd Global Forum on HRH, held in Recife, soon after our meeting.

As for this issue of the magazine, there is not much to say, because it deals specifically with the events of November. For next year, is the promise to resume some topics that were being discussed and some sessions we consider fundamental. It is also our New Year message and strong desire that, in 2014, although we will make many mistakes (see our messagen in the magazine), we can strengthen joint efforts in achieving the goals that unite us.  

Have a nice reading and a happy 2014!

Executive Secretariat of RETS