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Announcements
Leaders in International Health Program 2009
The purpose of the Leaders in International Health Program 2009 of the Pan American Health Organization is to contribute to the development of the Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017 by strengthening the capacity of countries in the Region to understand, act upon and positively influence the international determinants of health, to promote their national interests, and to achieve intersectoral health agreements in international environments, at all times guided by the principle of greater global equity in health. Building upon the success of the Training Program in International Health established in 1985, the newly renovated Leaders in International Health Program incorporates an updated curriculum, new problem-based learning modules, and a decentralized operating model to enhance participants’ abilities to integrate the learning into their countries’ contexts.(1/Apr/2008)
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Project to Strengthen TB Control Programs: Third Workshop (Georgetown Club, Georgetown, Guyana, 13–15 September 2004)
This third workshop--part of the planned program of activities for the Project to Strengthen National TB Control Programs in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname--was held in collaboration with PAHO and CAREC and the Ministries of Health of the three countries. Its main purpose was to train participants in how to prepare a health-communication strategy for health-promotion activities in the area of TB control.(15/Sep/2004)
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Comunicado de prensa de Perú sobre la negociación de los 10 países Latinoamericanos para el acceso a antirretrovirales
En América Latina y el Caribe, negociaciones subregionales para la ampliación del acceso a los antirretrovirales se iniciaron en el Caribe (Junio de 2002), Centroamérica (Enero de 2003) y luego de 10 países de Latinoamérica (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela), en Junio de 2003. Dichas negociaciones resultaran en significativas reducciones de precios de los antirretrovirales. Ese comunicado de prensa del Ministerio de Salud de Perú trae informaciones sobre la negociación de los 10 países Latinoamericanos.(7/Jun/2003)
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Books
Youth: Choices and Change
Presents the first-ever systematic collection and reporting of the application of behavioral change theories and models specifically to adolescents. Breaks new ground in explaining why some health promotion interventions aimed at positive adolescent behavior change produce the desired results, while others fai. (Scientific Publication, 2005© PAHO, 2005)(30/May/2008)
In English (7.51k)
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Evaluación de Necesidades en el Sector Salud con Posterioridad a Inundaciones y Huracanes
El hecho de que no sean apropiadas la sincronización y la naturaleza misma del socorro obedece en parte nada pequeña a la falta de un método adecuado para evaluar las necesidades existentes. Estas necesidades varían con arreglo a la etapa e índole del desastre: terremoto, erupción volcánica o inundación. Es necesario disponer de una metodología uniforme para evaluar rápidamente las necesidades. Si se aplicara, este método permitiría adoptar medidas correctas en el corto plazo y lo que es más importante en el caso de las inundaciones establecer un sistema de control a más largo plazo para alertar a las autoridades sanitarias con respecto a riesgos tardíos.
Esta publicación es un paso en ese sentido. Presenta una metodología para seleccionar datos pertinentes de fuentes apropiadas. El método se basa en la premisa de que, por más que cada inundación ofrezca sus propias peculiaridades, se deben adoptar decisiones fundamentales que son comunes.(13/Sep/2006)
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Los desastres naturales y la proteccion de la salud
Los desastres naturales y la proteccion de la salud(12/Sep/2006)
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Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative
Components of the Initiative: 1) PAHO Basic Indicator Data Base; 2) Health Situation in the Americas: Basic Indicators; 3) Country Health Profiles; 4) Basic Health Indicators Atlas.(26/Aug/2005)
In English (7.19k)
en español (8.12k)
Public Health Surveillance in the Americas: National Epidemiological Surveillance and Statistical Information Systems
A portal with links to National Epidemiological Survillance Information Systems and Statistical Information Systems in the Region of the Americas.(29/Jan/2003)
In English (36.24k)
en español (36.44k)
Health Promoting Schools, Questionnaire for Networks
Questionnaire for Networks on Health Promoting Schools.(5/Feb/2002)
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Leprosy Detection Rate, 2006
This map (depicted on a PowerPoint slide) shows the detection rate for new leprosy cases in 23 countries of the Americas during the year 2006.(15/Aug/2007)
In English PowerPoint
en español PowerPoint
Photo Gallery: Meeting of National Directors of Epidemiology and Malaria Programs (San José, Costa Rica, 7–10 November 2005)
The five photographs on this page illustrate the activities of the meeting, attended by representatives from 21 endemic countries, PAHO and WHO.(10/Nov/2005)
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The Vector Triatoma infestans and the Parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, Responsible for Chagas Disease in the Southern Cone
These photographs depict the main Chagas vector for the Southern Cone countries, T. infestans (in colloquial Spanish, vinchuca or chupón), responsible for household and local transmission of T. cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis).(12/Nov/2003)
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Other Resources
ART (ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY) COVERAGE IN THE REGION OF THE AMERICAS (JUNE 2005)
ART(ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY) COVERAGE IN THE REGION OF THE AMERICAS (JUNE 2005)(30/Jun/2005)
In English (174.91k)
Tobacco Control Homepage
Homepage for the PAHO Tobacco Control Unit(23/Jun/2005)
In English (10.57k)
en español (11.2k)
Mainstreaming Ethnic Equity in Health Policies
This is the web page for Ethnicity on the Gender, Ethnicity and Health web site.(4/Apr/2005)
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Periodical Publications
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 9, September 2007
This issue provides extended coverage of the CARICOM Summit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (background chronology, Declaration of Port-of-Spain, article on Prime Minister Golding of Jamaica), the new National Cancer Control Program in Nicaragua, two diabetes meetings in El Paso, Texas, and two new PAHO books, one a survey on CNCDs in Guatemala and the other on diabetes education in Cuba.(18/Sep/2007)
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RAVREDA-AMI Newsletter
The Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance (RAVREDA) and the Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI) are part of the joint efforts of the Amazon countries and institutions (PAHO/WHO, USAID, CDC, USP, MSH) for the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Initiative in the Americas. The RAVREDA-AMI Newsletter is a quarterly news and information publication where its latest activities and achievements are reported and shared.(20/Apr/2006)
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Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18 No. 3 September 2005
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18 No. 3 September 2005(1/Sep/2005)
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Technical Documents
Malaria in the Americas: Time Series Epidemiological Data from 2000 to 2007
Data on the Region and on 21 countries are compiled in Excel charts embedded within a PowerPoint PDF presentation, first by Region and then by countries (listed alphabetically, with bookmarks to each of the 22 sections). There are six slides per country (according to data available), including (1) populations at risk, (2) malaria morbidity, (3) malariometric indices (API, AFI, AVI), (4) malaria microscopy, (5) slide positivity rate (SPR), and (6) malaria mortality.(13/Sep/2008)
In English (528.37k)
Malaria Morbidity in the Americas: Baseline, Trends, and Targets (in Endemic Countries)
From more than 1.1 million cases reported in 2000, the Region lowered malaria morbidity to approximately 775,000 in 2007 or a decrease of 32%. These three tables and charts illustrate the current status of malaria in the 21 endemic countries of the Americas in comparison with baseline figures in 2000 and targets for 2010 and 2015. The overall decrease in 16 countries and increase in 5 were monitored in the context of strengthened health surveillance systems.(11/Sep/2008)
In English (52.72k)
Number of Cholera Cases in the Americas, 1990-2008
This data table (Excel PDF) lists the number of cholera cases in the Americas from 1990 to 2008, per country and covering all countries in the Region of the Americas.(15/Jul/2008)
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