AIDS and STI (General Documents)

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Announcements

UN RDT/RDG: UN Regional Directors Group (RDG) Meeting
Panama. 29-30 June, 2009.- The Regional Directors Group (RDG) of UNAIDS Cosponsors in Latin America and the Caribbean had a very successful meeting in Panama this week, the last meeting under PAHO's chairmanship.
Dr. Mirta Roses, PAHO Director who delivered the opening remarks expressed that this gathering is a good time to measure progress made over the last year and propose some critical lines of action for the next joint RDG work plan 2010-2011.(29/Jun/2009)
In English       (5.52k)  
en español     .   

HIV/TB Global Leaders' Forum (United Nations Headquarters, New York, 9 June 2008)
The purpose of forum--the first of its kind--was to speed up actions to face the epidemic of both these diseases, which causes the deaths of a quarter million people each year. The forum ended with a Call to Action to drastically reduce the number of deaths associated with TB/HIV co-infection. This page contains links to various videos from the event, some with Spanish subtitles.(9/Jun/2008)
In English       (2.23k)  
en español     (2.4k)  

An Achievable Dream: Eliminating Some Diseases from the Americas
In this speech, PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses outlines a set of communicable diseases--vector-borne, zoonotic, viral, bacterial and parasitic--that can be eliminated or significantly reduced by 2015 at the regional, subregional, or national level. (20/Feb/2008)
In English       PAHO Director  
en español     Directora de la OPS  

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Books

What UN Staff in Latin America and the Caribbean need to say about the HIV epidemic
This document was produced for the UN staff in Latin America and the Caribbean at the request of the Regional Directors Group. It aims to help the UN system speak with one voice while addressing the HIV epidemic in the region.(10/Apr/2006)
In English       (246.18k)  
en español     (504.11k)  

Priorities in Health
Two overarching themes emerge from the extensive research and analyses in this World Bank publication: (1) Current resources can yield substantial health gains if knowledge of cost-effective interventions were applied more fully. (2) Additional resources are needed in low-income countries to minimize the glaring inequities in health care. Increased resources would provide highly-effective interventions, expand research, and extend basic health coverage to more people. WHO contributed to this publication.(3/Apr/2006)
In English       DCPP  
en español     DCPP  
en Français    DCPP  
em Português DCPP  

TUBERCULOSIS: Detección de casos, tratamiento y vigilancia. Preguntas y respuestas
Este libro de referencia práctico y con información fidedigna proporciona una base racional para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la tuberculosis.(24/Mar/2006)
en español     Librería en línea  

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Other Resources

HIV Newsletter October-December 2007
PAHO Electronic Bulletin on HIV No. 16 October-December 2007 Latin America and Caribbean Begins Preparation for AIDS 2008; AIDS 2008 Now Accepting Abstracts; New PAHO HIV Office for the Caribbean; PAHO Adapts Guidelines for Antiretroviral Treatment for LAC; Latin American Develops Strategy to Address Drug Resistance; More than 2,000 Attend V CONCASIDA; CONCASIDA Examines Sustainable; Quality Services for HIV; Second-Generation Surveillance: a Closer Look at the Epidemic in CONCASIDA, PAHO Strengthens Dialogue with Civil Society in CONCASIDA; Pos-CONCASIDA; Nicaragua Repeals Article that Penalized Same-Sex Relations; Third TAC Reviews Progress and Priorities; PAHO and Representatives from the Religious Sector to Cooperate; Suggested Readings; Most frequently used HIV Acronyms(6/Dec/2007)
In English       (52.67k)   (117.19k)  
en español     (57.14k)   (126.08k)  

Tratamiento antirretroviral de la infección por el VIH en adultos y adolescentes en Latinoamérica y el Caribe: en la ruta hacia el acceso universal. Recomendaciones para un enfoque de salud pública. Versión 2007
Reconociendo el extraordinario valor de la Guía de la Organización Mundial de la Salud titulada Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents. Recommendations for a public health approach. 2006 revision como herramienta de referencia para el avance hacia el acceso universal a prevención, la OPS ha querido aprovechar estos esfuerzos y adaptar la guía al contexto latino americano y caribeño para apoyar la estandarización de la atención médica y de tratamiento antiretroviral. Esta guía viene a apoyar el desarrollo de directrices nacionales basadas en evidencia científica.(5/Oct/2007)
en español     (5502.2k)  

HIV/STI TAC Directory
PAHO's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on HIV / STI. Choose a TAC Meeting webages from 2005, 2006 or 2007. (14/Sep/2007)
In English       (6.04k)  
en español     (6.04k)  

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Periodical Publications

PAHO Today - July 2008 Edition
PAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization. In this edition: Vaccination Week '08 Advances toward Record Goals, HPV Vaccine Eyed as Part of Cervical Cancer Strategy, Global Health Leaders Tackle Top Issues, Safe Surgery Checklist Launched at PAHO, more.(28/Jul/2008)
In English       (9.44k)  
en español     (9.39k)  

VPH News (Year 2, No. 4, May 2008)
In this issue: RIMSA 15; PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO welcomes countries at the 35th COSALFA meeting; PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO promotes animal health training; PANALIMENTOS: Security and food safety; Research and Development: II National Seminar on Hantavirus advanced research; STD/AIDS: Congress discusses fights against STD and AIDS; First Conference on Health Innovation is held in Brazil; Food-and-mouth disease: Emergency Simulation in Paraguay; SENACSA; PWR-Chile: Rabies situation; Book launch and articles; Visits to PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO; Cooperation: Fight against animal rabies, agreement for the creation of a laboratory network; Visit of Dr. Mirta Roses, partnership between PAHO and the city where PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO has its headquarters.(31/May/2008)
In English       (437.26k)  
en español     (437.83k)  
em Português   

Perspectives in Health - March 2008
The eZine of the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features: Chronic Diseases: Everyone's Epidemic - Traffic Safety: No Act of Fate - Jerry Rivera: "Stop the Pain" - PAHO Calls for Action on Alcohol - More...(17/Mar/2008)
In English       (8.67k)  
en español     (9.2k)  

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Technical Documents

Sterilization Manual for Health Centers
The purpose of this manual is to inform health workers on the protocols and simple procedures that have been developed to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The guidelines included in this handbook show which steps to follow in cleaning, preparing, sterilizing, storing, and transporting hospital equipment so as to guarantee sterile materials--awareness of which is crucial in providing patients with safe health care. This page provides a summary and access to the full text in Spanish.(31/Dec/2008)
In English       (5.93k)  
en español     (6.1k)   (3124.63k)  

Guide for Tuberculosis Control in Populations Deprived of Liberty in Latin America and the Caribbean
The general objective of this document is to provide basic guidelines for comprehensive TB control centered on individual and joint actions for aid, promotion, and prevention in accordance with the Stop TB strategy in all the people in the penal system, in a coordinated effort between it and the national tuberculosis programs of. This page provides a summary and access to the full text and an introductory presentation in Spanish--as well as links to all other activities on the topic of TB control in prisons.(30/Nov/2008)
In English       (8.57k)  
en español     (9.12k)   (1055.46k)  

Fifth Regional Meeting on TB/HIV Collaborative Activities (San José, Costa Rica, 6-7 November 2008)
The objectives of this meeting were to: (1) Confirm the progress made in implementing TB/HIV collaborative activities in the countries and share experiences; (2) Review the most recent advances in TB/HIV, with emphasis on the "three I's" (Intensified case-finding / ICF, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy / IPT, and Tuberculosis Infection Control / IC); and (3) Program TB/HIV implementation activities. This page contains a summary in English, all conference presentations in English and/or Spanish, and conference documentation and the final report in Spanish. (7/Nov/2008)
In English       (14.01k)  
en español     (12.47k)   (1337.95k)