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Passionate for Primary Health Care" Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, PAHO.
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"I am passionately in favor of Primary Health Care because I believe we need to have in place well-functioning health systems!".
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, Director, PAHO. Interview with Safe Observer International Observatory
May 15, 2009.
I believe we need to have in place well-functioning health systems that are:
Able to protect the population under any circumstances;
Resistant and resilient in the face of crises;
Capable of reacting rapidly and developing urgent strategies;
Skilled at rebuilding themselves as necessary to respond to current and future challenges arising from demographic and epidemiological changes.
Only such health systems will lead us to achieve health gains that are sustainable and have reasonable costs, while ensuring equitable access to health care
It is a crucial instrument to help all countries achieve the goal of providing Health for All, no matter their economic development stage.
The PHC strategy is vital in the fight against poverty, and it is not possible to succeed in the latter without following the basic tenets of the former. Let us remember that equity, solidarity and the right to highest attainable health are the core values of the PHC approach; while its guiding principles are the responsiveness to people's health needs, social justice, quality-oriented services, government accountability, sustainability, participation and intersectoriality. To achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the most ambitious endeavor ever pursued against poverty, it is necessary to follow said values and principles, as well as having adequate investment in health systems, as the 61st World Health Assembly warned recently.
Interview » [PDF]
Safe Observer - Original Publication
Health Systems Based on Primary Health Care for Social Protection. [PAHO Website]
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PAHO, PAHEF AND GLOBAL BUSINESS FORUM luncheon discussion meeting
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"Opportunities for Public Private Partnerships to Address the Challenges of Health in the Americas"
Washington, D.C. The Georgetown Club. Junio 16, 2009.
PAHO, PAHEF and the Global Business Forum(GBF) met to review important areas of cooperation in this the four year of PAHO/GBF interchange.
After introductions by PAHO Director on the general health situation in the region, the group established a
dialogue around PAHO's priorities, and its efforts to work with the private sector and other
constituencies. Participants from the Global Business Forum expressed a positive attitude and interest
to work with PAHO and a sense of urgency was conveyed to move forward together.
The situation of H1N1 influenza was discussed, as a real time epidemic, where the Americas had been
shown to be well prepared, and where the years of collaboration with the media and communications
industry was paying off in terms of responsible coverage.
The PAHO Partners Forum for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control as a platform for dialogue synergistic action between public and private sectors and civil society on joint solutions to chronic diseases, healthy lifestyles and supportive environments was the major subject of discussion.
As part of the multi partner approach, PAHO is working with the CARMEN Network of countries, key WHO Collaborating Centers, international NGOs in heart disease, diabetes and cancer, Consumers International, the International Business Leaders Forum and the World Economic Forum to develop the Partners Forum, and strengthen country and staff capacity to engage in multi-sectoral partnership, which is necessary to win the fight against chronic diseases.
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Alliance for Rabies Control and the Pan American Health Organization
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Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, PAHO Director signed a memorandum of understanding between PAHO/WHO and the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC), through their Executive Director, Deborah J Briggs; which outline their plan for cooperative activities to promote rabies prevention, surveillance, control and elimination.
Washington, D.C. PAHO HQ. 24 June 2009.
The sharing of networks and educational materials that are needed in most parts of the world that are currently suffering under the burden of animal and human rabies was an important area of cooperation established during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
In this regards PAHO/WHO and ARC will work together combining their expertise in rabies surveillance and control, rabies awareness, zoonoses, animal welfare, domestic animal population management and responsible pet ownership education in a joint technical cooperation for the development of key policies.
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UN RDT/RDG: UN Regional Directors Group (RDG) Meeting
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Panamá. 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. PAHO became the new Chair of the RDG for the 2008/2009 period last year in July 2008, a role it played when the RDG was founded in 2003. UNICEF becomes the new Vice-Chair.
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.
"There have been two major works streams over the last year: first to foster UN collaboration at country level, to advance in the implementation of a joint work plan and its costing. To move joint work ahead in concrete priority areas, during 2008-2009, six RDG sub-committees were established and we will hear back from them today of progress in their work."- She added.
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Directora de OPS en la inauguración presidencial en Panamá
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Ciudad de Panamá. 1 de julio de 2009.
Participa la Dra. Mirta Roses Periago, directora de la OPS en visita oficial a Panamá, en la ceremonia
de toma de posesión del Presidente electo de la República de Panamá, Excelentísimo Sr. Ricardo
Martinelli Berrocal, la cual tuvo lugar el miércoles 1 de julio de 2009 en la Ciudad de Panamá.
La Directora de la OPS aprovechó la ocasión para sostener conversaciones con autoridades del gobierno panameño
y participar en las actividades organizadas para la ocasión.
En su discurso de toma de posesión el presidente de Panamá, Ricardo Martinelli dijo sentirse
entusiasmado por el trabajo que le espera y exaltó el compromiso asumido por él y su vicepresidente
de "cambiar la manera de hacer las cosas. "Les pido que se preparen conmigo, nos remanguemos las
mangas y nos pongamos a trabajar", solicitó a la vez que listó algunos de los principales proyectos
e iniciativas que impulsará durante su gestión.
Leer más. Presidencia de la República de la Panamá
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Ministro de salud, Dr. Francisco Vergara, se reunió con la Directora de la OPS
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Ciudad de Panamá. 30 de junio de 2009.
En este primer encuentro acordaron trabajar de manera conjunta y llevar adelante acciones para mejorar la salud de la población panameña y disminuir las inequidades que existen en el sistema sanitario panameño.
El nuevo Ministro de Salud de Panamá, Dr. Francisco Vergara, mantuvo en la mañana del día de ayer, el primer encuentro con la directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS), Dra. Mirta Roses Periago, en el que acordaron trabajar conjuntamente para mejorar el sistema de salud de Panamá e impulsar el desarrollo de iniciativas que permitan fortalecer y resguardar los logros alcanzados por el país, así como hacer frente a los nuevos desafíos.
Hubo coincidencia en la visión sobre la situación de salud y prioridades en Panamá, las capacidades de respuesta de OPS/OMS para atender los requerimientos de cooperación técnica del país, principalmente en temas como la atención primaria renovada de salud, las enfermedades crónicas como la diabetes y la hipertensión, particularmente en las estrategias para extender la cobertura de salud con calidad y calidez hacia las poblaciones de las comarcas, rurales y urbanas.
Fuente. Panamá. Oficina de país de la OPS/OMS
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Number of laboratory confirmed cases as reported to WHO
Mexico. 2 July 2009.
La cooperación internacional es fundamental para una respuesta eficaz, no el proteccionismo.
