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New PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers

PAHO/WHO has named four new Collaborating Centers in the Americas:
 

The School of Midwifery at the University of Chile in Santiago has been
named PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Development of Midwifery (website).

The General Direction of Health Information in Mexico’s Ministry of Health in Mexico City has been named PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Family of International Classifications, also known as the Mexican Center for Disease Classification (CEMECE).

The Interdisciplinary Center for Studies on Bioethics at the University of Chile in Santiago has been named PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Bioethics (website).

The School of Public Health at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan has been named PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Training and Research in Health Promotion and Health Education (website).

March 2008

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Feature Articles:

Chronic Diseases: Everyone's Epidemic

Traffic Safety: No Act of Fate

Jerry Rivera: "Stop the Pain"

News:

Roses Sets New Course for Second Term

Best Gender Practices Honored on International Women's Day

Latinos Join Forces on HIV

PAHO Calls for Action on Alcohol

Announcements:

Active Cities Contest Seeks Entries

AIDS 2008 Conference Slated for Mexico City

New PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers

New PAHO
Publications:

Recent Advances in Immunization, 2nd Edition(now available in Spanish)

Practical Guide to Health Research (Spanish only)

How to Write
and Publish Scientific Works
(Spanish only)

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