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• Intership Program brings new talent to DC
  PAHO opens its door to students form all over the world, through profesional practices.
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• Collaboration between the Human Resources for Health Unit and CICAD/OAS on international health and drugs
  Second Regional Meeting of Public Health Academic Institutions in Latin America,
  Cordoba, Argentina, 25-27 October, 2006.
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• TPIH residents organized screening of the documentary ¡Salud! for staff at PAHO headquarters
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• Encouraging Global Health Education for Doctors and other Health Professionals
  First Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) Conference for the Southwest Region,
  Galveston, Texas, 10-12 November 2006.
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• The Migration of Health Workers in the "Region of the Americas", Situation, Perspectives, and Suggestions for Action
  VIII Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Health, October, 2006, Colony of Sacramento, Uruguay.
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• Human Resources for Health—Critical Challenges for the Region of the Americas: Round Tables, PAHO/WHO, 47th Directing Council, CD47/19, September, 2006
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• Improving the Performance of the Health Workforce: From Advocacy to Action, by Gilles Dussault, Professor Catedratico, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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• Archived stories

World Health Day 2006

This year, the annual World Health Day celebration honored health workers – the most valuable resources we have for health. The Pan American Health Organization and countries throughout the Americas joined the World Health Organization in observing World Health Day with events throughout the week of April 3-7, ending with a special session on Friday, April 7.

• English: Crisis in Health - Vital Resource - Silent Heroes
• Español: Crisis en Salud - Recurso Vital - Heroes Anónimos
• Portugués: Crise na Saúde - Recurso Vital - Heróis Anônimos
• Francés: Crise de la Santé - Ressource Primordiale - Héros Silencieux

Important Issues in Human Resources in Health

News articles and publications of interest:

• Global Health Workforce Alliance
• The JLI Strategy Report: Human Resources for Health: Overcoming the Crisis
• European Union Directive to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications
• International Labor Organization: Labor Standards for Health Professions
• International Labor Organization: Social dialogue in the health services:Institutions, capacity and effectiveness
• Human resources for Health Journal
• Academy Health: The Business Case for Nurse Staffing
• Inter-American Development Bank: Social Sector Reform in Latin America and the Role of Unions
• DFID Dossiers: Human Resources for Health
• World Bank: Human Resources for Health
• Critical Challenges for Human Resources in Health: A Regional View
• Planificación de recursos humanos y reformas del sector salud  (Available only in Spanish)
• Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy
• US Bureau of Health Professions

Observatories of Human Resources in Health

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