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Refuerzan convenios de cooperación entre la OPS y una agencia brasileña
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud y la Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria de Brasil (ANVISA) continuarán desarrollando convenios de cooperación técnica, a partir del éxito de dos años de trabajo.(3/Mar/2003)
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Books
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Americas:
Magnitude and Containment of the Problem
PAHO/WHO shares the growing concern of the scientific and medical community in regard to antimicrobial resistance resulting from the excessive use of antibiotics in both humans and animals. This book offers noteworthy articles grouped under two major categories: monitoring bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs, and factors determining the use of antimicrobials. The goal of this work is to contribute to awareness of the problem, to promote surveillance activities, and to find the best way to apply preventive measures, so that antibiotics are used judiciously with both humans and animals.(1/Jun/2000)
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Iniciativas de Cooperación de la OPS en la Región
Forma parte de las presentaciones audiovisuales hechas durante la III Asamblea del Foro Farmacéutico de las Américas, celebrada en Quito, Ecuador, el 26 de Noviembre de 2002. La Dra. Nelly Marín realizó una reseña de las acciones de colaboración emprendidas por OPS/OMS en la Región, con particular énfasis en la Conferencia Panamericana de Armonización de la reglamentación Farmacéutica y el Foro Farmacéutico.(26/Nov/2002)
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Project: Education and Pharmaceutical Care in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (EAF-DM) - (spanish only)
Brief description of the principal components of the Project of Education and Pharmaceutical Care in Diabetes Mellitus. It is part of the audiovisual presentations made during the III Assembly of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas, held in Quito, Ecuador, 26 November 2002.(26/Nov/2002)
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Proposal PAHO/WHO - Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas (spasnish only)
It is part of the audiovisual presentations made during the III Assembly of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas, held in Quito, Ecuador, 26 November 2002. It submitted the proposal of PAHO/WHO to assume the cost of a focal point of the Secretariat of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas, so that the funds remain allocated exclusively to projects.(26/Nov/2002)
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Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas
The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas was established in 1999 by members of national pharmaceutical associations, councils of regional federations, and representatives of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and PAHO/WHO. This document provides access to the Objetives, Statutes, Members, Activities and Projects of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas.(10/Jun/2003)
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Periodical Publications
Perspectives in Health - Volume 7, Number 2, 2002
Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: A New Guard, a Second Century - Protecting Our Progeny: The Future of Vaccines - Hurrying Toward Disaster? - The Next Revolution: Who's Ready, Who's Not? - The Future Value of Health
(13/Aug/2002)
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Technical Documents
CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety
This resolution from the 27th Pan American Sanitary Conference in 2007 sets forth the PAHO mandate for providing effective, safe, efficient, accessible,
appropriate, and satisfactory care for users, recognizing that policies are needed in the health sector that will impact the health care continuum, foster citizen involvement, and promote a culture of quality and safety in health care institution.(3/Oct/2007)
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Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization
These conferences constitute a continental forum that deals with the drug regulatory harmonization. It includes the presence of all the region’s drug regulatory authorities, as well as representation of organisms for economic integration such as CARICOM, MERCOSUR, TLCA, Latin American Association for Integration (ALADI) and the Andean Community; Academics; representation of regional professional association; and other groups interested from all the continent sub-regions.(27/Jun/2003)
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Warning!!!!Two new varieties of fake artesunate are being sold in mainland Asia ...
This notice, distributed at the request of WHO and a product of its Roll Back Malaria collaborative efforts in Asia, meant to be posted in health-care facilities and downloadable as such, provides the key features to aid in identifying fake Guilin Pharma artesunate blisterpack holograms, as opposed to the genuine blisterpacks. Blisterpacks with fake holograms contain no artesunate and are therefore potentially lethal when used to treat P. falciparum malaria. These counterfeit drugs have the potential of worldwide distribution, hence WHO's request to publish this announcement on the PAHO web to warn the Americas of this risk.(24/Jun/2003)
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