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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)
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It's time to break the silence
Mexico. August 5, 2008.- "... preventing new infections is key to halting the HIV pandemic ... over 55,000 children under the age of 15 and 400,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 18 were living with HIV in 2007 ... only 4 out of 10 adolescents and young adults considered themselves well-informed about HIV ... let us undertake this responsibility with leadership, passion, and courage. Let us make our children’s right to protect themselves a reality ... "(5/Aug/2008)
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Towards Elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV and Syphilis as a public health problem in the Caribbean
Mexico City. August 3-8, 2008.- " ... The satellite session held on Sunday regarding achievement of Universal Access in the Caribbean and current realities clearly highlighted the potential of the region to make rapid progress towards the Universal Access goal. On the other hand, the need to ensure comprehensive quality care to pregnant women and their infants to sustain achievements on prevention of vertical transmission of HIV was identified as a must."
Dr. Roses address as keynote speaker » at the XVII International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2008.
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Books
Health in the Americas, 2007
This 2007 edition of Health in the Americas presents a broad picture of the regional situation and that of all the countries with regard to health and human development; specific disease conditions and risk factors;
environmental health, and the evolution of health systems and services. In addition, it considers and discusses progress made regarding the global commitment, expressed in the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), to tackle extreme poverty, hunger, disease, lack of water and sanitation, inadequate housing, and social exclusion and to promote gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. That expression of countries’ collective commitment to social equity informs the text throughout this publication.
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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)
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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)
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VIHdeo America: an anthology of 10 years of HIV TV spots in the Americas
VIHdeo America is an initiative of the Pan American Health Organization to disseminate TV spots about HIV created by different countries on a two-disc DVD set that contains 198 TV spots produced between 1995 and 2005 in 24 countries of the Americas. Copies of this DVD may be requested through the PAHO Publications Program.(11/Oct/2006)
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Evaluación de la Respuesta del Sistema Nacional de Salud al VIH en la República Dominicana. Una herramienta política, gerencial y técnica para avanzar hacia el acceso universal.
En respuesta a una solicitud del Secretario de Salud de la República Dominicana, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS) asumió la responsabilidad de coordinar una evaluación externa sobre la respuesta del SNS a la epidemia de VIH en el país.
La evaluación mostró que el país ha alcanzado progresos en los últimos años. Durante el período 2004-2006 se triplicó la cantidad de personas con VIH que fueron captadas por el sistema (de 5,041 en el 2004 a 14,050 en el 2006) y la cantidad de personas con VIH en tratamiento con antirretrovirales (TARGA), aumentó en casi un 500% (de 956 en 2004 a 5,001 en 2006). El número de centros de salud que ofrecen atención integral a las personas con VIH se incrementó de 14 a 46 entre 2004 y 2006, cubriendo la mayor parte del territorio y las grandes ciudades del país. Adicionalmente, se logró incrementar de 22 a 122 los establecimientos de salud que cuentan con recursos capacitados e insumos para las intervenciones del Programa Nacional para la Reducción de la Transmisión Vertical (PNRTV).
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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