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PAHO Multi-Country Study: Exploring the Association between Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal and Perinatal Health
Protocol for a multinational domestic violence study which will be carried out among in women in puerperium stage who have given birth in selected hospitals in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Argentina and Guyana.
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Regional Strategy for Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Reduction
The document Regional Strategy for Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Reduction, was endorsed by Member States at the Pan American Sanitary Conference in September 2002. This strategy represents significant efforts by PAHO and its partner organizations to incorporate the latest research, best practices and experience gained in more than a decade of the Safe Motherhood Movement into concrete steps for countries to fulfill national plans and work toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
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Report of the Regional Consultation on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) on Congenital Chagas Disease (CLAP, Montevideo, 17-18 May 2007)
In epidemiological importance, congenital Chagas disease constitutes the third mode of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to humans. This consultation lays the foundations for information, education, and communication on which to raise consciousness among individuals, families, communities, society at large, professionals, and policy-makers, in order to act in a timely and sustainable way to diagnose and treat newborns infected by T. cruzi. This 12-page report gives an update, 20 recommendations, the list of participants, agenda, and brief bibliography.
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Strategic directions of technical cooperation
FCH strategic directions for 2006-07 biennium.
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Health of Mothers, Newborns, and Children in the Framework of Family and Community Health
Power point presentation by Dr. Gina Tambini on health of mothers, newborns, and children in the framework of Family and Community Health.
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FCH Situational Analysis for LAC BPB 2006-2007
Situational analysis report of maternal mortality and women's health in the LAC region for the LAC BPB 2006-2007.
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Domestic violence and maternal, infant, and reproductive health: A critical review of the literature
A summary of existing research exploring the association between domestic violence and health problems, focusing mainly on maternal and infant health, and also exploring the relationship between domestic violence and reproductive health, mental health, and physical health.
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Comparative Study of Safety and Efficacy of IUD Insertions by Physicians and Nursing Personnel in Brazil
An article from the Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization 29(3). To assess whether trained nursing personnel could provide IUD services as safely and effectively as physicians in Brazil, an experimental study was conducted at the main clinic of the Center for Research on Integrated Maternal and Child Care in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1984 through April 1986, a fatal of 1 711 women who requested IUD insertion at the clinic were
randomly assigned to have a Copper-T 200 IUD inserted by one of the clinic’s 11 physicians or 13 nurses. All of the physicians and nursing staff members who provided these services had taken the Center’s standard clinical family planning training course. More in PDF »
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“Health in the Americas” course offered by the Pan American Health Organization and the University of South Florida
Course Objectives: Based on the 2007 edition of PAHO's Health in the Americas, this course addresses the issue of health as a human right and examines critical determinants of health and disparities that persist in the Region. Specifically, this course aims to: • Evaluate the current health situation and trends in the Americas; • Discuss the health care systems and programs developed within the Region; • Provide a systematic approach to the analysis of the health situation in the Americas, while focusing on statistics from within the Region. More in PDF »
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IPCA: Initiative of the Countries of Central America for Control of Vector-Borne and Transfusional Transmission and Medical Care for Chagas Disease
This information sheet describes the activities of the subregional initiative to fight Chagas Disease in Central America, where PAHO and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) collaborate with the country health authorities. It contains links to proceedings from meetings, project facts, maps, IEC materials, photos, etc. More »
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PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative to Save Mothers' and Children's Lives
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a new program of proven, low-cost interventions for maternal and child health that will benefit 750,000 pregnant women and 1.5 million children under 2 in 10 Latin American countries. More »
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Action Now: For the lives of mothers, newborns, and children
Chile. September 19, 2008.- Regional Launch of the Global Initiative.
"... There can be no delay. Every year, over 22,000 women in the Region die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, along with nearly 400,000 children under the age of 5. Worldwide, in the brief time required to read this article, four women who are pregnant or giving birth and 80 boys and girls under 5 will die ... "
PAHO-PMNCH Article » WHO South-South cooperation for MDGs 4 and 5 »
Briefing video: Regional launching »
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