What's New

Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008
(Note: Series renamed, formerly EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas.)
The purpose of these alerts is to disseminate information on the latest public-health events that have been identified as risks to health, trade, and/or international travel. Most of these events are primarily due to infectious agents, while others are due to chemical or physical agents. The PAHO Epidemiological Alerts published at the regional level (for the Americas) complement the WHO Disease Outbreak News published at the global level. The latest issues can be found at the new site, 2009 onwards.
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Prevention and Control

Featured Prevention and Control Items

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.
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Legislation on Antibiotics in Latin America
The objective of this study is to analyze existing legislation on the general topic of prescription drugs and on the specific topic of antibiotics, with the goal of evaluating its regulatory effectiveness and applicability, and to weigh the influence and repercussions of judicial measures on the causes of and solutions to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. This page offers an executive summary and access to the full text in Spanish.
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Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings
The CDC's Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance aims to prevent antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings. The campaign centers on four main strategies: prevent infection, diagnose and treat infection, use antimicrobials wisely, and prevent transmission. Within the context of these strategies, multiple 12-step programs are being developed targeting clinicians who treat specialty-specific patient populations including hospitalized adults, dialysis patients, surgical patients, hospitalized children, and long-term care patients. Educational tools and materials are being developed for each patient population. (63 slides with comprehensive notes attached to each)
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Disease Management Guidelines

Sterilization Manual for Health Centers

An Update on Quality Assurance and Procurement through WHO for Improving Access to Artemisinin-based Combination Treatments (ACTs) for Malaria

Model for a Clinical Handbook for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases

WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance

Reports

Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

Annual Report of the Monitoring/Surveillance Network for Resistance to Antibiotics, 2004 (Brasilia, Brazil, 27-29 July 2005)

Annual Regional Report from Countries Participating in the Network for Monitoring and Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics (2002 data) (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10–13 May 2003)

Governing Bodies Resolutions and Policy Documents

CD48/20 Violence and Injury Prevention

Hospital Infections: Legislation in Latin America

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

A58/62: Seventh Report of Committee A

Toolkits

Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings

Population Groups

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

CD46.R16: PAHO Gender Equality Policy

Reflections on TB/HIV and MDR

Price of Treatment

Cost of Hospital Infection in Nine Countries of Latin America

Quality Control

Hospital Infections: Legislation in Latin America

CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety

CD46.R16: PAHO Gender Equality Policy

Nosocomial Infection Program Rapid Evaluation Guide (Washington, DC, July 2005)

Sexual and Reproductive Health

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

CD46.R16: PAHO Gender Equality Policy

Subregional Strategies

RAVREDA-AMI: Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance / Amazon Malaria Initiative

Pan American Health Organization's Proposed Contribution to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / Latin America and Caribbean Bureau's Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI): Project Proposal and Workplans for Years 2 & 3 (March 2003)

Pan American Health Organization's Proposed Contribution to the United States Agency for International Development / Latin America and Caribbean Bureau Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI): Project Proposal and Workplans for Year One (2002)

Regional Strategies

RAVREDA-AMI: Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance / Amazon Malaria Initiative

Pan American Health Organization's Proposed Contribution to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / Latin America and Caribbean Bureau's Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI): Project Proposal and Workplans for Years 2 & 3 (March 2003)

Pan American Health Organization's Proposed Contribution to the United States Agency for International Development / Latin America and Caribbean Bureau Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI): Project Proposal and Workplans for Year One (2002)

Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Americas: Strategic Plan for Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics

Global Strategies

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance