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pdf Access to High Cost Medicines in the Americas  Published Popular

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Access to High Cost Medicines in the Americas

pdf Access to High-Cost Medicines in the Americas: Situation, Challenges and Perspectives. (2010) 81 p...  Published Popular

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pdf Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy [2013]  Published Popular

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80caribbeanpharmapolicy-2013-covIn accord with the mandates of the Tenth Meeting of COHSOD and the Eighteenth Meeting of the Caucus of CARICOM Health Ministers, a Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy (CPP) has been proposed and approved in order to promote a sub-regional policy framework and to support and facilitate the development of individual pharmaceutical policies in the Caribbean countries. It aims to support progress achieved, to date, and to address remaining gaps as well as new challenges.

pdf Caribbean Regional Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services  Published Popular

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Pan American Health Organization
Caribbean Regional Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (Second Edition).
Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2012.
1. Blood Banks - standards. 2. Blood Transfusion - methods. 3. Blood Donors. 4. Health Services.
5. Quality Control. 6. Caribbean Region. I. Title
ISBN: 978-92-75-11643-2
(Classification NLM: WH 460)

pdf Diagnostic Imaging in the Community A Manual for Clinics and Small Hospitals [Pre-Publication Draft Copy Electronic. 2011]  Published Popular

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Diagnostic Imaging in the Community. A manual for Cliics and Small Hospital (pre-publication-draft copy)Palmer, Philip E.S., Hanson, Gerald P., and Janice Honeyman-Buck, Editor. Diagnostic Imaging in the Community A Manual for Clinics and Small Hospitals

Pre-Publication Draft Copy Electronic pre-publishing rights granted to Rotary District 6440
and the Pan American Health Organization by the authors Copyright ©2011, Philip E.S. Palmer and Gerald P. Hanson

Table of Contents
Preface

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter one: Diagnostic Imaging
Chapter two: Radiation Protection
Chapter three: Design, Building Materials, Electrical Supply for the X-ray Room,
Darkroom, Office / Store
Chapter four: Power Supply, Choice of Equipment, Design, Specifications, and Accessories
Chapter five: Digital Imaging
Chapter six: Layout of Equipment and Accessories: Inside the X-ray Room
Chapter seven: The Darkroom: Cassettes, Screens, Film, Processing Equipment
Chapter eight: Training and Maintenance
Chapter nine: Ultrasound
About the Authors: Background and Credentials

pdf Eligibility for Blood Donation: Recommendations for Education and Selection of Prospective Blood Donors  Published Popular

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Pan American Health Organization

Eligibility for Blood Donation: Recommendations for Education and Selection of Prospective Blood Donors

Washington, D.C.: PAHO © 2009

pdf Essential Medicines List for Emergencies and Disasters in the Caribbean  Published Popular

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pdf Harmonized requirements for the licensing of vaccines in the Americas and Guidelines for preparation of application  Published Popular

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pdf History of PAHO Radiological Health Program  Published Popular

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pdf International trade and health: A reference guide, World Health Organization  Published Popular

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pdf Methodological guidelines for socio-cultural studies on issues related to blood donation  Published Popular

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Pan American Health Organization. Area of Health Technology and Services Delivery. Unit of Essential Medicines, Vaccines and Health Technologies. Methodological guidelines for socio-cultural studies on issues related to blood donation. Washington, D.C: PAHO,  2005.

 

 

 

Technical Documents. Access to Quality Products (THS/EV-2005/004-I)

 

ISBN 92 75 12567 8

pdf PANDRH Series, Technical Document, 10. Requirements for Medicines Registration in the Americas. [2013]  Published Popular

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Requirements for Medicines Registration in the Americas. Washington, DC : PAHO, 2013.

(Pan American Network on Drug Regulatory Harmonization - PANDRH, Technical Document n.10).

1. Pharmaceutical Services - legislation & jurisprudence.  2. Pharmacy Administration.
3. Legislation, Pharmacy. 4. Research Report.  5. Americas. I. Title.

ISBN 978-92-75-11757-6                                                                              

pdf PANDRH Series, Technical Document, 12. Ethical criteria for the promotion, advertisement, and publicity of medicines [2013]  Published Popular

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100-PANDRH-12-Criterio-2013covEthical Criteria for the Promotion, Advertisement, and Publicity of Medicines. Washington, DC : PAHO, 2013. (Pan American Network on Drug Regulatory Harmonization - PANDRH Series, Technical Document, 12).
1.Drug Publicity. 2. Products Publicity Control . 3. Ethics.  ISBN 978-92-75-11780-4

This publication aims to support and promote the improvement of health care through the rational use ofmedicines.

pdf Pharmaceutical Situation in Jamaica. WHO Assessment of Level II - Health Facilities and Household Survey [2012]  Published Popular

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PAHO HQ Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Pan American Health Organization, Ministry of Health of Jamaica.
Pharmaceutical Situation in Jamaica. WHO Assessment of Level II - Health Facilities and Household Survey. Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2012.

(Technical Series: Essential Medicines, Pharmaceutical Policies, Nº 5)
ISBN 978-92-75-11697-5
I. Title. II. Series
1. Pharmaceutical services
2. Pharmacy administration
3. Health facilities
4. Data collection
5. Americas
(NLM Classification: WA730 DJ2)

pdf Pharmaceutical Situation in Saint Lucia. WHO Assessment of Level II. [2012].  Published Popular

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Pan American Health Organization, Ministry of Health of Saint Lucia.

Pharmaceutical Situation in Saint Lucia. WHO Assessment of Level II - Health Facilities Survey. Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2012.
ISBN 978-92-75-11696-8
I. Title.
1. Pharmaceutical services
2. Pharmacy administration
3. Health facilities
4. Data collection
5. Americas
(NLM Classification: WA730 DS12)

pdf  Pharmaceutical Situation in Saint Lucia. WHO Assessment of Level II. [2012]. (1.01 MB)

pdf Pharmaceutical Situation in the Caribbean: Factbook on Level I Monitoring Indicators 2007  Published Popular

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pdf Recommendations for Estimating the Need for Blood and Blood Components  Published Popular

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pdf Recommendations of the Expert Committee for the Selection and inclusion of Medicines in the PAHO’s Strategic Fund 2015. [2016]  Published Popular

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9789275118849 eng pdfPan American Health Organization.
Recommendations of the Expert Committee for the Selection and inclusion of Medicines in the
PAHO's Strategic Fund 2015. Washington, DC: PAHO, 2016.
1. Drugs, Essential. 2. Strategic Stockpile - organization & administration. 3. Strategic Planning.
4. Americas. I. Title.
ISBN 978-92-75-11884-9

pdf Report of the Expert Committee for the Selection and Inclusion of Medicines in the Pan American Health Organization Strategic Fund – July 2013  Published Popular

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100-expertossfund2013Report of the Expert Committee for the Selection and Inclusion of Medicines in the Pan American Health Organization Strategic Fund – July 2013. Washington, DC : PAHO, 2013

Strategic Fund; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Chronic Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases; Neoplasms; Immunosuppressive Agents; Complementary Therapies
Americas

Strategic Fund
ISBN 978-92-75-11814-6 (NLM Classification: QV55)

pdf Supply of Blood for Transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American Countries 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Supply of Blood for Transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American Countries 2010 and 2011.  Published Popular

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pdf Supply of blood for transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American countries in 2005  Published Popular

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Pan American Health Organization. Technology and Health Services Delivery Area. Essential Medicines, Vaccines and Health Technologies.

Supply of blood for transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American countries in 2005: Base line data for the Regional Plan of Action for Transfusion Safety 2006-2010. Washington, D.C: PAHO,  2007

Technical Documents. Access to Quality Products (THS/EV/-2007/01 I) ISBN 978 92 75 12852 7

pdf Supply of Blood for Transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American Countries in 2006-2007  Published Popular

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Supply of Blood for Transfusion in the Caribbean and Latin American Countries in 2006-2007: Progress since 2005 of the Regional Plan of Action for Transfusion Safety.

pdf The Pharmaceutical situation in the Caribbean: Monitoring indicators 2010-2012  Published Popular

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The data presented are related to the pharmaceutical situation of 11 Caribbean countries and two United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs)- Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands- using information collected from 2010 to 2012 within the framework of the Pharmaceutical Sector Country Profiles project. The percentages in the report have been calculated in relation to the total number of respondents for each question. The Caribbean data are compared with that for the Americas region (with a total of 28 participating countries/UKOTs), where possible. Only the information provided by the countries along with an official signed endorsement were included in the individual pharmaceutical country profile and in this publication.