Webinars

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The Regional Program on Bioethics and the Quality and Regulation of Medicines and Health Technologies Unit invite you to participate in a series of virtual seminars addressing clinical trials topics that are novel or challenging for countries of the region. Many of these challenges lie at the intersection of ethical and regulatory aspects. 

 Topics

  • Expansion of active TB case-finding in the Americas. Pedro Avedillo, PAHO
  • WHO recommendations for active TB case finding. Cecily Miller, WHO
  • Existing landscape of digital radiology & CAD. Sandra Kik, FIND
  • Considerations for selecting digital X-Ray equipment and CAD products for TB.

The Inter-American Development Bank, UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) invite you to the webinar.

 Date

4 June 2024

 Time

08:00 - 09:30

The venue | G20 Room | Salvador, Brazil

The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)invite you to this webinar.

 Date

5 June 2024

 Time

08:00 - 09:30

The venue | G20 Room | Salvador, Brazil

The World Health Organization and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)invite you to this webinar.

 Date

5 June 2024

 Time

13:30 - 15:00 

The venue | G20 Room | Salvador, Brazil

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On Tuesday, June 11 from 10:00 to 11:30 am (Washington DC time) we will meet in the webinar "Regional Immunization Action Plan for the Americas 2030", organized by the Special Program on Comprehensive Immunization (CIM). 

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Join us on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (Brasilia) // 7:00 a.m (Washington DC or EDT) for the G20 Side Event on Sustainable Financing for Primary Health Care: building the foundation of Resilient Health Systems. 

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The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health of Peru, through the General Directorate of Donations, Transplants and Blood Bank, invite you to attend the webinar "Experiences in Voluntary Donation Blood, and Organization of Blood Services in the Health System" for…

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Join us on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) for the webinar Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Emergency Preparedness and Response, an event that aims to integrate mental health and psychosocial support from the earliest stages of humanitarian response.

 Contexto

Cryptococcosis is a disease that imposes a significant burden on HIV patients in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a prevalence of approximately 10% in individuals with advanced disease and a high mortality rate of between 15% and 25%. It is estimated that about 5300 cases occur in the region per year.