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Recent Publications
Investment in Nursing Professionals
This PAHO policy brief on the nursing workforce in the Americas highlights key action points for targeted investment and calls on Member States to strengthen nursing within their own country efforts.
Monitoring Severe Maternal Morbidity
Collecting data using the maternal near-miss (MNM) indicator makes it possible to estimate morbidity associated with diseases and complications that occur during pregnancy and childbirth.
The COVID-19 HEROES Study
Eleven countries in the Region participated in the HEROES study survey of mental health among health care workers. This Regional Report summarizes the key findings from the Americas.
Health Promotion and the SDGs
This strategy document is linked to PAHO’s Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage and focuses on work to empower people and communities all over the Region to promote health.
Vaccination-related Adverse Events
Safe vaccination systems depend on surveillance of events supposedly attributable to vaccination. This manual provides guidance to support implementation of high-quality systems to identify and track these events.
Evaluating Arboviral Disease Control Strategies
This manual complements the Integrated Management Strategy for Arbovirus Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas (IMS-Arbovirus) and offers a methodology for standardizing evaluations of implementation.
