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Pharmaceutical Situation in the Caribbean: Fact book on Level I Monitoring Indicators - 2007
(PAHO, 2010)
[Preface]. This Factbook is part of an effort to collect, systematize and make available information about the pharmaceutical situation in the countries of the Caribbean. The data is compared with the entire Region of the ...
Innovative Mental Health Programs in Latin America & the Caribbean
(Pan American Health Organization, 2008)
[Introduction]. n the last quarter century, several projects emerged to reform mental health services in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Some did not survive the difficulties that inevitably arise in processes of ...
The Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons as a tool to promote the Decade of Healthy Aging
(PAHO, 2023)
This report aims to outline the current available knowledge on the health and wellbeing of older persons in the Region of the Americas during the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030). It also seeks to guide ...
Framework for Monitoring HIV/STI Services for Key Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean
(PAHO, 2019)
In Latin America and the Caribbean, between 50% and 65% of new HIV infections occur in key populations of the HIV epidemics and their sexual partners. Improving the availability and coverage of HIV/STI services for these ...
Contributions of Nursing and Midwifery Professionals to Women's Health. Reports from the Region of the Americas
(PAHO, 2021)
The Pan American Health Organization, in recognition of the fundamental role of nursing and midwifery professionals in health systems, has published these reports to highlight the initiatives and contributions of these ...
The Use of Law to Address Noncommunicable Diseases in the Caribbean. Subregional Workshop Report. Miami, 3–5 March 2020
(PAHO, 2021)
The Pan American Health Organization and the International Legal Consortium at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, with support from the European Union, held the subregional workshop The Use of Law to Address Noncommunicable ...
Cervical Cancer in Women with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: Update and Steps Towards Elimination
(PAHO, 2022)
This fact sheet is based on a systematic review of the literature on HPV and cervical cancer epidemiology, and a survey on policies and practices related to the prevention and control of cervical cancer among women living ...
The Sociodemographic Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysis in the Context of Aging and COVID-19
(PAHO, 2023)
In order to understand healthy aging, it is important to consider the different processes of population aging. Intertwined structural problems, ranging from marked inequalities between indigenous peoples and the non-indigenous ...
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Towards Improving Affordability of Healthy Diets
(PAHO, 2023)
This year's report presents an update on the situation of food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, also including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (Part 1). In addition, ...