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Storytelling workshop to encourage stakeholder engagement with the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer
2023-10-10
[ABSTRACT]. Storytelling can enhance stakeholder engagement and support the implementation of the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, which aims to improve care globally for ...
Collaborative effort to catalyze the implementation of the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in the Central American subregion
2023-10-10
[ABSTRACT]. In Central America, childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of death. It is also a significant disease burden to health systems, with social and economic implications for families. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Executive ...
Collaboration for success: the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America
2023-10-05
[ABSTRACT]. The Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) aims to increase the cure rate for children with cancer globally by improving healthcare access and quality. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ...
A multimodal strategy to improve health care for pediatric patients with cancer and fever in Peru
2023-10-05
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. The DoTT (Decreasing Time to Therapy) project aimed to minimize the interval between fever onset and medical interventions for children with febrile neutropenia. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of implementing ...
Manual operativo de la OMS sobre la tuberculosis. Módulo 4: Tratamiento. Tratamiento de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente. Actualización del 2022
2023-10-03
La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha elaborado este manual operativo sobre la tuberculosis (TB) a fin de proporcionar asesoramiento práctico que complemente a la actualización del 2022 de las más recientes Directrices unificadas de la OMS sobre ...
Directrices unificadas de la OMS sobre la tuberculosis. Módulo 4: Tratamiento. Tratamiento de la tuberculosis farmacorresistente. Actualización del 2022
2023-10-03
Las recomendaciones para el tratamiento de la TB‑DR que se presentan en este documento derivan de directrices anteriores de la OMS (recuadro 1) y de un ejercicio reciente de elaboración de directrices de la OMS realizado en febrero y marzo del 2022. ...
Plan de acción mundial de vigilancia de la poliomielitis 2022-2024
2023-10-02
Para conseguir erradicar el WPV y poner fin a la transmisión de los cVDPV, la Iniciativa de Erradicación Mundial de la Poliomielitis (IEMP) puso en marcha una nueva estrategia descrita en el documento Estrategia de erradicación de la poliomielitis ...
Building better immunity: A life course approach to healthy longevity
2023-09-29
As the Americas undergo profound demographic change and there are more persons aged 65 years or older than children younger than 5 years, it is crucial to recognize that national immunization programs must be redesigned to ensure comprehensive protection ...