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The relevance of the research and development programs of PANAFTOSA to the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the Americas
(Rio de Janeiro, PAHO, 1993)[Summary] The contribution made by the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center to our knowledge of vesicular diseases of animals and, in particular, foot-and-mouth disease, has assisted greatly the control programs ... -
Sixth Meeting of the global commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication. Report of the Americas
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Status of foot-and-mouth disease eradication programs. South America, 2004
(Rio de Janeiro, PAHO, 2005)[General situation] The national programs for the prevention, control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), within the framework of the Plan for Eradication of Foot-and- Mouth Disease (PHEFA), continued ... -
COHEFA 12. Report by the technical secretariat: executive summary (jun. 2008 - jul. 2012)
(Rio de Janeiro, PAHO, 2012)Report by the Technical Secretariat of the 12th meeting of the Hemispheric Committe for the Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (Santiago, Chile, July 24th, 2012). -
Report on the situation of Malaria in the Americas, 2014
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2016)In 1954, the countries in the Americas made the trail- blazing decision to adopt malaria eradication as a program with the Pan American Sanitary Bureau as the coordinating unit. It was a year later when the Global Program ... -
Informe de Situación de los Programas de Erradicación de la Fiebre Aftosa en Sudamérica y Panamá, año 2015
(Rio de Janeiro, OPS, 2016-04)[Introducción] El Centro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa (PANAFTOSA – OPS/OMS), ha considerado conveniente entregar a los Señores Delegados una síntesis de los Informes Oficiales de Situación de los Programas de Erradicación ... -
Report on the situation of Malaria in the Americas, 2014
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2016-12)In 1954, the countries in the Americas made the trail- blazing decision to adopt malaria eradication as a program with the Pan American Sanitary Bureau as the coordinating unit. It was a year later when the Global Program ... -
The Expanded Program on Immunization in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean (1977–2016): reasons for its success
(2017-12)[ABSTRACT]. The year 2017 marks the 40th year of the establishment of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) ... -
Risk analysis for the reintroduction and transmission of measles in the post-elimination period in the Americas
(2017-12)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To propose and test a model for analyzing municipalities’ level of risk of reintroduction and transmission of the measles virus in the post-elimination period in the Americas. Methods. An ... -
Estudo epidemiológico da hanseníase no Brasil: reflexão sobre as metas de eliminação
(2018-02)[RESUMO]. Objetivos. Descrever o perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase no Brasil no período de 2005 a 2015 e verificar como os indicadores brasileiros estão se comportando em relação às metas estipuladas pela Organização ... -
PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative: A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas
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Technical note: Hemispheric Program for the Eradication on Foot-and-Mouth Disease - PHEFA beyond 2020
(Rio de Janeiro, PAHO, 2019)[Introduction] This Technical Note provides an update of the FMD risk in the region and address its potential effects, which are critical for defining the health strategies to deal with the pending challenges, maintain the ... -
Malaria outbreak response in urban Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: lessons learned for community engagement
(2020-08)[ABSTRACT]. Community engagement is crucial for public health initiatives, yet it remains an under-studied process within national disease elimination programs. This report shares key lessons learned for community engagement ...
