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    • Collaboration for success: the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America 

      Vásquez, Liliana; Fuentes-Alabi, Soad; Benitez-Majano, Sara; Ribeiro, Karina Braga; Abraham, Monnie; Agulnik, Asya; Baker, Justin N.; Blanco, Daniel Bastardo; Caniza, Miguela A.; Cardenas-Aguirre, Adolfo; Salaverria, Carmen; Sullivan, Courtney E.; Damasco-Avila, Erika; García- Quintero, Ximena; Loggetto, Patricia; McNeil, Michael J.; Luna-Fineman, Sandra; Rossell, Nuria; Garcia de Lima, Regina Aparecida; de Mendonca, Regina Holanda; Trigoso, Viviana; Segovia, Lorena; Vasquez, Roberto; Moreno, Florencia; Friedrich, Paola; Luciani, Silvana; Lam, Catherine; Metzger, Monika L.; Rodríguez-Galindo, Carlos; Maza, Mauricio (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. ...

    • A multimodal strategy to improve health care for pediatric patients with cancer and fever in Peru 

      Mendieta, Ana; Rios Lopez, Ligia; Vargas Arteaga, Maria; Maradiegue, Essy; Delgadillo Arone, Walter; Rueda Bazalar, Carlos; Holguin, Alexis; Santillan Salas, Carlos; Maza, Ivan; Homsi, Maysam; Farias Barrios, Frankly; Assayag, Claudia; Vásquez, Liliana; Pascual, Claudia; Caniza, Miguela (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 ...

    • Plan de acción mundial de vigilancia de la poliomielitis 2022-2024 

      Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Comprehensive Immunizations (CIM) (Washington, D.C., OPS, 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 ...

    • Building better immunity: A life course approach to healthy longevity 

      Pan American Health Organization; Health Systems and Services (HSS) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 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 ...

    • STAR-H. Évaluation stratégique des risques liés aux situations sanitaires exceptionnelles et aux catastrophes dans les établissements de santé 

      Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé; Health Emergencies (PHE) (Washington, D.C., Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé, 2023-09-29)
      Les établissements de santé de la Région des Amériques doivent fréquemment faire face à des urgences sanitaires et à des catastrophes qui mettent en péril leur capacité à fournir des services à la population. La méthodologie ...

    • The Case for Investment in Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Disorders in Suriname: A return-on-investment analysis 

      United Nations Development Programme; World Health Organization; Pan American Health Organization; Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2023-09-28)
      This report presents the results of the investment case for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health in Suriname, and develops evidence and guidance to support the financing and implementation ...

    • Elimination Initiative 30+. Accelerating the Elimination of Communicable Diseases in the Americas 

      Pan American Health Organization; Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health (CDE) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2023-09-28)
      The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a test of our ability to unite and speak out against pandemics. Having overcome the enormous task of protecting populations from the virus, it is essential that we prepare ...

    • La importancia del enfoque de género en la construcción de sistemas de salud resilientes, equitativos y universales 

      Fitzgerald, James; Schutt-Aine, Jessie; Houghton, Natalia; De Bortoli Cassiani, Silvia Helena; Báscolo, Ernesto; Alarcón, Gisela; Nascimento Sena, Ana Gabriela (2023-09-27)
      [RESUMEN]. La pandemia de la enfermedad por el coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19, por su sigla en inglés) demostró la necesidad de reforzar el enfoque de género desde una perspectiva integradora y multisectorial para el abordaje ...

    • Integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: document review of a national campaign in light of WHO recommendations 

      Soares, Rosa Castália Ribeiro; Carvalho, Amanda Gabriela de; Luz, João Gabriel Guimarães; Lucas, Ana Luiza Zílio; Ignotti, Eliane (2023-09-27)
      [ABSTRACT]. Objective. To describe the results of a national campaign aimed at the integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) official documentation related ...

    • Lignes directrices de l’OMS sur les questions éthiques en matière de surveillance de la santé publique 

      Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé; Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH) (Washington, D.C., Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé, 2023-09-27)
      La surveillance de la santé publique est la pierre angulaire de la lutte contre les épidémies, ce qui ne se limite pas aux maladies infectieuses. On la qualifie parfois de radar de la santé publique, car elle permet aux ...

    • Evaluation of the Pan American Health Organization Technical Cooperation in Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas. Volume II. Annexes 

      Pan American Health Organization; Planning, Budget and Evaluation Department (PBE) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2023-09-26)
      This publication is the companion document to "Evaluation of the Pan American Health Organization Technical Cooperation for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas. Volume I. Final Report". The overall ...

    • Manual on Oral Care for Pediatric Cancer Patients 

      Pan American Health Organization; Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2023-09-26)
      This manual has been prepared within the framework of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, CureAll Americas, with the purpose of improving the situation of children and adolescents ...

    • Demographic Outlook for Population Aging in the Region of the Americas 

      Pan American Health Organization; Health Systems and Services (HSS) (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2023-09-25)
      With the object of summarizing the available knowledge about the health and well-being of older persons in the Region of the Americas at the start of the Decade on Healthy Aging 2021‑2030 and reporting on population aging, ...

    • Regional collaboration for the development of national childhood cancer plans in Latin America and the Caribbean 

      Loggetto, Patrícia; Jarquin-Pardo, Marta; Fuentes-Alabi, Soad; Vasquez, Liliana; Benitez Majano, Sara; Gonzalez Ruiz, Alejandra; Maza, Mauricio; Metzger, Monika L.; Friedrich, Paola; Luciani, Silvana; Lam, Catherine G. (2023-09-23)
      [ABSTRACT]. This article aims to describe the activities conducted by the National Childhood Cancer Plan Working Group to support the development of national childhood cancer plans in Latin America and the Caribbean in the ...

    • El papel de la sociedad civil en la mejora de los cuidados del cáncer infantil en América Latina 

      Zubieta Acuña, C. Marcela (2023-09-23)
      [RESUMEN]. En América Latina, el cáncer infantil incluye una serie de enfermedades que exigen muchos recursos y presentan desigualdades en el acceso a diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos y adecuados. En este contexto, la ...

    • Advances in the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer: implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean 

      Vásquez, Liliana; Fuentes-Alabí, Soad; Loggetto, Patricia; Benitez-Majano, Sara; Metzger, Monika L.; Jarquin-Pardo, Marta; Echeandia-Abud, Naomi; Gupta, Sumit; Denburg, Avram; Friedrich, Paola; Ortiz, Roberta; Lam, Catherine; Luciani, Silvana; Ilbawi, Andre; Rodríguez- Galindo, Carlos; Maza, Mauricio (2023-09-23)
      [ABSTRACT]. This report describes the status of childhood cancer control initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Progress between 2017 and 2023 is measured using the outcome indicators from the Pan American ...

    • Health literacy on quality of life for children with cancer: modules on pediatric palliative care 

      García-Quintero, Ximena; Bastardo Blanco, Daniel; Vásquez, Liliana; Fuentes-Alabí, Soad; Benites-Majano, Sara; Maza, Mauricio; Ugaz, Cecilia; Morales, Roxana; Baker, Justin N; McNeil, Michael J. (2023-09-23)
      [ABSTRACT]. Objective. To describe the development of educational materials for parents and other caregivers of children with cancer, which utilized a culturally sensitive approach to reduce acceptance barriers to palliative ...

    • The SickKids Caribbean Initiative to improve care for children with pediatric cancer and blood disorders 

      Reece-Mills, Michelle; Baxter, Jo-Anna B. (2023-09-23)
      [ABSTRACT]. To improve pediatric hematology and oncology outcomes, there is a recognized potential for partnerships between low and high-resource institutions within health care systems. The SickKids Caribbean Initiative ...

    • Strengthening public health policies for childhood cancer: Peru’s achievements through the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer 

      Maradiegue, Essy; Pascual, Claudia; Vasquez, Liliana; Maza, Ivan; Ugaz, Cecilia; Montoya, Jackeline; Zapata, Arturo; García, Henry; Chavez, Sharon; Ordoñez, Katy; Rossi, Jonathan; Diaz, Rosdali; Morales, Roxana; Trigoso, Viviana; Ames, Romy; Celis, Edinho; Barzola, Isela; Torres, Liliana; Cosme, Melitta; Tarrillo, Fanny; Rojas, Ninoska; Santillan, Carlos; Quispe, Yuly; Palacios, Víctor; Godoy, Victoria; Tello, Mariela; Tarco, Duniska; Wachtel, Antonio; Malaver, Estela; Diaz, Elizabeth; Goyburu, Marlene; Perez, Vivian; Talavera, Ivy; Baca, Maria Edith; Maza, Mauricio; Saldaña, Lily; Holguin, Alexis; Jarquin, Marta; Loggetto, Patricia; Metzger, Monika; Friedrich, Paola; Lam, Cath; Rodriguez Galindo, Carlos (2023-09-23)
      [ABSTRACT]. Objective. To report the progress in Peru, since June 2019, in the implementation of the World Health Organization Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer using the CureAll framework, which can be replicated in ...

    • Instructivo para elaborar un plan hospitalario de respuesta a emergencias de salud y desastres 

      Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Health Emergencies (PHE) (Washington, D.C., OPS, 2023-09-22)
      En este manual, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud desarrolla todos los aspectos clave que deben considerarse en la planificación hospitalaria como parte de la capacidad operativa de los establecimientos de salud y ...