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Comunicación de crisis relacionada con la seguridad de las vacunas y de la vacunación: orientaciones técnicas
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-01-25)Las crisis relacionadas con las vacunas y la vacunación requieren una respuesta de comunicación diferente a las estrategias comunicacionales para promover los beneficios y la importancia de las vacunas en general. Este ... -
Communication in Crises Related to Vaccine Safety: Technical Guidance
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-25)Vaccine- and vaccination-related crises require a communication response that is different from the communication strategies used to promote the benefits and importance of vaccines in general. This document presents the ... -
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Myths. Material for general public and healthcare workers, 15 January 2021
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-22)Mis- and disinformation, rumors, and misperceptions regarding COVID-19 vaccines present a threat not just to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, but also to the public’s trust in the routine immunization program as well. This ... -
Preguntas y respuestas sobre aspectos regulatorios relacionados con la introducción y la farmacovigilancia de las vacunas para la COVID-19, 19 de enero del 2021
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-01-22)En este documento encontrará respuestas a las pregunas más frecuentes sobre los mecanismos de selección de vacunas, las características de los procedimientos de aprobación y las diferencias entre ellos, los organismos ... -
Combatir mitos sobre las vacunas contra la COVID-19. Material para público general y personal de salud, 15 de enero del 2021
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-01-22)La desinformación y la información falsa, los rumores y las percepciones erróneas sobre las vacunas contra la COVID-19 plantean una amenaza no solo para la aceptación de las vacunas, sino también para la confianza de la ... -
Diez hechos que el personal de salud debe conocer sobre las vacunas contra la COVID-19
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-01-21)Como trabajador de salud, ¿cuál es mi función en la introducción de las vacunas contra la COVID-19? ¿Cómo debo responder si los pacientes me hacen preguntas sobre las vacunas contra la COVID‑19? Este documento está dirigido ... -
Deinstitutionalization of Psychiatric Care in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-20)This technical document is a framework for action. Its objective is to guide the psychiatric care deinstitutionalization process in the context of Latin America and the Caribbean. The essential purpose of deinstitutionalization ... -
COVID-19: Digital health facilitating telerehabilitation
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-19)As part of the measures implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telerehabilitation is a process that allows continuity of care for patients who can benefit from remote consultations, while ensuring greater ... -
Ten Things Healthcare Workers Need to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines, 15 January 2021
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-19)As a healthcare worker, what is my role in COVID-19 vaccine introduction? How should I respond if people ask me questions about COVID-19 vaccines? This document is addressed to healthcare workers involved in the COVID-19 ... -
Vaccination Week in the Americas 2020: Final Report
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-15)Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) is a regional initiative that aims to promote equity and access to vaccination in all countries in the Region of the Americas. The participation of the countries of the Americas in ... -
Ongoing Living Update of Potential COVID-19 Therapeutics: Summary of Rapid Systematic Reviews. Rapid Review
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-14)This is the fourteenth edition of this database of evidence on potential therapeutic options for COVID-19, in which 68 therapeutic options are examined. This information will help investigators, policy makers, and prescribers ... -
Orientações para a aplicação de medidas de saúde pública não farmacológicas a grupos populacionais em situação de vulnerabilidade no contexto da COVID-19
(Washington, D.C., OPAS, 2021-01-14)A finalidade deste guia é apresentar orientações para melhorar a aplicação de medidas de saúde pública não farmacológicas durante a resposta à COVID-19, bem como a adesão a essas medidas por parte dos grupos populacionais ... -
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about COVID-19 Candidate Vaccines and Access Mechanisms. Version 3, 6 January 2021
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-14)Will COVID-19 vaccines be safe? Will all the COVID-19 candidate vaccines be successful? What are the different phases a vaccine must go through to be approved? This document provides responses to the most frequently asked ... -
Informe final de la Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2020
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-01-13)La 18.ª Semana de Vacunación en las Américas se celebró entre el 25 de abril y el 2 de mayo del 2020 bajo el lema "Ama. Confía. Protege. #Vacúnate". Esta iniciativa tiene por objetivo impulsar la equidad y el acceso a la ... -
Considerations for Strengthening the First Level of Care in the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-12)During the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems have been facing the difficulty of providing timely access and coverage and meeting the needs of the population at the first level of care (FLC), particularly in rural, remote, ... -
Recommendations to Adapt and Strengthen Response Capacity at the First Level of Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic, September 2020
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-01-11)This document presents considerations to support decision-making and actions to help strengthen response capacity at the first level of care (FLC) based on the values laid out in the Strategy for Universal Access to Health ... -
Communicating about Vaccine Safety: Guidelines to help health workers communicate with parents, caregivers, and patients
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-12-28)Vaccines save between 2 million and 3 million lives each year and protect the entire population from more than a dozen life-threatening diseases. Thanks to vaccination, smallpox was eradicated in 1980, and we are on track ... -
Interactive Atlas of Leishmaniasis in the Americas: Clinical Aspects and Differential Diagnosis
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-12-23)In the Region of the Americas, the leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by various species of Leishmania, which cause a set of clinical syndromes in infected humans that can involve the skin, mucosa, and visceral ... -
HEARTS: Mejorar el control de la hipertensión en 3 millones de personas. Experiencias de los países sobre la elaboración e implementación de programas
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2020-12-17)La hipertensión arterial, es decir, la presión arterial elevada, es un trastorno grave que aumenta significativamente el riesgo de infarto de miocardio, accidente cerebrovascular, insuficiencia renal y ceguera. Es la ... -
Especificaciones técnicas de la OMS para dispositivos automáticos de medición de la presión arterial no invasivos y con brazalete
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-12-15)La hipertension es el principal factor de riesgo modificable de algunas enfermedades graves como las enfermedades cardiovasculares (accidentes cerebrovasculares y cardiopatías isquémicas), la preeclampsia y la eclampsia ...
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