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- World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 - PAHO WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Press Release World Hand Hygiene Day: A simple action that saves lives Washington, D C , 5 May 2025 (PAHO) — Hand hygiene is one of the most effective and cost-efficient measures to prevent infections in health care settings and to combat antimicrobial resistance On World Hand Hygiene Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) underscores that while medical gloves play a key role in
- World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2024
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of AMR and promote best practices among One Health stakeholders to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections WAAW is celebrated from 18-24 November every year Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all
- Gestión segura de los desechos de las actividades sanitarias . . . - PAHO
Overview The waste produced in the course of health-care activities, from contaminated needles to radioactive isotopes, carries a greater potential for causing infection and injury than any other type of waste, and inadequate or inappropriate management is likely to have serious public health consequences and deleterious effects on the environment
- Manual and tools for outbreak investigation training
This document is intended to support national and local health authorities as they conduct training activities for public health personnel working at the local level in outbreak detection, investigation, and response It can also be used for training activities involving more than one country once the relevant materials have been adapted
- Epidemiological Alert Measles in the Americas Region
Vaccination Implement vaccination intensification activities based on the results of the measles and rubella risk analysis, with the objective of closing coverage gaps, prioritizing the municipalities with the highest risk Conduct microplanning of routine vaccination services to achieve vaccination coverage of at least 95% with two doses of
- INSPIRE: Seven strategies for Ending Violence Against Children
The INSPIRE framework aims to end violence against children and adolescents through seven evidence-based strategies Each has a specific objective, a rationale, and is supported by activities aimed at achieving and contributing to the achievement of other Sustainable Development Goals These goals seek to eliminate risk factors associated with violence in children, such as those addressing
- Epidemiological Alert - Measles in the Americas Region - 28 February . . .
In 2024, the Americas Region was again verified as measles-free, while maintaining elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) However, the recent identification of multiple measles outbreaks and cases, including some fatal ones, in countries and territories of the region, puts this achievement at risk In view of this situation, the Pan American Health Organization World
- PAHO and Bloomberg Philanthropies continue partnership to strengthen . . .
Washington, D C , 9 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies have renewed their agreement to enhance civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Americas The agreement expands ongoing work under the global Data for Health (D4H) initiative, aimed at improving how countries collect and use data on births, deaths, and causes
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