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Loading ...Cost-benefit of Iron Deficiency Interventions in Argentina
Monday, February 16th, 2009A recent issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health includes an article* that attempts to estimate the direct and indirect cost of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in Argentina and compare it with the cost of a prevention and treatment program. The authors analyzed a prior scenario to gage the […]
Progress Towards the Health MDGs in LAC / Progreso hacia los ODM relacionado con la salud en ALC
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Recently 14 United Nations (UN) agencies* released a report (English, Spanish) reviewing the status of efforts of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations toward meeting the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report addresses the following health-specific MDGs: reducing the under-five mortality rate by 2/3 between 1990 and 2015; reducing the maternal mortality ratio by […]
PAHO’s Commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative
Saturday, September 27th, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative to Save Mothers’ and Children’s Lives Five-year, $60.5 million program will improve maternal and child health through low-cost interventions in 10 Latin American countries The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a new program of proven, low-cost interventions for maternal and child health […]
IDB Solicits Proposals for “Regional Public Goods” to Fund / BID solicita para propuestas promover “bienes públicos regionales”
Friday, July 27th, 2007The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issued its call for proposals for its fourth round of funding what it calls “regional public goods.” Every year the IDB provides up to US$10 million to finance selected proposals to support collective solutions for common or cross-border challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that can be […]