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A New Initiative on Chagas / Nova iniciativa sobre Doença de Chagas
Saturday, July 11th, 2009From Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi):
Forgotten and with few treatment options, Chagas debilitates and kills
100 years since Chagas disease was discovered, DNDi launches an international campaign “Wake Up. Time to Treat Chagas Disease!” with a call for better medicines and treatment of patients.
One hundred years after the discovery of Chagas disease, 100 million people [...]
A New Network to Combat Noncommunicable Diseases
Thursday, July 9th, 2009From the World Health Organization (WHO):
New network to combat noncommunicable diseases
Noncommunicable diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, cancers, diabetes, respiratory diseases and common injuries account for the vast majority of all global deaths, but because they are not yet included as priorities in the global development agenda, donors and international organizations have yet to pledge [...]
IDB Supports LAC Efforts to Combat A(H1N1) / BID apoya esfuerzas de ALC combatir el gripe A(H1N1) / BID apoia ALC combatir a influenza A(H1N1)
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB provides support for prevention and control of the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in Latin America, Caribbean
Japan top donor in Bank’s contribution to project aimed at strengthening disease surveillance and improving response to public health emergencies, to focus initially in Central America
The Inter-American Development Bank approved today a $5 million grant [...]
World No Tobacco Day 09: Mexico Issues Regulation
Monday, June 1st, 2009How did Mexico’s Health Secretary José Ángel Córdova Villalobos commemorate World No-Tobacco Day in 2009? He issued the implementing regulation for the 2008 General Law on Tobacco Control (LGCT). Among other things, the regulation covers the architectural design of nonsmoking areas, the ban on sales of tobacco products to minors, and the presence of health [...]
Why Argentina Has Not Yet Ratified the Tobacco Treaty
Monday, May 11th, 2009There’s an interesting article today in IPS exploring why Argentina has yet to ratify the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) even though it signed the agreement and the federal executive has repeatedly asked the Senate for the ratification. In a nutshell, Senators from seven tobacco-growing provinces (Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, [...]
Improving Disease Surveillance in Central America / Mejorar vigilancia epidemiológica en América Central
Friday, May 1st, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB to help boost disease surveillance network in Central America
The Inter-American Development Bank, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and national authorities in Central America, will provide $5 million to strengthen disease surveillance efforts and improve responses to current and future public health emergencies in the isthmus.
The [...]
Eye on Ads: Promoting Handwashing
Thursday, April 30th, 2009It’s a relatively simple thing that it’s too often overlooked by local sanitary authorities and technical assistance programs, but soooooo important in improving public health and hygiene: getting everyone in the habit of regularly (and properly) washing their hands with soap.
Below are two public service ads (PSAs) sponsored by Colombia’s Environment Ministry (MAVDT), originally released [...]
Venezuela Toughens Cigarette Pack Images
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Venezuela has just adopted newer, tougher images to be displayed on cigarette packs on a rotating basis. Manufacturers have until 03 July to deplete their inventories of packs with the old images and switch to only using the new ones.
The messages accompanying the images say:
“This product is harmful to health and produces addiction”; “Smoking causes [...]
An Andean Medicines Policy
Sunday, March 29th, 2009Last Friday the 30th Meeting of the Health Ministers of the Andean Area (RMSAA) agreed on other important health measures — a coordinated epidemiological surveillance system, joint plans to combat HIV/AIDS, protect health in border areas and to combat child malnutrition — but the one that caught my eye was the new Andean Medicines Policy.
Not [...]
ACODECO “Declares War on Junk Food”
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009To commemorate World Consumer Rights Day, Panama’s Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (ACODECO) hosted a forum on “No to the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Targeted at Girls and Boys.”
ACODECO’s Administrator, Pedro Meilán, opened the forum by noting the Authority’s role in protecting consumers in Panama and the alarming fact that Panama is [...]