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Saturday, June 20th, 2009At their Ministerial concluded today, the Health Ministers of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) nations (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, plus Venezuela once Brazil and Paraguay ratify the Protocol of Adhesion regarding its membership) plus MERCOSUR associate member Chile reached an agreement [MERCOSUR/RMS/Acuerdo No. 01/09] committing themselves to cooperating toward the elimination of […]
A New Way to Fund Life-Saving Vaccines
Friday, April 3rd, 2009From the World Bank: Funding New Vaccines To Save Millions Of Lives World Bank to Provide Financial Platform for Pilot Vaccine Program The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a financial platform for a pilot vaccine program that will benefit millions of children in the developing world. The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) pilot […]
Finally, a Chance for a Global Mercury Accord / Por fin, un chance para un acuerdo global sobre el mercurio
Saturday, February 21st, 2009When the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Governing Council (GC) considered and agreed on the draft decision on chemicals management, including mercury, this past Thursday, I was in the room. It’s difficult to say which emotion filled the conference room more — joy or excitement. There was plenty of both. This decision had been many years […]
Cuba to Help Argentina Produce Cancer, Antiretroviral Drugs
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Argentina’s Health Minister Graciela Ocaña has just signed an agreement with Cuba where the latter will aid the former in researching and producing antiretroviral medicines (ARVs), cancer drugs, vaccines and other treatments for diseases prevalent in Argentina. Last year, shortly after assuming her post, Ocaña established the Program for the Public Production of Medicines, Vaccines […]
New PAHO Commitment to Combat Cervical Cancer / Nuevo compromiso de la OPS para combatir el cáncer cervicouterino
Friday, October 3rd, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Countries Pledge New Action to Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths PAHO strategy calls for strengthening existing programs and adopting new technologies Member countries of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) pledged support today for a new PAHO strategy to fight cervical cancer, a disease that claims some 27,500 women’s […]
A Dengue Vaccine by December?
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008During the 60th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência– SBPC) last month held in Campinas, São Paulo, it was announced that Brazil probably will go to market first with a vaccine against dengue and that they may start producing it as early as […]
WHO and World Bank Join Forces on Global Health / La OMS y el Banco Mundial aúnan esfuerzos en salud mundial
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008From the World Health Organization (WHO): WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank today address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition […]
A Loan to Improve Health Care in Panama / Un préstamo para Mejorar la Salud Básica en Panamá
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008From the World Bank: The World Bank Board of Directors today approved two loans totaling US$75 million for Panama to increase access to and quality of basic health services and education among the poor in rural and indigenous areas. “The central objective of the government’s program is to tackle poverty and inequality by improving access […]
Is Childhood Vaccination Against Hepatitis A Cost-Effective? Results of a Chilean Study
Friday, June 20th, 2008The May 2008 issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the scientific journal published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), contained an article* that analyzes the cost-effectiveness of universal vaccination of children against hepatitis A in Chile. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hepatitis A is highly prevalent across Latin America […]
Is Vaccination for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Cost-Effective in LAC?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008A recent issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the scientific journal published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), contained an article* that looks at the cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination program in Brazil among children age five or younger. Brazil introduced such a vaccination program in March 2006 on purely public […]