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PAHO NEWS: Press Releases, Job Vacancies, and Other
Information from the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) via the Canadian Society for International Health
(CSIH) http://www.csih.org; Technical Representative in
Canada for PAHO
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PAHO Member Country Representation at Sixth Canadian
Conference on International Health November 14-17
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This year's Sixth Canadian Conference on International Health, to take
place at Palais des Congres in Hull, Quebec, will feature presenters
and speakers from several PAHO member countries. PAHO will be further
represented at the conference through a talk given by Dr. David
Brandling-Bennett, PAHO Deputy Director, in the opening plenary,
entitled "The Changing Nature of Health and Society."
The following individuals from Latin America are scheduled to present
or speak at the Conference.
Paper Sessions:
Oscar Landivar (Bolivia): "La Autogestion en Salud a Nivel Local en Bolivia"
Paulo Henrique Battaglin Machado (Brazil): "Intra-Urban Differentials in Curibita"
Alberto Najar (Brazil): "Social Inequalities and Health Promotion: a methodology for areas selection using GIS"
Teofilo Monteiro (Brazil): "Hepatitis A as a Health Indicator to Evaluate the Water Quality of Recreational Waters in Sepetiba Bay, RJ"
Francisco F. Hernandez Garciga (Cuba): "Comportamiento de las Enfermedades de Transmision Sexual en adolescentes"
Gilberto Fleites (Cuba): "Diet and Health in Cuba: Agricultural and Health Policies"
Isaac Nahon-Serfaty (Venezuela): "Entre le local et le global : Defis et paradoxes de la communication pour la sante"
Poster Presentations:
Phyllis Catharina Romjin (Brazil): "Preventative Action Against Rabies in an Ecosystem"
Renata Takahashi (Brazil): "Social Representation of HIV Women About Their Illness"
Maria Bertolozzi (Brazil): "The Compliance to the Tuberculosis Treatment Program"
Anna Maria Chiesa (Brazil): "Identifying Social Groups to Plan Healthy Policies Guided by Equity"
Francisco F. Hernandez Garciga (Cuba): "Comportamiento del Estado de Salud en el primer ano de Lactancia Recibida"
Julio Camacaro (Venezuela): "Paediatrics Intrahospital Infections. Maracaibo, 1996"
Ana Prato (Venezuela): "Psycho-Social Environment of the Pregnant Adolescent"
Victor Prato (Venezuela): "Felt Necessities and Health in an Urban Community"
Visit the Sixth Canadian Conference on International Health website at
http://www.csih.org/ccih/ccih.html
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New Publications from PAHO
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Health Statistics from the Americas (1998 Edition)
This edition is the fourth in a series begun in 1991 to complement the
quadrennial publication "Health in the Americas." Making a first for
the series, Part I of this edition is devoted to a special topic -
health during childhood.
Part I deals with selected demographic aspects, presents estimated
death rates for broad groups of causes for children under 1 year and
children 1-4 years of age, and examines selected health topics of
particular importance during childhood.
Part II presents data on registered mortality in specific age groups.
In addition to providing a summarized presentation of causes of death
in children under 5 years of age, it also includes mortality data for
several age groups immediately following early childhood. These data
have not been published previously in this age detail, and they should
be invaluable in the study of adolescent health.
In Part III, as in previous editions, this volume presents summarized
mortality data by age group and sex for all country-years received
after the previous edition (1995).
With this book, PAHO once more brings to analysts, researchers, policy
makers, and other interested parties, the full richness of statistical
information about health available in the Region of the Americas. 1999
ISBN 92 75 11567 2 Also available on CD-ROM. (CD-ROM includes the
latest editions of "Health in the Americas" and "Health Statistics
from the Americas" plus the previous edition of "Health Conditions in
the Americas/Health Statistics from the Americas.)
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Health in the Americas: 1998 Edition, Vol I and II
"Health in the Americas," formerly called "Health Conditions in the
Americas, is the authoritative encyclopedia of health indicators and
trends in the Region. Published every four years by PAHO, this two-
volume reference offers an exhaustive analysis of the health situation
in the entire Region of the Americas.
Volume I explores the Region's health situation in five chapters.
This regional analysis examines public health trends, the health
status of various population groups, major diseases and health
problems, the health sector's response to these conditions, and the
status of external technical and financial cooperation destined to
health. Volume II presents the most current data on the Region's 45
countries and territories, from the perspective of each country's
socioeconomic and demographic context, and sketches their health
prospects for the immediate future.
This latest edition of "Health in the Americas," as did its
predecessors, fulfills PAHO's mandate to inform its Member Governments
about health conditions and trends in the Region. This compendium is
also a practial tool for a broad range of professionals and students
from epidemiologists to social researchers and government workers to
journalists. A must-have reference for medical and public health
libraries everywhere, "Health in the Americas" should meet the needs
of everyone interested in obtaining the most complete and accurate
data on health in the Americas. ISBN 92 75 11569 9 Also available on
CD-ROM. (CD-ROM includes the latest editions of "Health in the
Americas" and "Health Statistics from the Americas" plus the previous
edition of "Health Conditions in the Americas/Health Statistics from
the Americas.)
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Measles Eradication Field Guide
In 1994, the Ministers of the Americas adopted the goal of eradicating
measles from the Western Hemisphere by the year 2000. Although the
countries have made considerable progress toward this goal, scattered
outbreaks continue to occur. It is essential that the countries
maintain high immunization levels within their populations, especially
in light of the threat of reintroduction of measles from other regions
of the world.
To help the countries of the Americas become and remain measles-free,
PAHO has developed a vaccination strategy for outbreak prevention and
measles eradication. This publication outlines that strategy and also
provides valuable background information about measles in a concise
format and easy-to-understand language. Its seven chapters cover such
subjects as the epidemiology of measles, clinical aspects of the
disease, proper handling and delivery of measles vaccines, and methods
of laboratory confirmation of measles infection. The rationale and
activities related to the vaccination strategy are explained in depth.
The largest section of the book is devoted to surveillance for measles
cases and gives guidelines for case investigation, outbreak response,
and other omponents of an effective surveillance system. Attached as
appendices are numerous examples of forms that can be copied and
modified as needed for local surveillance purposes. There is also an
extensive bibliography arranged by subject.
The practical information contained in this manual will benefit public
health personnel and medical practitioners at all levels. The field
guide is an essential tool for anyone involved in administering or
carrying out vaccination programs, both in the Americas and elsewhere.
1998, ISBN 92 75 13041 8
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PAHO Publications can be ordered online via the PAHO Online
Publications Catalog at http://publications.paho.org or from a PAHO
Sales Agent. The Canadian sales agent is: The Canadian Public Health
Association, Tel: (613) 725-3769 Fax: (613) 725-9826.
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