The importance of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) in Primary Health Care (PHC) has been recognized since the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978 and reinforced in the Astana Declaration in 2018, as well as other international instruments.
1st Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children
November 7-8, 2024 | Bogotá, Colombia
15 July 2024 – 10:00 to 11:00 AM
PAHO Headquarters, Washington, DC - Room B
The third webinar in the Regional Initiative to Accelerate Innovation for TB Elimination series aims to review two key issues in the implementation of digital radiology and artificial intelligence products.
On Wednesday, July 17, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Washington DC time), we will meet in the webinar "Vaccination Coverage 2023: Results in the Region of the Americas", organized by the Special Program Comprehensive Immunization (CIM).
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem. In 2022, WHO estimates that there will be 325 000 cases of TB in the Region, of which only 242 000 have been reported, leaving a significant diagnostic gap of 83 000 people with TB who do not have access to timely diagnosis and treatment.
Join us for a 2.25 mile (3.62km) walk around the Foggy Bottom neighborhood and DC monuments, open to people of all ages and abilities. Your pets are welcome! The Walk for Health is free of charge.
HIV testing services are a unique opportunity for people diagnosed with HIV infection to start treatment quickly to regain their health. They also identify people at higher risk of contracting HIV and provide immediate access to the effective package of recommended prevention services.
Cryptococcosis is a disease that imposes a significant burden on HIV patients in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a prevalence of approximately 10% in individuals with advanced disease and a high mortality rate of between 15% and 25%. It is estimated that about 5300 cases occur in the region per year.
