Courses
PAHO's Regional Program on Bioethics has developed the course "Public Health Ethics", as part of the technical cooperation to Puerto Rico.
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As part of European Union CARIFORUM Climate Change and Health project, the University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship has officially opened applications for the next cohort.
The deadline for submission of applications is Monday 15th January 2024.
For more information visit this link…
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Background
Join us on the 22nd February for the launch of the PAHO virtual campus course entitled: “Clubfoot can be treated: a course for healthcare workers”.
Description:
The treatment and disposal of electronic waste is a growing problem in the region of the Americas due to contamination by toxic elements present in electrical and electronic devices, generating occupational and environmental exposures from which adverse health conditions are derived.
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection affects vulnerable population groups including key population groups, people living in poverty in areas of very low HDI, and epidemiologically semi-closed population groups such as indigenous peoples.
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Dates: August 29 / September 02, 2022
Every year, insects and other vectors transmit infectious pathogens to more than a trillion people, which causes more than 700 000 deaths worldwide; therefore, the World Heath Day celebrated on April 7, 2014 was dedicated to insect-borne diseases, under the slogan “SMALL BITE: BIG THREAT”.
