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22/May/2015
In the framework of the 68th World Health Assembly, the Ministers of the Americas raise their experiences and proposals to strengthen health systems
Geneva, May 19, 2015 (PAHO/WHO). Ministers and delegates of the Americas addressed the plenary of the 68th World Health Assembly regarding the need to ensure that every country has a solid health system ready to face any adversity. They made reference to the lessons learned during the Ebola outbreak and highlighted the achievements.
21/May/2015
Scholarships available for graduate degrees in health and research at Brazilian universities
21/May/2015
In the framework of World Day of hypertension self-learning course is launched: Hypertension Management for Primary Care teams
PAHO / WHO calls for giving more attention to the control of hypertension
08/May/2015
Spanish edition of the Lancet series, Universal Health Coverage in Latin America
08/May/2015
The Safe Delivery App to teach birth attendants in hard-to-reach areas how to manage complicated deliveries
04/May/2015
Learning from the innovative open practices of three international health projects: IACAPAP, VCPH and Physiopedia
The Virtual Campus for Public Health is one of the virtual education programs is discussed in an article published in www.openpraxis.org Mr. Edgardo De Gracia member of the VCPH regional team was interviewed as part of the investigation that led to the drafting of the article. The complete article is available at:
04/May/2015
Update of VCPH regional portal in HTML5 with better accessibility from mobile, new applications with a simple and user-friendly design
04/May/2015
Human Resources for Health and the Public Health Virtual Campus in Cuba attended Health Convention 2015
20/Apr/2015
Increase in the number of seats for the course Nursing Leadership: Empowering Nurse Leaders in Latin America (2015)
Because the enormous interest and the number of applications received for the course "Nursing Leadership: Empowering Nurse Leaders in Latin America (2015)" the coordination of the course decide to increase the number of seats. Candidates selected for this edition will be informed soon. The new date for the beginning of the course will be on May 18 and will run until August 10, 2015. Candidates not selected at this time will have a chance to take the course in future editions that are already...
14/Apr/2015
Exhibition of photographs towards universal access to health and universal health coverage in the Americas
In the framework of the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama, the Departments of Health Systems and Services and Communications prepared the exhibition of photographs Towards universal access to health and universal health coverage in the Americas. The photographs underscore the importance of health in the lives of people and highlights key steps for countries to move. We invite you to view a sample of this online exhibition:

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