Bulletin Health Systems and Services - PAHO - December 2019

20 December, 2019
Countries called on to reduce barriers to access and increase financing in primary care to ensure Universal Health in the Americas
Universal Health in the Americas can only be achieved if countries reduce the barriers to access and increase investment in primary care. During the celebration of this year’s Universal Health Day, PAHO called on countries to implement these measures to ensure that all people have access to the health services they need. 
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PAHO continues to provide technical support to improve hypertension control and cardiovascular risk management in the Region of the Americas
Twelve countries met in Panama, from 19-20 November 2019, to agree on a comprehensive strategy to accelerate the use of standardized treatment protocols and to improve access, quality and availability of antihypertensive medications, and to improve control of hypertension in primary health care. [Available in Spanish]
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PAHO participates in the identification of South-South cooperation opportunities in Universal Health
PAHO participated in the seminar "Universal health coverage as a mechanism to facilitate regional integration" with the objective of identifying opportunities for South-South cooperation in the health sector and the challenges facing the region to achieve universal health coverage and universal access to health. [Available in Spanish]
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Caribbean countries meet to improve the quality and safety of radiology services
More than 20 representatives from countries in the Caribbean participated in a meeting on "Improving Quality Assurance of Radiology Services in the Caribbean," organized by PAHO, to improve the quality and safety of radiology services by implementing Quality Assurance Programs.
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PAHO will continue supporting the Caribbean Regulatory System through a grant extension 
PAHO will continue supporting the Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) through technical cooperation to expand and optimize the mechanism with the extension of a 3-year grant awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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New grant awarded to PAHO will strengthen pharmacovigilance capacity in Central America
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded PAHO/WHO with a 3-year grant for strengthening pharmacovigilance capacity in Central America. The new funds are part of the global “Smart Safety Surveillance” initiative, a risk-based approach that builds pharmacovigilance capacity around the introduction of new medicines to treat priority diseases. 
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Projects in Colombia and Peru win Social Innovation in Health prizes
Projects to identify infants exposed to Zika virus in Colombia, to improve maternal health in rural communities of the Peruvian Amazon, and to increase nutrition in rural Colombian communities were among the winners of 2019 Social Innovation in Health Initiative awards announced by PAHO.
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Call for proposals: Perspectives and Contributions of Nurses in the Region of the Americas to Achieve Universal Health and Primary Health Care  
We invite you to contribute to an important publication of PAHO/WHO and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing. We are collecting nurses' stories from all over the Region of the Americas to highlight best nursing practices that advance primary health care and universal health.
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Call for papers: Human Resources for Universal Health 
The Pan American Journal of Public Health, published by PAHO/WHO, announces a call for papers for an upcoming special issue on "Human Resources for Universal Health" to be published in 2020. 
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