Washington, DC, 28 de marzo de 2024 (OPS)- La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) alertó hoy sobre el aumento de casos de dengue en las Américas. Hasta el 26 de marzo de 2024, se registraron...
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Brazil + 8 more
Washington, DC, 28 de marzo de 2024 (OPS)- La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) alertó hoy sobre el aumento de casos de dengue en las Américas. Hasta el 26 de marzo de 2024, se registraron...
Argentina + 7 more
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To provide an overview of the status of the childhood vaccination schedule in the Americas, outline program structures, and identify updated implementation strategies to...
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GLP-1 drugs (e.g. Ozempic) are sold at a nearly 40,000% markup in the US, but unavailable in low- and middle-income countries; and treating diabetes using insulin pen devices could be 30% less...
Severe weather Brazil On 26 March 2024, the Brazil Agency of Communication (EBC per its acronym in Portuguese) published information on the heavy rains occurring in the state of Espírito Santo. The...
Uruguay + 1 more
Uruguay (Update) On 24 March 2024, the Uruguay National Emergency System published updated information on the heavy rains affecting the central and southern parts of the country. A total of 6,030...
Following the heavy rainfall that has been affecting south-eastern Brazil, in particular the Espirito Santo State and Rio de Janeiro State, causing floods and triggering landslides, the number of...
Heavy rainfall has been affecting south-eastern Brazil, in particular the Espirito Santo State and the neighbouring Rio de Janeiro State over the last 72 hours, causing floods and triggering...
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A £4 million funding boost from the UK will help test new approaches to increase the number of people diagnosed and treated for TB. From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon...
Haiti + 4 more
CIFRAS CLAVE 1,7M de casos de dengue en Brasil en lo que va de 2024 10.106 incendios en Vichada, Colombia desde diciembre de 2023 89K familias afectadas por las lluvias torrenciales en Bolivia HAITÍ:...
Haiti + 4 more
HAITI: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS While gang violence continues to escalate in Port-auPrince, insecurity and roadblocks are impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. On 20 March, the World Food Programme...
Colombia + 4 more
Regional situation summary In the Region of the Americas, the risk of yellow fever outbreaks occurring is high. While immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions to prevent...
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Resumen de la situación regional En la Región de las Américas, el riesgo de ocurrencia de brotes de fiebre amarilla es alto. Si bien la inmunización es una de las intervenciones de salud pública más...
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Montevideo, 20 March 2024. According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, dengue cases among pregnant women have increased significantly in 2024, reaching 5,151 in the first six weeks of the year,...
Montevideo, 20 de marzo de 2024. Según el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil, los casos de dengue entre mujeres embarazadas han aumentado significativamente en el 2024, alcanzando los 5.151 en las...
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À l’approche de la Journée mondiale de lutte contre la tuberculose, célébrée le 24 mars, l’OMS a publié un argumentaire d’investissement pour le dépistage et le traitement préventif de la tuberculose...
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Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is marked on 24 March, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment. A modelling study developed with Governments of four...
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Overview This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries –...
Strong wind has been affecting south-eastern Brazil, in particular the Paraná State over the past few days, causing some severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage...
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