Monthly Newsletter | No. 3 | December 2021

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PAHO urges public health measures and vaccination in light of Omicron variant (Photo: PAHO)

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Monthly Newsletter | No. 3 |  December 2021

PAHO urges public health measures and vaccination in light of Omicron variant

“Vaccine inequity is prolonging the COVID crisis, and this is exactly what we’re seeing with the arrival of Omicron,” PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said.

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World AIDS Day (Photo: PAHO)

PAHO/WHO and UNAIDS urge eliminating inequalities to end AIDS

The number of new HIV infections has not declined in a decade in Latin America. Increased action is urgent to reach the goal of eliminating AIDS by 2030, after almost two years of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2021 (Photo: FAO)

Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 13.8 million people in just one year

A new report by UN shows hunger is at its highest since 2000.

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Hettie de Gannes, Trinitarian optometrist and polio survivor (Photo: PAHO/Belize)

Trinidad and Tobago: Steel-willed Hettie de Gannes talks adventure-filled life after polio

“I would be so emotional listening to reports of COVID-19 because I don't think half of those who do not want to be vaccinated understand what it is to get a disease like that...."

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Meet Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use

Meet Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use

PAHO launched Pahola in an effort to help countries in the Americas reduce increasing rates of harmful drinking.

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COVID-19 Response in the Americas

Antimicrobial misuse (Photo: PAHO)

Misuse of antimicrobials during pandemic

Countries are reporting surges in drug-resistant infections that are likely due to the unprecedented misuse of antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of COVID-19.

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Primary health care workers (Photo: PAHO)

Investment in primary health care urgently needed to ensure COVID-19 recovery in the Americas

All countries should increase public expenditures in their health systems to the recommended 6% of national GDP or higher and should ensure that 30% of this funding goes to first level care.

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Epidemiological Alerts and Updates - English | Español | Português  

COVID-19 vaccination in the Americas dashboard - Read more

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Events

Report launch: Health of the Afro-descendant Population in Latin America (Photo: PAHO/)

Report launch: Health of the Afro-descendant Population in Latin America

When: Friday, 3 December, 10:00 to 11:30 AM EST/Washington D.C. - 12:00 to 1:30 PM Asuncion.

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Webinar: Getting back on track to end AIDS by 2030

When: Friday, 3 December, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST/Washington D.C. - 12:00 to 2:00 PM Asuncion.

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Webinar: Utilization of Evaluation Information

When: Thursday, 9 December, 11:30 AM EST/Washington D.C. - 1:30 PM Asuncion.

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10th Conference of the Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization

When: December 6 from 9:30 to noon, 8:00 and 10:00 AM from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Washington, D.C. time - plus two hours Asuncion.

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High-level virtual meeting to celebrate Universal Health Day 2021: Invest in Health Systems for All

When: Friday, 10 December, 2:00 to 3:00 PM EST/Washington D.C. - 4:00 to 5:00 PM Asuncion.

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