Monthly Newsletter | No. 3 | December 2021
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Monthly Newsletter | No. 3 | December 2021
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.
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.
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...."
COVID-19 Response in the Americas
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.
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.
Events
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.
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.
Webinar: Utilization of Evaluation Information
When: Thursday, 9 December, 11:30 AM EST/Washington D.C. - 1:30 PM Asuncion.
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.
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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