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Quarterly Newsletter | Issue 14 | February 2024
Global Health Spotlight: Commemorating World Health Days
Greetings from the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) Network! We are delighted to present Issue 14 of our newsletter, showcasing remarkable stories of collaboration, innovation, and impactful endeavors, all in honor of World Leprosy Day, World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Day, World Cancer Day, and International Childhood Cancer Day.
60-second Story Highlights 📣
Learn how PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) are contributing to NTDs, Leprosy, and Cancer treatment and elimination
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
OPS/OMS CC para la Clínica y Atención Médica de la Enfermedad de Chagas (ARG-35)
ACTIVIDADES: Durante los últimos cuatro años, el CC ha llevado a cabo capacitaciones para profesionales de la salud en entornos de atención primaria en países endémicos para abordar la enfermedad de Chagas ... Leer más
PAHO/WHO CC for Integrated People-Centred Eye Care (USA-460)
ACTIVITIES: The Dana Center for Preventive Opthalmology has been actively involved in pioneering initiatives aimed at revolutionizing trachoma prevalence surveys, a crucial component in confirming the elimination of this communicable disease in endemic populations. Collaborating with WHO, and PAHO, the CC has spearheaded ... Read more
CC de la OPS/OMS para el Estudio y Control del Dengue (CUB-18)
ACTIVIDADES: Durante los últimos cuatro años, este CC de la OPS/OMS ha emprendido varias actividades importantes destinadas a apoyar a la OPS/OMS en el avance de la comprensión y el manejo de los arbovirus en las Américas. Una iniciativa destacada fue el apoyo al taller "Desarrollo clínico para el tratamiento del dengue", organizado por la OPS y la Iniciativa Medicamentos para Enfermedades Desatendidas (DNDi) ... Leer más
PAHO/WHO CC for Trachoma (USA-443)
ACTIVITIES: This CC has spearheaded significant initiatives aimed at utilizing serology as a pivotal tool in the campaign to eradicate trachoma as a public health concern. The CC has supported PAHO/WHO’s efforts to establish standardized parameters for the utilization of serology in trachoma surveillance, crucial for guiding monitoring efforts toward trachoma elimination ... Read more
Leprosy
CC da OPAS/OMS para a Formação de Pessoal no Controle e Pesquisa da Hanseníase, principalmente para os Países de Língua Portuguesa (BRA-29)
ATIVIDADES: O CC tem estado ativamente envolvido no apoio à OPAS/OMS no estudo e monitoramento da resistência aos medicamentos de primeira e segunda linha usados no tratamento da hanseníase ... Consulte Mais informação
CC da OPAS/OMS para Controle, Treinamento e Pesquisa da Hanseníase (BRA-57)
ATIVIDADES: Durante os últimos quatro anos, este CC realizou atividades importantes para apoiar programas nacionais de combate à lepra. Isto inclui a prestação de assistência técnica, como serviços de consultoria e aconselhamento especializado em vigilância, diagnóstico clínico e laboratorial e tratamento da lepra e de outras doenças tropicais da pele ... Consulte Mais informação
Cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Leading in Cervical Cancer Elimination 💜 (USA-473)
Two years since its designation, the CC continues to lead the charge against cervical cancer with impactful initiatives. On the recent Global Day of Action, the centre's Game Changer Vehicle provided mobile screening services and health information in Hialeah, South Florida, a community with a high incidence of cervical cancer. Additionally, the CC hosted the “Improving Mammogram Quality Seminar,” benefiting ten Caribbean Member States by educating radiologists and technologists in the latest screening mammography techniques. Throughout 2021, the CC provided technical input to PAHO/WHO, supporting the implementation of its cervical cancer elimination strategy. Dr. Julio Frenk, representing the CC, actively participated in PAHO/WHO advocacy on women's health, while also supporting the launch of WHO's global breast cancer initiative.
Championing Childhood Cancer: Inside St. Jude's Global Pediatric Medicine Department (USA-445) 🎗️
From Central America to the Caribbean, the CC at St. Jude's Department of Global Pediatric Medicine is spearheading significant advancements in the battle against childhood cancer through its collaborative endeavors. Their regional impact is profound, with initiatives including support for PAHO/WHO's efforts to strengthen the health system response to pediatric cancer in Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Additionally, they've played pivotal roles in aiding the development of acute leukemia national guidelines for Ecuador and Paraguay, crafting a childhood cancer plan for Colombia, and contributing to the WHO Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer in the Caribbean. Moreover, their efforts extend to developing training materials for the early detection of childhood cancer, further bolstering the healthcare system's response in the Caribbean.
Cross Cutting Themes
PAHO's Strategic Plan adopts four Cross Cutting Themes (CCTs): Gender, Equity, Human Rights, and Ethnicity.
These serve as organizational and programmatic mandates to be addressed throughout the Organization's work to improve health outcomes and reduce inequities in health in the Region of the Americas. CCs have begun addressing and incorporating these CCTs in their respective workplans.
CC Impact Series: A Call for Examples of Excellence 📣
Attention Responsible Officers and Technical Officers of Collaborating Centres! Want your CC to shine in our next newsletter? We're on the lookout for standout collaborations with PAHO to feature in our CC Impact series.
Take just 5-10 minutes to share a brief description of your CC's collaborative endeavors through the link below. Your input is vital in showcasing the incredible impacts of our CCs. Let's spotlight their hard work and contributions together!
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