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  • 02/22/2016 - The Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Francisco Becerra, reported on the actions the organization is taking in the Zika virus outbreak to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.
  • 02/15/2016 - UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Zika virus and warning about its potentially adverse effects on the health of women and babies, particularly in Latin America. We are also closely monitoring its possible spread to other regions.
  • 02/04/2016 - European countries were called on today by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) to act early and in a coordinated way to protect the region from Zika virus, just one day after another case was confirmed in the United States.
  • 02/03/2016 - The South American Institute of Government in Health (ISAGS/UNASUL) has opened candidate nominations for executive director. The Ministries of Health of the member countries of the Bloc must send their candidatures to the Institute‘s office by March 3.
  • 02/03/2016 - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, will brief ministers of health from nearly a dozen Latin American countries this week on the current state of the Zika virus outbreak, and the cases of microcephaly—unusually small head size in newborns--and other complications that are suspected of being linked to Zika virus infections.
  • 02/02/2016 - The first meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurologic disorders in some areas affected by Zika virus was held by teleconference on 1 February 2016, from 1310 to 1655 Central European Time.
  • 02/02/2016 - The International Network of Health Technicians Education (RETS) promoted, on July 9 2015 the Virtual Seminar on “Health surveillance and primary care: territory and local practice”. The theme was presented by the teacher-researcher Grácia Gondim. The event targets researchers, students and professionals in the field of health sciences.
  • 01/29/2016 - Breastfeeding has substantial benefits for women and children in rich and poor countries alike, and now the evidence is stronger than ever. A major new Series on breastfeeding, published in “The Lancet”, finds that despite strong health and economic benefits from breastfeeding, few children are exclusively breastfed until 6 months, as recommended by WHO.
  • 01/28/2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO) today called an emergency meeting for Monday on the “dramatic” rise in Zika virus infection – strongly suspected of causing birth malformations – warning that its “explosive” spread could eventually infect up to four million people before it is brought under control.
  • 01/27/2016 - PAHO is uniting with the global cancer community to commemorate on February 4th, World Cancer Day with the slogan ‘’We can. I can’’. We seek to promote how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the burden of cancer.

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