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08/27/2024 - The second event in the Cycle of Webinars 'The VCPH and the training of health technicians', held on August 20, had the main objective of sharing the results of a survey carried out by the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic Health School (EPSJV/Fiocruz), the WHO Collaborating Center for the Education of Health Technicians, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization's Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH-Opas/WHO) with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation ( AECID). Find out who are the technicians that use the VCPH courses: where they come from, what age group and gender they fall into, which courses they choose, what motivates them and how the relationship between these workers and the VCPH can be improved. -
08/27/2024 - On August 12 and 13, the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV) hosted the Workshop for the project “Human resources for health in the context of Covid-19: Strengthening capacities to improve the response of health systems”, with a focus on developing the capacity of health professionals in remote and underserved areas. On the occasion, the first results of the research project were presented, which analyzed the use of the PAHO Virtual Public Health Campus by health technicians. -
08/12/2024 - Continuing the research program "Expanding the participation of health technicians in the PAHO/WHO Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH)", the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is promoting the second virtual seminar to present the results of this project which analyzes the trajectory and experience of health technician users who have already taken courses at the VCPH/PAHO. -
07/29/2024 - Meeting in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), G20 ministers issued the “G20 Development Ministerial Declaration on Reducing Inequalities”. The document, the result of intense discussions since Brazil assumed the presidency of the international forum, commits countries to sustainable development and inclusive policies, underlining the importance of international cooperation to address global inequalities. -
07/11/2024 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-test which can provide a critical support in expanding access to testing and diagnosis, accelerating global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C. -
06/26/2024 - SEGIB announces the results of the 2nd Call for Proposals: Networking is strengthening Ibero-America. The Ibero-American Network for the Education of Health Technicians (RIETS) was one of the winners and will invest for the second time in the theme of clinical simulation in the training of health technicians. Since the first call for proposals was approved, RIETS and its members have developed projects involving the construction of a repository, international meetings and workshops that encourage and guide institutions interested in improving training and health systems using simulation. -
06/11/2024 - Researchers from the Fiocruz Global Health Center (Cris/Fiocruz) provide an overview of the 77th World Health Assembly, which concluded on 6/1/2024, highlighting the key moments of the event. The authors emphasize the approval of important resolutions by the 194 Member States of the WHO, ranging from the 14th General Programme of Work of the WHO (GPW14-PGT14) and amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to those related to Climate and Health, Economy and Health for All, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), and Mental Health and Emergencies, among many others. The article also highlights the "decisive Brazilian participation" in the approval of the resolution that implements, reinforces, and maintains social participation in health decision-making processes. -
06/10/2024 - On June 3 and 4, the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV) hosted a workshop as part of the project “Human Resources in Health in the Context of Covid-19: Strengthening Capacities to Improve Health System Responses,” focusing on capacity building for health professionals in remote areas. The event presented findings from the project's initial phase, highlighting the usage patterns of the PAHO/WHO Virtual Campus for Public Health. Discussions addressed the governance of the virtual campus, the significance of data on health technicians, and the necessity for educational pathways aligned with WHO Academy standards. Participants also explored the concentration of enrollments in specific courses and the need for more granular data to assess the impact on local health conditions. -
05/28/2024 - The week-long Assembly will be taking up resolutions and decisions dealing with a new four-year strategy to WHO; it’s new funding appeal to raise some $7 billion more over that period in voluntary funds from donors; the humanitarian crises related to wars in Ukraine and Gaza; as well as a host of other vital health themes – from a new resolution on climate and health to the status of efforts to eliminate malaria, tackle chronic disease as well as head off a wave of drug resistant pathogens and disease, to name just a few. -
05/10/2024 - In the year in which it completes 20 years as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for the Education of Health Technicians, the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV/Fiocruz) promoted, on April 16, the webinar “Profile and educational trajectories of health technicians who take courses at CVSP/Opas”. Held in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the event aims to present the platform and methodology used in a research that analyzes the trajectory and experience of health technician users who have already taken courses at the Virtual Campus of PAHO Public Health through a characterization of the sociodemographic and work profile of these workers and a survey of the courses most frequently offered by health technicians at the regional level.