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World Health Day 2011 is dedicated to antimicrobial resistance, a major threat to patient care and disease control throughout the world.
Efforts surrounding this day seek to raise awareness of factors that contribute to antimicrobial resistance, to build commitment to common solutions across diseases, and to encourage the implementation of policies and practices that can prevent and contain antimicrobial resistance.
| Journalism Award Winners Focus on Drug Resistance in Latin America Washington, D.C., August 17, 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - Three journalists whose reports examine the underlying causes of antimicrobial resistance in Latin America won the 2011 Latin American Health Journalism Awards, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Red-Salud, the Communication Initiative, and the Imaginary Foundation. |
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Experts Warn of "Untreatable Infections" Washington, D.C., 7 April 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - The widespread misuse of antimicrobial medications, coupled with poor patient care in health facilities, could lead to a future of deadly “untreatable infections,” experts said today in panel discussions organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for World Health Day 2011. Read More... |
Treatment of Infectious Diseases
As part of the celebration of World Health Day, PAHO's Area Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control and the PALTEX Program launched the fifth edition of the guide "Treatment of Infectious Diseases, 2011-2012," whose content is based on the fields of infectious diseases, paediatrics and clinical microbiology.
Latin American Journalism Award for Health
Journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean can participate until 16 June on the VII version of the Latin American Journalism Award for Health, by Red-Salud 2011, whose theme is based on World Health Day this year: antimicrobial resistance. Read More...
Strategy on the Rational Use of Medicines
As part of the official ceremony of World Health Day and in order to externalize a comprehensive and innovative proposal at the regional level, the approved regional proposal for the implementation of national strategies for rational drug use was introduced in a round table discussion.
WHD 2011: Message by Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of PAHO
World Health Day in the WHO Regions
Communication Materials
Technical Information
AMR Round Table
51st Directing Council
Washington, D.C.
26-30 September 2011
WHD 2011: Other Related Campaigns
14-20 November, 2011
Webinars | Colloquium
18 November, 2011
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
14-20 November, 2011
Centers for Disease Prevention and Control