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December 2008 Edition
World Health Report 2008
Primary Health Care: The Best Cure for Failed Systems
Healthcare costs are rising everywhere, yet people are not getting the care they need. Now more than ever, the answer is reform based on primary health care.
Health systems around the world are failing to meet the needs of the people they are supposed to serve, a failure that is now becoming "a threat to social stability," says the 2008 World Health Report, Primary Health Care: Now More than Ever.
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Primary Health Care: The Best Cure for Failed Systems
QUOTED AT LENGTH: Dr. Socorro Gross
Singer José José Denounces Violence against Women
PAHO Teams Up with Clinton Global Initiative
Ministers Commit to New Action in Health
Panels Discuss Climate Change, Primary Care
Caribbean Celebrates First Wellness Day
Three "Healthy Cities" Win 2008 Awards
China Infant Formula Crisis Highlights Need to Promote Breastfeeding
Experts: Don't Let Up in the Fight against Malaria
PAHO Joins IDB, Sabin Institute to Fight Neglected Diseases
Region Makes Progress, Faces Challenges on HIV
Countries Raise Awareness on World Rabies Day 2008
New PAHO Tool Measures Hospital Safety
Patient Champions Launch New Advocacy Network
New Vision for PAHO Scientific Journal
Publications on Alcohol
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- WHO. Weekly epidemiological record. Global leprosy situation, 2012
Leprosy control has improved significantly due to national and subnational campaigns in most endemic countries. Integration of primary leprosy services and effective collaborations and partnerships have led to a considerable reduction in leprosy burden. - WHO. Multidrug Therapy against Leprosy: Development and Implementation over the Past 25 Years, 2004
Multidrug Therapy (MDT) has transformed leprosy from being a scourge of humankind into a curable disease. However, it remains a neglected disease, despite the efforts of countries like Brazil in the area of all-out elimination. This comprehensive report outlines the many lessons that have been learned and great progress achieved, both in research and in leprosy control. This page offers a summary and access to the full-text report on the WHO website.
- Bauru Consensus for Validating Leprosy Diagnoses in Endemic States in Brazil, 2004
This consensus is a collaborative effort of PAHO-Brazil, the Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, and the Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, with the objective of validating the leprosy diagnostic procedures for new cases. The exercise will be carried out in the 23 endemic states during August 2004. - Leprosy Elimination Monitoring (LEM) in Brazil, 2003
The present publication is a contribution of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in conjunction with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims to improve and promote access to nationwide leprosy information. - Leprosy in Brazil: Epidemiology and Social Aspects, 2002
Leprosy in Brazil: Epidemiology and Social Aspects, 2002 by Vera Andrade PAHO/WHO, Brazil
- WHO. Weekly epidemiological record. Global leprosy situation, 2012
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