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Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action
This publication, written by leading international public health professionals, highlights 13 case studies on a variety of topics including control of vitamin A deficiency, folic acid fortification of bread, control of iodine deficiency disorders, and the contribution of research to infant breast-feeding policies, as well as successful community projects to promote increased physical activity and the role of urban planning and public transportation in reducing the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles, among other important topics. (© PAHO, 2005)
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2013
Dengue is a public Health problem worldwide. The American hemisphere is not the exception, with more than 35 countries report transmission of the disease and where it has been responsible for outbreaks and epidemics that has cost many lives in recent years.
2012
Fecha: 11 de julio del 2012 Ciudad: Bucaramanga, Colombia
Se estima que 3 mil millones de personas están en riesgo de contraer el dengue en más de 100 países tropicales y sub-tropicales donde se encuentra el mosquito transmisor Aedes aegypti...
Test diagnoses dengue faster using existing flu diagnosis equipment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a new diagnostic test to detect the presence of dengue virus in people with suspect symptoms of dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever.
2011
Puerto Rico Presents Pilot Project for the Prevention and Control of Dengue (11/23/2011)
2009
Autoridades de Salud alertan sobre brote severo de dengue en Nicaragua (10/02/2009)
Sistematización de Lecciones Aprendidas en Proyectos COMBI
