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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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En la ciudad de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, se realizó el pasado 13 y 14 de junio del 2013 el primer taller nacional de capacitación sobre estudios para la evaluación de la transmisión (EVT) de la filariasis linfática. En este taller fueron entrenados 16 trabajadores de salud del país quienes apoyan las acciones del programa nacional de eliminación de filariasis linfática (PNEFL) bajo la coordinación del Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (CENCET).
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- PAHO.Epidemiological Profiles for Neglected Diseases and Other Infections Related to Poverty in Latin America. 2009
- Neglected Tropical Diseases: Preventive Chemotherapy and Transmission Control
- A Call to Action: Addressing Soil-transmitted Helminths in Latin America & the Caribbean
- Control and Elimination of Five Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010 – 2015
- General Information of Neglected Infectious Diseases - October 2011 (In Spanish)
- Preventive Chemotherapy in Human Helminthiasis--Controlled Use of Antihelminthic Drugs: A Manual for Health Professionals and Programme Managers
- Global Plan to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008-2015
:: Regional Program and Initiatives
- Guía para el desarrollo de Planes Integrados de acción para la prevención, control y eliminación de las Enfermedades Infecciosas Desatendidas (In Spanish)
- A Call to Action: Addressing Soil-transmitted Helminths in Latin America & the Caribbean
- Trust Fund: Prevention, Control & Elimination of Neglected and Other Infectious Diseases in LAC
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- Prevalence and intensity of infection of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries
- Neglected Infectious Diseases Brochure, 2010
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First WHO Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases
16th Meeting of the WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020
Conclusions and Recommendations - GET2020 (In Spanish)
Control and Elimination of Five Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010 – 2015
A Call to Action: Addressing Soil-transmitted Helminths in Latin America & the Caribbean
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