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The Communicable Disease Project (HSD/CD), part of the Technical Area of Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control (HSD), is the group inside PAHO assigned to the area of infectious disease; surveillance, prevention, and control. The focus and activities of the project—mission, aims, strategies, and lines of action—are summarized in this fact sheet.

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:: Malaria Champions of the Americas 2013

Malaria Champions of the Americas 2013

:: Latest News: CD


Honduras expands deworming of children in remote communities during vaccination campaigns

Honduras expands deworming of children in remote communities during vaccination campaignsA year ago, Cleotilde Acosta's four children were having problems sleeping and eating. “Before they received the deparasitation treatment, they would wake up frightened in the middle of the night,” recalls this mother in Santa María del Carbón, an indigenous Pech community in the municipality of San Esteban, department of Olancho, Honduras. “Now their stomachs are better, they have healthy appetites, and the ones in school are learning to read,” she adds with a grateful smile.

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:: Mandates: CD

Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control Area
Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Project
www.paho.org/communicablediseases

:: Malaria Champions of the Americas 2013

Malaria Champions in the Americas 2013

Malaria Infographic

Malaria Infographic

 

World Malaria Report 2012

World Malaria Report 2012 

World Tuberculosis Day 2013


World Tuberculosis Day 2013

PAHO releases an infographic to continue the fight against Hepatitis in the Americas

New year, new materials: PAHO releases an infographic to continue the fight against Hepatitis in the Americas

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