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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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República Dominicana refuerza acciones para evaluar la transmisión de la filariasis linfática en el país

República Dominicana refuerza acciones para evaluar la transmisión de la filariasis linfática en el paísEn 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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Malaria Infographic

Malaria Infographic

 

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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