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DRUG DONATIONS

Drug donations, even in emergency situations, may cause problems rather than being helpful if they do not comply with specific principles and guidelines.

The following guidelines reflect a consensus between major international agencies.

Core principles for drug donation
Guidelines for drug donations
Recommendations For Donors
Recommendations For the Recipient Country

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INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RELIEF ASSISTANCE: A GUIDE FOR EFFECTIVE AID

An Excerpt from International Health Relief Assistance: A Guide for Effective Aid

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OPS: se acabaron las excusas para la violencia contra los niños

OPS, se acabaron las excusas para la violencia contra los niños: El primer estudio exhaustivo y de conjunto llevado a cabo por las Naciones Unidas sobre todas las formas de violencia contra los niños concluye afirmando que la violencia contra los niños jamás es justificable.

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 March 2008 14:37
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OPS subraya necesidad de redoblar esfuerzos en compleja problemática de las pandillas juveniles

Decenas de miles de jóvenes involucrados en pandillas que ejercen violencia en países de América Central, México, Estados Unidos, y en otros países de la Región son vistos con gran preocupación por los efectos sociales que se producen por su accionar.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 June 2009 11:27
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Resource Material on Climate Change and Disasters

In line with this year's World Health Day theme "Protecting Health from Climate Change," the Regional Disaster Information Center (CRID) has published a CD-ROM with a large collection of documents from different agencies regarding climate change, disasters and health.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 June 2008 06:14
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Nutrition Experts Call on Food Industry to Support "Trans Fat Free Americas"

Washington, D.C., September 26, 2007 (PAHO)—Experts on nutrition and public health are calling on leaders in the food industry to speed up the elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids from the foods they produce and distribute, and to become partners in promoting healthy diets throughout the Americas.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 10:24
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Health Promoters Honored for Saving Lives in Colombia

Quibdó, Colombia, March 6, 2008 (PAHO)—A group of rural health promoters traveled 14 hours by boat this week to receive the 2007 Clarence H. Moore Award for Voluntary Service for their service to indigenous and ethnic communities in Chocó, Colombia.

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 March 2008 14:27
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