Washington, D.C., 8 November  2012 (PAHO/WHO).  On November 8-9, participants and experts from 18 countries of the Region of the Americas are holding the Regional Workshop: Financing Health Care Systems:  Macroeconomic and Fiscal Implications of Financing Universal Health. Participants are exploring and discussing the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of pursuing universal health care coverage in the context of the current global economic environment.

A small international expert group, convened by WHO is meeting this week at PAHO to develop a new guideline on cervical cancer prevention and control, based on the new evidence which has emerged over the past several years on HPV vaccines, new screening tests as well as new approaches to prevention including single visit screen and treat methods. The group will finalize a comprehensive guide book, intended for those health providers designing and delivering services aimed at reducing the burden of cervical cancer.