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16/Mar/2010
During the days 22 and 23 February 2010, was developed in El Salvador Workshop Virtual Course Evaluation Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) with the aim of evaluating the learning process and results of the first version of the course.
This workshop was attended by most of the tutors of the course, some outstanding students and management of the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH). Its inauguration was attended by the Minister of Health of El Salvador, Dr. Maria Isabel Rodriguez, as...
16/Mar/2010
The National School of Public Health at the Medical University of Havana, Cuba, offers the Diploma "Managing for health promotion, with a humanist approach, based on the theories, concepts and methods from different areas of scientific knowledge.
To encourage an open and motivating the deployment on the experiences and initiatives of the labor force in promoting health through the exchange of learning and networking.
OBJECTIVES
Diploma graduates will:
Document the Health Promotion...
11/Mar/2010
With the participation of its member institutions met Node Cuba during the 11th and 12th of February.
This meeting was the opening of the DRCs Pastor Castell - Serrate Florit who emphasized the importance of these meetings and the high commitment of the institutions in the development of all activities of the Campus.
It covered topics such as Open Educational Resources Network and the Repository, the new Campus Portal, the Board of International Health and virtual courses, where it presented...
11/Feb/2010
Calendar is now available courses for 2010.
These courses require registration and are organized by PAHO representations in the region.
March.
Leaders in International Health Program "Edmundo Granda Ugalde"
April.
Capacity Development for the Renewal of Primary Health Care.(Version_3)
Diploma in Health and Local Development.(Version_2)
Tutor-training network for learning. (Version_3)
May.
Fundamentals of social determinants of health. (Version_2)
Course...
11/Feb/2010
The Virtual Campus of Public Health of PAHO in its efforts to provide improvements in the development of courses for this year has developed a new format for the Program Familiarization with the various tools that the classroom gives both pupils and tutors .
With this new format, users can access all the necessary information through easy instructions with the help of images and a new navigation system makes users better understand the operation of the forums, chat, and Elluminate overview of...
11/Feb/2010
It began during the month of February the familiarization phase of the course "Management of Health Programs and Services for the Elderly". This is the second version of this specialization that has had excellent results in its first version made in 2009.
This course had its first Elluminate session on 4 February addressed to the familiarization of students and tutors with the tools available in the classroom and especially in using Elluminate.
The specialization will run for 36 weeks, divided...
13/Jan/2010
Panama, 30 January 2010. In order to check the Biennial Work Plan 2010 - 2011 and responsibilities for monitoring the monitoring indicators, the Regional Rights Resource Team of PAHO / WHO met in Panama City from 26 to 29 January.
In addition to reviewing the work plan, the regional meeting allowed us to conclude the program of activities for the biennium, to define the regional strategy of more professional management of health human resources and define the process of evaluation and...
21/Dec/2009
Message from Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of the Pan American Health Organization
21/Dec/2009
With very satisfactory results developed between 7 and 9 December at the site of BIREME, Sao Paulo, the Workshop for Open Educational Resource Network (Red REA / ERO) by its initials in Spanish and English respectively.
The workshop was attended by representatives of countries Nodes of the Network of Campus Virtual Public Health (VCPH), Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, the team of Regional and VCPH BIREME. Also attended by a representative of Paraguay prepares...
14/Dec/2009
Last Friday, 11 December at PAHO headquarters in Washington DC. activity was performed by Dr. Pedro Brito farewell after 21 years who retires from the organization.
It was present Director Dr. Mirta Roses, the Assistant Director Dr. Socorro Gross, and Dr. Jose Luis Di Fabio, new director of HSS (acting).
During the meeting with all workers of HSS was recognized the valuable contribution of Pedro during these years of work at PAHO, particularly in the areas of Human Resources and Health Systems...