Since immunization activities are carried out at practically every level of the health-sector infrastructure, it is essential that personnel from all categories take part in order to achieve appropriate immunization coverage. Personnel will include both…
This paper has attempted to bring together, in concise form, all the main aspects of immunization administration related to the prevention of avoidable childhood diseases in developing countries. It will answer many questions and, it…
Although there are global EPI recommendations that include vaccines against six diseases, each country must decide which vaccines are to be used and which geographic area is to be covered. To provide coverage for the…
A group of several health workers travels in a vehicle permanently assigned to them to areas not served by existing health services, in order to vaccinate and provide other health services. The advantage is that…
The only effective treatment for diarrhea is hydroelectrolytic replacement using the glucose-electrolyte solution and the methodology for oral administration recommended by PAHO. Antimicrobial drugs should be used only for some diarrheas caused by invasive bacteria…
Recognizing the importance of these new advances, the 31st World Health Assembly called for a concerted attack on diarrheal diseases as part of the global commitment to primary healthcare and health for all by the…
Curves and tables have been prepared for 13 anthropometric dimensions, pubertal stages, age at menarche and bone maturation standards, using a random sample representative of the entire country. First, the distribution of the different dimensions…
The preventive and therapeutic measures for the treatment and prevention of diarrhea recommended in the Programme for the Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases, initiated by the World Health Organization and adopted by the Pan American Health…
In Latin America, there are strong migratory flows, both within countries and from one country to another. Most internal migration is driven by economic reasons: families change residence in search of better employment and more…
Within the national sample, a 10% subsample of the children included in it was randomly selected for an X-ray of the left hand. In total, a minimum of 100 X-rays was obtained for each sex…
