This presentation discuses bird flu in two different related scenarios: as a disease that could affect the Poultry Sector and as a disease that could cause a Human Pandemic. The paper includes an analysis on what's at stake, risks and probabilities, costs, impacts and ways of prevention, as well...

As doenças transmissíveis ocupavam sete entre as dez principais causas de morte entre os países em desenvolvimento em 2001, enquanto que representavam somente duas das principais causas de morte nos países desenvolvidos. Os dados mostram que existe uma forte relação entre a incidência de...

Effective coverage is a measure of health system performance that combines three aspects of health care service delivery into a single measure: need, use, and quality. In this technical note, the concept of effective coverage is explained, methodological issues are discussed and the implications...

This technical paper reviews existing empirical evidence to track the effects of women's paid work on their own and their children's health in Latin America and the Caribbean. It begins with a brief description of the changing nature of labor markets and women's labor force participation. It...

This paper focuses on a rather unexplored dimension to date of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the resulting stigma and discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the interplay between stigma, discrimination and human rights....

This presentation discusses financial support mechanisms for developing countries to deal with Avian Influenza consequences. It examines potential impacts of the disease, reasons to offer international financial support, what to finance in the pre-pandemic phase and what to finance in the...

This collection of five case studies examines Latin American and the Caribbean experiences in regional cooperation and institutional capacity development across various sectors, including public debt management, watershed management, public health, citizen security and social security systems.