PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres: celebrating the achievement of our common goals

WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) are typically parts of institutions such as universities, hospitals, research institutes, academies or  ministries that have been designated by the WHO Director-General to carry out activities in support of the Organization's programs by providing information, services, and expertise; thereby strengthening their own national capacity for training, research, and collaboration for health development.

Barriers and facilitators to confronting HIV/aids and syphilis experienced by Venezuelan women living in Brazil

Objective

To describe the perception of Venezuelan women regarding access to health care, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/aids and syphilis in Brazil.

Method

This is a descriptive, exploratory study employing a qualitative approach, performed from February to May 2021 in the municipalities of Manaus, state of Amazonas, and Boa Vista, state of Roraima. The interviews with participants were fully transcribed, with identification of themes based on content analysis.

Factors associated with condom use among sex workers of Venezuelan origin in Colombia

Objective

To describe the factors that determine condom use in Venezuelan immigrant sex workers in Colombia.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted with an interpretive hermeneutic approach using semi-structured interviews developed in the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley, Bogotá, and the Colombian coffee-growing region.

Sexual and reproductive health of migrants from Venezuela and Central America

In recent years, two simultaneous mass migratory regional phenomena in the Americas have been taking place as people from Central American countries and Venezuela migrate to other countries in the region. It is estimated that over 7 million Venezuelans had left their country, seeking relocation in other Latin American and Caribbean countries, primarily in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

Strengthening locally led research to respond to the sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrants from Venezuela and Central America

[Extract...] In 2018, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) established mass migration as a priority health issue in national, sub-regional, and regional agendas (1). In recent years, two simultaneous mass migratory phenomena in the Americas are occurring as people from Central American countries and Venezuela migrate to other countries in the Region. As of December 2022, approximately 7.13 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants had left their country, with 5.99 million relocating to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (2).

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