Perspectives in Health. Volume 6, Number 1, 2001.
The magazine of the Pan American Health Organization
- El Salvador After the Earthquake: A Photo Story By Jorge Jenkins and Armando Waak
Portraying the human dimension of the disasters through the camera lens.
- Diary of a Disaster Relief Mission in India By Luis Jorge Perez
A PAHO disaster expert travels to India to help authorities manage health-related effects of a massive earthquake, and tells the story of his work in Bhuj.
- Confronting AIDS in the Caribbean: Major New Efforts Underway By Daniel Epstein
A series of major new efforts are underway to control AIDS in the Caribbean, which has the highest prevalence of HIV outside sub-Saharan Africa.
- Kissing the Assassin Bug Goodbye By Debbie Becht
The Bolivian government is spending US$54 million to eliminate the transmission of Chagas' Disease, spread by the bite of the vinchuca, or "assassin bug."
- Pairing Up Saves Mothers in Central America By Harvey Black
One group helps cut the toll of maternal deaths by training health care workers in Central America, as PAHO works to support essential obstetric care in the region.
- The Balmis-Salvany Smallpox Expedition: The First Public Health Vaccination Campaign in South America By Rafael E. Tarrago
Long before smallpox was eradicated, an expedition set out from Spain to vaccinate the population in South America against smallpox, a massive public health effort in 1804.
- A Cold Nose and a Warm Hearth By Bryna Brennan
Volunteers share their pets to help others.
