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IX Curso Internacional de Manejo Clínico y Operativo de la Tuberculosis con Resistencia a Fármacos República Dominicana
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:33
Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, 14 - 18 May 2012
La finalidad de este curso es mejorar la capacidad gerencial y clínica de los participantes para la prevención y control de la TB MDR y XDR en República Dominicana y de los países participantes de América Latina y el Caribe.
Al finalizar el curso los participantes serán capaces de:
Identificar las condiciones epidemiológicas, políticas, técnicas y clínicas necesarias para implementar un adecuado programa de prevención y control de la TB MDR y XDR.
A new bill that would make public and workplaces 100% smokefree in Chile was approved by The Health Commission of the Lower House of Congress (Diputados) due to support from The Union Mexico Office. The Union worked with the Ministry of Health throughout the process of developing and putting forward the bill.
The Brazilian Senate approved an act (medida provisória) nationally banning smoking in all enclosed public spaces in November 2011. The law expands the smoking ban to all Brazilian states, eliminating the designated smoking areas popularly known as fumodromos. President Dilma Rousseff signed the bill on 15 December making Brazilian 100% smokefree.