Fourth Training of Central Americans Takes Place at the Regional Health-Care Training Center in Panamá City

November 11, 2007 - In the first row, Jorge Motta, M.D., MPH, Director of the Gorgas Memorial Institute and Interim Director of the Regional Health-Care Training Center in Panama City; Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, M.D., MSc, Ph.D., Director of the Office of the Americas, Office of Global Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Enrique Mendoza, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Academic Affairs for the Regional Health-Care Training Center.

November 19, 2007 - The fourth training on influenza preparedness and response for Central American health-care workers took place at the Regional Health-Care Training Center in Panamá City from November 11 to 17, 2007, with 50 students of diverse medical and public-health backgrounds from six countries. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the prime sponsor of the Training Center, in partnership with the Ministries of Health of six Central American nations.

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• Photo Gallery from the Fourth Training of Central Americans in Panamá City

Last revised: November 21, 2007