Immunization Program in Latin America and Puerto Rico

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to teach the students to analyze the problems, available resources and actual yield, to design actions to extend coverage of the immunization programs. By means of group work in the form of workshops, where the contents of the modules noted below will be discussed. These modules have been prepared by the Pan American health organization, also the system used in Puerto Rico: I - Goals; II- Diseases; III- Vaccines; IV- Cold Chain; V- Program Management and VI- Evaluation (Theoretical and Practical).