South-to-South Exchanges:
South-to-south exchanges strengthen local institutions and technical skills among public health experts to respond to priority Health Challenges in the region. The topics of Exchanges are decided by the participants and driven by experts’ professional needs. They can therefore be highly varied, and may include study tours, on-the-job-mentoring, workshops or seminars. Exchange participants may be from governments, NGOs, educational, or private organizations. Previous south-to-south exchanges sponsored by 4th Sector Health include:
- Family planning services organizations in Guatemala (APROFAM) and Paraguay (CEPEP) sharing experiences on voluntary surgical sterilization services and technical assistance. Learn more>>
- Ministry of Health in Peru visited the Colombian Ministry to learn from their experiences in implementing Universal Health Insurance. Learn more>>
- Researchers and policymakers from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico convening to collaborate on the issue of human trafficking and HIV/AIDS. Learn more>>
If your organization would like the opportunity to learn from or share experiences with an organization in another country in the region on a health issue, contact us with your exchange suggestion.
Red Encuestas: Virtual Exchange
The Red Latinoamericana Sobre Encuestas de Demografía y Salud (http://redencuestas.org/) is an interactive Spanish online community for public health survey experts that seeks to increase dialogue among regional experts in developing and implementing state-of-the-art health surveys.
The community participates in:
- Discussions on technical topics relating to health surveys and their communication
- Sharing of documents
- Linking expert contacts for technical advice and professional opportunities
- Participant driven postings of news and events
- Question and answer boards
- Event announcements