Argentina Haiti Belize Honduras Bolivia Jamaica Brazil Mexico Canada Nicaragua Panama Chile Paraguay Colombia Peru Costa Rica St. Vincent & the Grenadines Dominican Republic Saint Lucia Ecuador Suriname El Salvador United States Guatemala Uruguay Guyana Venezuela Over 680 professionals from 27 countries in The scholarship program is funded by the the Americas have received scholarships for OAS and the partner organizations: GCUB, graduate studies in health at Brazilian and Mexican CONACYT and AMEXCID. The OAS administers the Universities, thanks to agreements signed in 2014 program while PAHO/WHO provides monitoring between the Pan American Health Organization/ and evaluation, along with technical guidance on World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the research for health to scholarship recipients by Organization of American States (OAS), the Coimbra promoting the use of research to address regional Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB), and the policies and priorities. PAHO/WHO offers a Mexican National Science and Technology Council comprehensive toolkit of resources related to the (CONACYT) and the Mexican Agency for Policy on Research for Health (CD49/10) such as a International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID). “Research” dedicated site for the scholars, virtual This strategic alliance allows the OAS course offerings, conference information, journal scholarship program to cover health-related articles, and potential practicum opportunities. graduate studies and collaborate with PAHO/WHO Contacts: to promote research for health and support Luis Gabriel Cuervo human resources for health capacity with the goal Health Services and Access (HSS/HS) of strengthening health systems. [email protected] Karen Gladbach Human Resources for Health (HSS/HR) [email protected].