Héctor Sànchez
@hsanh.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Coordinating Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies. PhD(c) at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Global health, transmission dynamics, social determinants of communicable diseases and epidemiological research methodology.
Global health, transmission dynamics, social determinants of communicable diseases and epidemiological research methodology.
On World Field Epidemiology Day, I’m starting the @ecdc.europa.eu fellowship programme as an EPIET Fellow. Ready to learn, investigate outbreaks and contribute to stronger public health across Europe.
#EPIET #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealth #FETP #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay #WFED
#EPIET #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealth #FETP #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay #WFED
September 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
On World Field Epidemiology Day, I’m starting the @ecdc.europa.eu fellowship programme as an EPIET Fellow. Ready to learn, investigate outbreaks and contribute to stronger public health across Europe.
#EPIET #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealth #FETP #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay #WFED
#EPIET #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealth #FETP #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay #WFED
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Today's #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay celebrates the work behind the scenes protecting communities & preventing #outbreaks
The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) & Eurosurveillance were created as part of a #PublicHealth vision with a similar philosophy
#WFED #EpiSky 🧪🧫
The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) & Eurosurveillance were created as part of a #PublicHealth vision with a similar philosophy
#WFED #EpiSky 🧪🧫
Celebrating 30 years of partnership with the European field epidemiology training programmes
www.eurosurveillance.org
September 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Today's #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay celebrates the work behind the scenes protecting communities & preventing #outbreaks
The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) & Eurosurveillance were created as part of a #PublicHealth vision with a similar philosophy
#WFED #EpiSky 🧪🧫
The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) & Eurosurveillance were created as part of a #PublicHealth vision with a similar philosophy
#WFED #EpiSky 🧪🧫
🆕paper is out: Trends in antifungal use characteristics in primary care in Spain, 2019 to 2024: a nationwide study
Estudio sobre las características sociodemográficas del uso de antifúngicos en atención primaria en España. Publicado en
la Rev Esp Quimioterapia doi.org/10.37201/req...
Estudio sobre las características sociodemográficas del uso de antifúngicos en atención primaria en España. Publicado en
la Rev Esp Quimioterapia doi.org/10.37201/req...
June 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM
🆕paper is out: Trends in antifungal use characteristics in primary care in Spain, 2019 to 2024: a nationwide study
Estudio sobre las características sociodemográficas del uso de antifúngicos en atención primaria en España. Publicado en
la Rev Esp Quimioterapia doi.org/10.37201/req...
Estudio sobre las características sociodemográficas del uso de antifúngicos en atención primaria en España. Publicado en
la Rev Esp Quimioterapia doi.org/10.37201/req...
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
⏰ Last chance to sign up for the EUCIC Certificate Programme specialising in infection prevention and control (IPC) & healthcare-associated infection (HAI) topics.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/qIAb50YY6c8
EUCIC European Committee of Infection Control
Learn more: https://ow.ly/qIAb50YY6c8
EUCIC European Committee of Infection Control
May 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM
⏰ Last chance to sign up for the EUCIC Certificate Programme specialising in infection prevention and control (IPC) & healthcare-associated infection (HAI) topics.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/qIAb50YY6c8
EUCIC European Committee of Infection Control
Learn more: https://ow.ly/qIAb50YY6c8
EUCIC European Committee of Infection Control
Today, on International Nurses Day, I want to recognize a profession that is essential to public health and highlight our ability to manage responses to public health emergencies.
Happy International Nurses Day, colleagues! #Epidemiology
Happy International Nurses Day, colleagues! #Epidemiology
May 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Today, on International Nurses Day, I want to recognize a profession that is essential to public health and highlight our ability to manage responses to public health emergencies.
Happy International Nurses Day, colleagues! #Epidemiology
Happy International Nurses Day, colleagues! #Epidemiology
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Congratulations, Australia 🇦🇺, on eliminating #trachoma — the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness — as a public health problem.
This marks a significant achievement for the health of Indigenous peoples and for global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases. bit.ly/4ecfzS0
This marks a significant achievement for the health of Indigenous peoples and for global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases. bit.ly/4ecfzS0
April 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations, Australia 🇦🇺, on eliminating #trachoma — the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness — as a public health problem.
This marks a significant achievement for the health of Indigenous peoples and for global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases. bit.ly/4ecfzS0
This marks a significant achievement for the health of Indigenous peoples and for global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases. bit.ly/4ecfzS0
Hoy celebramos los 100 años de la Revista Española de Salud Pública del @sanidad.gob.es ¡Felicidades!
El acto se puede seguir en youtube.com/live/QVP_pbG...
El acto se puede seguir en youtube.com/live/QVP_pbG...
Jornada 100 aniversario de la Revista Española de Salud Pública
YouTube video by Revista Española de Salud Pública
youtube.com
April 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Hoy celebramos los 100 años de la Revista Española de Salud Pública del @sanidad.gob.es ¡Felicidades!
El acto se puede seguir en youtube.com/live/QVP_pbG...
El acto se puede seguir en youtube.com/live/QVP_pbG...
Ayer se publicó en el BOE la Orden Ministerial que desarrolla la vigilancia en salud pública en la cartera de servicios comunes del SNS. Un gran paso para la Salud Pública y la Epidemiología. Toda la información en: boe.es/diario_boe/t...
BOE-A-2026-8592 Orden SND/356/2026, de 13 de abril, por la que se modifican, en relación con la información y vigilancia en salud pública, cribados prenatales, neonatales y de cáncer colorrectal, los ...
boe.es
April 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Ayer se publicó en el BOE la Orden Ministerial que desarrolla la vigilancia en salud pública en la cartera de servicios comunes del SNS. Un gran paso para la Salud Pública y la Epidemiología. Toda la información en: boe.es/diario_boe/t...
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The call for abstracts for ESCAIDE 2026 is now open!
📣 Take the stage at this year’s conference. Submit your work for a chance to present and inspire the #publichealth community across Europe and beyond.
📅 Deadline: 18 May 2026
#EpiSky #MedSky
📣 Take the stage at this year’s conference. Submit your work for a chance to present and inspire the #publichealth community across Europe and beyond.
📅 Deadline: 18 May 2026
#EpiSky #MedSky
April 14, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The call for abstracts for ESCAIDE 2026 is now open!
📣 Take the stage at this year’s conference. Submit your work for a chance to present and inspire the #publichealth community across Europe and beyond.
📅 Deadline: 18 May 2026
#EpiSky #MedSky
📣 Take the stage at this year’s conference. Submit your work for a chance to present and inspire the #publichealth community across Europe and beyond.
📅 Deadline: 18 May 2026
#EpiSky #MedSky
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲?
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨/𝗘𝗘𝗔:
▪️ 38,249 cases were reported in 2024
▪️ progress is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets of ending TB
▪️ drug-resistant TB remains a challenge.
Read more: bit.ly/WorldTBDay2026
#WorldTBDay
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨/𝗘𝗘𝗔:
▪️ 38,249 cases were reported in 2024
▪️ progress is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets of ending TB
▪️ drug-resistant TB remains a challenge.
Read more: bit.ly/WorldTBDay2026
#WorldTBDay
March 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲?
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨/𝗘𝗘𝗔:
▪️ 38,249 cases were reported in 2024
▪️ progress is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets of ending TB
▪️ drug-resistant TB remains a challenge.
Read more: bit.ly/WorldTBDay2026
#WorldTBDay
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨/𝗘𝗘𝗔:
▪️ 38,249 cases were reported in 2024
▪️ progress is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets of ending TB
▪️ drug-resistant TB remains a challenge.
Read more: bit.ly/WorldTBDay2026
#WorldTBDay
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#NatMicroPicks
Vaccination boost! 🦠💉
A delayed booster given 18 months after the initial dose generates a stronger, more diverse, and long‑lasting high‑affinity antibody response to Ebola glycoprotein than a single vaccination.
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vaccination boost! 🦠💉
A delayed booster given 18 months after the initial dose generates a stronger, more diverse, and long‑lasting high‑affinity antibody response to Ebola glycoprotein than a single vaccination.
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Improved VSV-Ebola-GP booster vaccination approach promotes antibody affinity maturation and durable anti-Ebola immunity in humans - Nature Immunology
A delayed booster of Ebola vaccine induces a stronger and durable antibody response with higher affinity maturation than a single dose, providing long-lasting immunity and enhancing the ability to pre...
www.nature.com
March 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
#NatMicroPicks
Vaccination boost! 🦠💉
A delayed booster given 18 months after the initial dose generates a stronger, more diverse, and long‑lasting high‑affinity antibody response to Ebola glycoprotein than a single vaccination.
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vaccination boost! 🦠💉
A delayed booster given 18 months after the initial dose generates a stronger, more diverse, and long‑lasting high‑affinity antibody response to Ebola glycoprotein than a single vaccination.
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay
With Lenacapavir or LEN, a new drug WHO recommends to protect people at risk of #HIV instead of taking daily pills, people can now get injections every 6 months.
At the time where funding for HIV is limited, this new drug could mean fewer new infections & more lives saved.
With Lenacapavir or LEN, a new drug WHO recommends to protect people at risk of #HIV instead of taking daily pills, people can now get injections every 6 months.
At the time where funding for HIV is limited, this new drug could mean fewer new infections & more lives saved.
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay
With Lenacapavir or LEN, a new drug WHO recommends to protect people at risk of #HIV instead of taking daily pills, people can now get injections every 6 months.
At the time where funding for HIV is limited, this new drug could mean fewer new infections & more lives saved.
With Lenacapavir or LEN, a new drug WHO recommends to protect people at risk of #HIV instead of taking daily pills, people can now get injections every 6 months.
At the time where funding for HIV is limited, this new drug could mean fewer new infections & more lives saved.
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
This week is World #AntimicrobialResistance Awareness week
This article collection spans the breadth of #AMR across pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), covers epidemiological monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, etc
This article collection spans the breadth of #AMR across pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), covers epidemiological monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, etc
Antimicrobial resistance: a silent pandemic
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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This week is World #AntimicrobialResistance Awareness week
This article collection spans the breadth of #AMR across pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), covers epidemiological monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, etc
This article collection spans the breadth of #AMR across pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), covers epidemiological monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, etc
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#JustPublished!
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.
Detections are rising 3–4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K.
Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.
Detections are rising 3–4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K.
Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2
ECDC recommends vaccinating without delay due to early flu circulation
Influenza detections are increasing unusually early in European Union/European Economic Area countries (EU/EEA) compared to previous years, with a timing three to four weeks earlier than the two most ...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#JustPublished!
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.
Detections are rising 3–4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K.
Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.
Detections are rising 3–4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K.
Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
🔬 ECDC has concluded ‘Operation Vector’, a two-day multi-country and cross-sectoral simulation exercise on deliberate biological threats, organised with @europol.europa.eu & hosted at @ssi-dk.bsky.social.
Read more about the simulation exercise: bit.ly/4p7fF01
#ECDC #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
Read more about the simulation exercise: bit.ly/4p7fF01
#ECDC #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
Preparing together: over 100 European experts took part in a cross-sectoral simulation exercise on deliberate biological threats organised by ECDC and Europol at Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut
On 11 and 12 November 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) concluded ‘Operation Vector’, a two-day multi-country simulation exercise organised in collaboration with Euro...
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🔬 ECDC has concluded ‘Operation Vector’, a two-day multi-country and cross-sectoral simulation exercise on deliberate biological threats, organised with @europol.europa.eu & hosted at @ssi-dk.bsky.social.
Read more about the simulation exercise: bit.ly/4p7fF01
#ECDC #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
Read more about the simulation exercise: bit.ly/4p7fF01
#ECDC #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
Another year listening the work of colleagues from the EU/EEE in outbreak management and infection prevention and control @ecdc.europa.eu #ESCAIDE #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealthMicrobiology
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Another year listening the work of colleagues from the EU/EEE in outbreak management and infection prevention and control @ecdc.europa.eu #ESCAIDE #FieldEpidemiology #PublicHealthMicrobiology
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It’s World #AMR Awareness Week.
Did you know misusing antibiotics leads to drug resistance and side effects?
Learn about #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
Did you know misusing antibiotics leads to drug resistance and side effects?
Learn about #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It’s World #AMR Awareness Week.
Did you know misusing antibiotics leads to drug resistance and side effects?
Learn about #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
Did you know misusing antibiotics leads to drug resistance and side effects?
Learn about #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing public health challenge in Europe.
Misuse and overuse make bacteria resistant, making infections harder to treat.
Misuse and overuse make bacteria resistant, making infections harder to treat.
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing public health challenge in Europe.
Misuse and overuse make bacteria resistant, making infections harder to treat.
Misuse and overuse make bacteria resistant, making infections harder to treat.
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
Can bacteria be resistant to more than one antibiotic?
👉Multidrug-resistant bacteria are those that have developed resistance to three or more groups of antibiotics.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qutzajyrou
#WordOfTheWeek #DiccionarioSaludGlobal #GlobalHealthDictionary
👉Multidrug-resistant bacteria are those that have developed resistance to three or more groups of antibiotics.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qutzajyrou
#WordOfTheWeek #DiccionarioSaludGlobal #GlobalHealthDictionary
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Can bacteria be resistant to more than one antibiotic?
👉Multidrug-resistant bacteria are those that have developed resistance to three or more groups of antibiotics.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qutzajyrou
#WordOfTheWeek #DiccionarioSaludGlobal #GlobalHealthDictionary
👉Multidrug-resistant bacteria are those that have developed resistance to three or more groups of antibiotics.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qutzajyrou
#WordOfTheWeek #DiccionarioSaludGlobal #GlobalHealthDictionary
Two days participating in Copenhagen in the "Operation Vector" SimEx of the @ecdc.europa.eu with @europol.europa.eu to improve the intersectoral collaborative response against bioterrorism. Such an amazing SimEx!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Two days participating in Copenhagen in the "Operation Vector" SimEx of the @ecdc.europa.eu with @europol.europa.eu to improve the intersectoral collaborative response against bioterrorism. Such an amazing SimEx!!
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
🚨 Last call! 🚨
Applications for the ECDC Fellowship Programme – Cohort 2026 (2026–2028) close tomorrow, 30 October 2025 at 24:00 CEST.
Don't miss the chance of becoming the #DiseaseDetective!
Apply: bit.ly/ECDCFellowshipsApply
#EPIET #EUPHEM #ECDCFellowship #IDsky #EpiSky
Applications for the ECDC Fellowship Programme – Cohort 2026 (2026–2028) close tomorrow, 30 October 2025 at 24:00 CEST.
Don't miss the chance of becoming the #DiseaseDetective!
Apply: bit.ly/ECDCFellowshipsApply
#EPIET #EUPHEM #ECDCFellowship #IDsky #EpiSky
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 Last call! 🚨
Applications for the ECDC Fellowship Programme – Cohort 2026 (2026–2028) close tomorrow, 30 October 2025 at 24:00 CEST.
Don't miss the chance of becoming the #DiseaseDetective!
Apply: bit.ly/ECDCFellowshipsApply
#EPIET #EUPHEM #ECDCFellowship #IDsky #EpiSky
Applications for the ECDC Fellowship Programme – Cohort 2026 (2026–2028) close tomorrow, 30 October 2025 at 24:00 CEST.
Don't miss the chance of becoming the #DiseaseDetective!
Apply: bit.ly/ECDCFellowshipsApply
#EPIET #EUPHEM #ECDCFellowship #IDsky #EpiSky
Reposted by Héctor Sànchez
Field epidemiologists often work in challenging conditions, where time and resources are limited.
Mobile labs are transforming their work by bringing diagnostics to outbreak sites and cutting wait times from days to hours.
Celebrate #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay and learn more: youtu.be/z3vJQaNVXBw
Mobile labs are transforming their work by bringing diagnostics to outbreak sites and cutting wait times from days to hours.
Celebrate #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay and learn more: youtu.be/z3vJQaNVXBw
Side session: The expanding role of mobile laboratories in global health crises | #ESCAIDE2024
YouTube video by ECDC
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Field epidemiologists often work in challenging conditions, where time and resources are limited.
Mobile labs are transforming their work by bringing diagnostics to outbreak sites and cutting wait times from days to hours.
Celebrate #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay and learn more: youtu.be/z3vJQaNVXBw
Mobile labs are transforming their work by bringing diagnostics to outbreak sites and cutting wait times from days to hours.
Celebrate #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay and learn more: youtu.be/z3vJQaNVXBw
Today is #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay, celebrating field epidemiologists and their impact on protecting population health. #FieldEpidemiology
September 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today is #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay, celebrating field epidemiologists and their impact on protecting population health. #FieldEpidemiology
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Today is #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay!
Did you know that #ECDC organises fellowship programmes that you can take part in?
Read about the programmes on the occasion of the #WFED2025 here: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Did you know that #ECDC organises fellowship programmes that you can take part in?
Read about the programmes on the occasion of the #WFED2025 here: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
World Field Epidemiology Day 2025: Making our mark
This year’s World Field Epidemiology Day, held on 7 September, focus on the concrete impact that field epidemiologists have in preventing, detecting, and responding to health threats.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today is #WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay!
Did you know that #ECDC organises fellowship programmes that you can take part in?
Read about the programmes on the occasion of the #WFED2025 here: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Did you know that #ECDC organises fellowship programmes that you can take part in?
Read about the programmes on the occasion of the #WFED2025 here: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Continuamos con la Reunión Anual de @seepidemiologia.bsky.social donde hablaré sobre la evolución de la mortalidad por sepsis en España y sobre las capacidades de preparación y respuesta de España según el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional (2005). Mucho debate y aprendizaje #SEELasPalmas25
September 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Continuamos con la Reunión Anual de @seepidemiologia.bsky.social donde hablaré sobre la evolución de la mortalidad por sepsis en España y sobre las capacidades de preparación y respuesta de España según el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional (2005). Mucho debate y aprendizaje #SEELasPalmas25