In Latin America and Caribbean, during the fourth quarter of 2014, the number of people fulfilling the requirements to be certified as IPC Analysts and as IPC Trainers & Facilitators increased significantly.

Currently there are 61 certified IPC Analysts and 10 certified IPC Trainers & Facilitators in the Region. This means that, from now on, three countries in the Region will count on certified professional trainers and hence will be able to conduct IPC Trainings and Acute Analyses autonomously, without depending on external support. This represents an important step towards a full ownership and institutionalization of the IPC in the Region.

Such achievement has been possible thanks to the high number of IPC activities conducted during the last quarter of 2014 (namely: 5 Acute analyses, 2 IPC Level 2 trainings and 1 IPC Level 1 training), and also due to the efforts made by Governments and IPC partners in the region, particularly SICA-PRESANCA.

IPC in Latin America & Caribbean