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19 November 2024 Overview:The Regional Organizations of the Americas – the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - congratulate Brazil's government on a very…
November 2024"Death was present every minute, and people were lying around, infected with measles—especially children, the most defenseless—due to the lack of something as essential as vaccines," recalls nurse Julia Paredes López. At the age of 17, she was in a Mexican state locality called Loreto, in the state of Chihuahua, where she witnessed…
Washington, DC, November 15, 2024 (PAHO)- The Northern Huetar Region of Costa Rica was today awarded with the 2024 Malaria Champions prize, an initiative that recognizes evidence-based efforts in malaria control and elimination in the Americas.The announcement was made during an event organized by PAHO as part of Malaria Day in the Americas.…
World Prematurity Day is celebrated every November 17th as a day to raise awareness of the challenges faced by premature babies and the critical need for quality neonatal care. In the context of this day, powerful stories emerge of families struggling to provide their premature children with the best possible care. PAHO emphasizes that quality…
14 November 2024 | Geneva / Washington, D.C. (PAHO/WHO)– While global measles cases surged to an estimated 10.3 million in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, the Americas region has successfully regained its status as free of endemic measles, with Brazil recently re-verified as having eliminated the disease.Globally, inadequate…
In the Americas, the number of people with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1990. Geneva/Washington D.C., 14 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) -  The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day. The…
Havana, November 13, 2024 (PAHO) - In partnership with other United Nations agencies, funds, and programs, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has actively joined the response and recovery efforts in Guantánamo, Cuba, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Oscar.Two of four flights funded by the European Commission's…
Globally, one in two children and adolescents experience some form of violence each year. In the Americas, the homicide rate among those under the age of 18 is the highest in the world. Bogotá, Colombia, November 7, 2024 (PAHO) — At the opening of the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, Dr. Jarbas…