Sepsis the cause of one in five deaths worldwide. According to the World Health Organization's first global report on sepsis, it disproportionately affects vulnerable populations: newborns, pregnant women and people living in low-resource settings. Approximately 85.0% of sepsis cases and sepsis-related deaths occur in these settings. Sepsis…
Nassau, Bahamas, 19 September 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - In response to the fight against COVID-19, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) received a donation from the Canadian Government to support countries in the region. The government of Canada has donated $5 million Canadian to PAHO. $677,000 Canadian dollars have been allocated to…
On September 18, the new DeCS (Health Sciences Descriptors) portal was officially launched as part of the celebration of its 34th anniversary. DeCS is the main controlled vocabulary for indexing and retrieving scientific and technical health literature published in the Latin America and Caribbean (LA&C) region.
DeCS is a…
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - The Peruvian chef and entrepreneur Gastón Acurio has joined the World Health Day 2015 campaign of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to prevent foodborne diseases.
Acurio appears in a series of public service announcements that are aimed at raising awareness of the…
Lima, 10 september 2020 (PAHO/WHO).- On September 2 of 2020, the President of the Republic of Peru, Martín Vizcarra Cornejo, enacted the Law of Medical Emergency and Comprehensive Care of Cancer in Children and Adolescents. This Law has three main aspects: (1) guaranteeing universal health coverage for early diagnosis and all cancer…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in collaboration with a US-based NGO, Direct Relief, handed over USD$130,000 worth of hospital equipment, medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health in response to the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases in the country.
In accordance with the…
In partnership with the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Canadian Government has provided support totaling CAD$357,000 to the Government of Suriname for its National Response to COVID-19. Today, PAHO/WHO Representative for Suriname, Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell and Canadian Honorary Consul, Mr. Patrick Healy, paid…
Montevideo, 04/09/2020– On September 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented the goals of Every Newborn Action Plan 2025 of the "All Newborn" Action Plan at a webinar. The four goals to eliminate preventable newborn and stillbirth death’s by 2025 are that 90 % of mothers have four or more antenatal visits, 90 % of births are…
Since its launch in November 2019, almost 10,000 professionals from 74 countries around the world have enrolled in the maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) course. Now, for easy access, PAHO also offers the possibility of attending the course offline, downloading the materials without having to see them with a permanent…