June to November, June to November! Thats the reminder from the radio stations that the 2019 Hurricane Season has started, and it runs from June to November.
Do you have a personal family plan? have you discussed it with your family members?
Here are some tips from PAHO and the National Emergency Management Organization of Belize (NEMO…
Washington D.C., 5 June 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - Teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and intercultural dialogues were some of the main focuses of a discussion hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada, on 4 June.
The panel, which featured Dr. Isabella Danel, the Deputy Director…
From June 10-14, 2019 a training for managers in clinical management of dengue and other arboviruses was held in Havana, Cuba. This activity is carried out within the framework of cooperation of the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) as a Collaborating Center of PAHO / WHO for dengue research and its control with the…
Unos 45 representantes de distintas instituciones vinculadas al sector salud, participaron en un taller convocado por la Representación de OPS/OMS en Costa Rica para definir las prioridades programáticas del país que serán consideradas en la elaboración del Plan Estratégico de la OPS/OMS para el período 2020-2025.
El objetivo de la consulta,…
May 30, 2019 - The 911 call came at 5:45 pm on Saturday 17th May 2019. The caller on the radio sounded frantic and desperate. Help, help us please, there has been a car accident! There are people on the ground, and I can see someone trapped between the two vehicles. People are screaming and crying! Please send help as quickly as you can!…
PAHO/WHO Bahamas launches Walk the Talk Health Challenge to encourage physical activity and beat NCDs.
The PAHO Bahamas’ Country Office coordinated its first Walk the Talk: Health Challenge for All event in conjunction with the World Health Organization observation of its 71st anniversary in Geneva. The fun run/walk-a-thon was a free and non…
Geneva, 22 May 2019– Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years.
Contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito, malaria remains one of the world’s leading…
Geneva, 20 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - Mexico will represent the Region of the Americas in the vice-presidency of the 72nd World Health Assembly, from 20 to 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mexico’s ambassador to United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Socorro Flores Liera, will be one of the five vice-presidents of the plenary, a position held by each region of…
Cartagena, Colombia, May 4, 2019—Representatives of the public and private sectors from the 13 countries of the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the South American Commission for the Fight Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA) met on 2 and 3 May 2019, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. They reviewed the progress made by the National Programs of…