Washington, D.C., 29 September 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Carter Center congratulated Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and the people of Ecuador for their country becoming the second in the world to achieve elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness), as verified by the World Health Organization (…
Panama and Costa Rica are recognized for increasing tobacco taxes
Washington, D.C., 30 May 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to encourage users to stop and to prevent other people from becoming…
Geneva, May 5, 2014 - The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, has declared that the spread of wild poliovirus to three countries is an 'extraordinary event' and a public health emergency of international concern due to the public health risk to other countries. The declaration came after consultation with an…
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - In a video released for World Health Day today, FC Barcelona soccer star Leonel Messi calls for more resources and drugs against Chagas' disease, a silent disease transmitted by a biting insect that currently infects 6 to 8 million people, mainly in the Americas.
The 30-second spot (https://…
One in 10 adults overall has some form of chronic kidney disease. PAHO/WHO calls on healthcare providers to test high-risk patients
Washington, D.C., 11 March 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Diabetes and high blood pressure, together with aging, are the main risk factors for developing chronic kidney disease, which affects an estimated one in 10 adults…
With the slogan "Don't Buy Lies," the campaign seeks to raise awareness of the effects of tobacco and the deceptive nature of tobacco marketing
Washington, D.C., 3 July 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has launched an anti-tobacco campaign featuring Uruguayan football star Diego…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2 July 2013 (PAHO/WHO) - The director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, is in Trinidad and Tobago this week to participate in the inauguration of the new Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which became operational on 1 January 2013.…
Joint Press ReleaseKINGSTON/JAMAICA, 11 June 2013 (PAHO/WHO) – On 14 June 2013, countries worldwide will celebrate World Blood Donor Day with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day was established by the…
Whether or not a child gets vaccinated has nothing to do with socio-economic status in Argentina. Health centres right across the country provide all children free and compulsory vaccines against 15 diseases — 16 for girls.
28 May 2013 (PAHO/WHO)-- In Argentina, the WHO-recommended human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is given to all girls at 11…