Washington D.C. 28 June 2024 – A new report launched by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reveals that while overall life expectancy has risen in the Americas, so has the number of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Rapid population aging has led to an increase in ill health and disabilities caused by noncommunicable…
26 June 2024 | Geneva — New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. The findings point to a worrying trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has increased by about 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022.If the…
25 June 2024 — A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. Notably, 2 million of alcohol and 0.4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men.WHO’s …
Washington, D.C., June 24, 2024 (PAHO) - The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today began its 174th session in Washington, D.C., addressing more than 40 crucial issues to improve health in the Americas. Topics of discussion will include strengthening the health sector in the face of climate change, and…
Washington, DC, June 20, 2024 (PAHO) – Latin America and the Caribbean has reported 9.3 million cases of dengue so far this year, twice the number of cases reported in all of 2023. However, according to the latest epidemiological update issued this week by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the fatality rate remains below…
Washington, DC, June 18, 2024 (PAHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Doctor Jarbas Barbosa, issued an urgent call to action to reduce maternal mortality in the Americas. In 2020, Latin America and the Caribbean experienced one maternal death every hour, reversing two decades of progress in maternal health indicators…
Washington D.C. 14 June 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United States National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) brought together policy-makers, civil society and researchers this week to discuss advances and gaps in suicide prevention research, as well as to exchange experiences on evidence-based…
June 13, 2024 (PAHO/WHO)- On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, celebrated every June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is encouraging more people to volunteer to donate blood to help increase the availability of essential blood supplies in the Region.Voluntary, unpaid blood donation is the foundation of a safe and sufficient…
Asunción, Paraguay, 12 June 2024 (PAHO)- As part of his first official visit to Paraguay, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, met today with the President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, to discuss priority health issues for the country.During the meeting, the PAHO Director highlighted the new…