Washington, D.C., 13 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- Ambassadors and representatives of the Organization of American States (…
Washington, D.C., 13 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- Ambassadors and representatives of the Organization of American States (…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will launch a virtual course, Preventing self-harm/suicide: Empowering primary healthcare providershealthcare providers, in…
Washington, DC, 5 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- “Building healthy communities for everyone” is the slogan for the Pan American Health Organization´s (PAHO) Wellness Week 2018, which will be celebrated 8-14 September in more than 20 countries of the Americas.
Since its inception in 2011, Wellness Week has called for action to combat noncommunicable…
A declaration was also issued to urge Heads of States in the Region to accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis.
Montevideo, Uruguay, 30 August 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Parliamentarians from 13 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean have agreed to work together to harmonize laws and regulatory frameworks, in accordance with the best available…
While progress has been made to address the tobacco epidemic in the Americas, over one-third of countries in the region has yet to implement…
Caracas, August 24, 2018 (PAHO / WHO)- Rapid trachoma assessments were carried out in indigenous communities in the municipalities of Atabapo and Alto Orinoco in the state of Amazonas, Venezuela. The assessments are carried out by the Regional Health Directorate of Amazonas State and the Autonomous Service Amazonian Center for Research and…
Endemic transmission of measles has been reestablished in one country in the region, but PAHO's other 34 Member States maintain their elimination status
Washington, D.C., 24 August 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- While 34 Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) maintain their measles elimination status, endemic transmission of the…
Mexico City, 10 August 2018-Laboratory specialists from eleven countries across Latin America and the Caribbean have received training from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a bid to improve the detection of influenza viruses circulating in the region.…
Asuncion/Washington D.C, 7 August 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Paraguay has succeeded in interrupting the vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in the home,…