Geneva, 20 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO)—With a full work agenda, discussions at the side events on key public health issues, and the recognition of several health leaders, the 72nd World Health Assembly opened today in Geneva, Switzerland and will run through 28 May.In his plenary opening speech, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO…
Geneva, 21 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – On the second day of sessions, the 72nd World Health Assembly focused its plenary discussions on how to achieve universal health coverage, leaving no one behind, while the committees addressed topics related to emergency preparedness and response.
Yesterday, ministers and delegates from the…
Geneva, Switzerland, 20 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO)–To foster healthy aging, the World Health Organization (WHO) will lead a decade of global action consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To review the Organization’s progress over the past decade and share experiences, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, and six other…
Geneva, Switzerland, 20 May 2019 (PAHO) - Cooperation agencies and representatives of Colombia, Germany, Nepal, Ghana, and Rwanda, as well as civil society, discussed the new Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All at a side event of the 72nd World Health Assembly, which is taking place until 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland…
Geneva, May 20 2019 (PAHO/WHO)- Jamaican doctor and professor, Peter Figueroa, was today recognized at the World Health Assembly as a health leader for his substantial contribution to public health in Jamaica, the Caribbean, the Americas and the world, over the past four decades.
Dr. Figueroa, a Professor of Public Health, Epidemiology and…
Geneva, 20 May 2019 (WHO)- World Health Organization today announced today the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors, from the fields of sports, politics and community mobilization, to promote healthier lives, stronger health workforces and improved mental health globally.
Three of these new ambassadors are from the Region of the Americas…
Geneva, 19 May 2019 (PAHO) - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancer, and diabetes, are the leading cause of death in the world. However, according to Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), communicating effectively about them is a significant challenge.
“NCDs…
Geneva, 19 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Braving gray and sometimes rainy skies, but determined to participate in walks, races, and other physical activities, hundreds of people congregated today in the Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, under the slogan "Walk the Talk: the Health for All Challenge."These activities, organized for the second…
Geneva, 18 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO)- Promoting vaccine confidence; universal health care and migration; access to medicines, vaccines and health products; healthy aging; non communicable diseases; and the road to malaria elimination. These are just some of the themes to be discussed at more than a dozen side events organized by countries in the…