Single-dose vaccination strategy for infants dramatically reduces cases and has eradicated the need for transplants due to acute liver failure in children
Buenos Aires, 1 August 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - "Do you know why vaccinations are so important," asked the nurse as she flicked through baby Valentino's vaccination record. "To protect my child," said…
In Latin America and the Caribbean, just half of all babies are breastfed within the first hour or life, an essential part of saving the lives of newborns. PAHO promotes measures to protect, promote and support breastfeeding
Washington DC, 31 July 2018 - Breastmilk is the best source of nutrition for newborns and babies up to 2 years of age yet…
Washington, DC, 30 July 2018 (PAHO)- Brazilian Doctor, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva has been named the new assistant director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for the Americas.…
Treating hepatitis C could reduce the risk of developing liver cancer by 75%, yet only 14% of those with the virus in Latin America and the Caribbean are diagnosed and less than 1% receive treatment due to its high cost. PAHO has negotiated lower prices for the Region for hepatitis diagnostics and medicines but few countries make the most of this.…
Asuncion/Washington D.C 25 July 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) signed a technical cooperation agreement today with ITAIPU Binational, an energy company managed by the governments of Brazil and Paraguay. The agreement seeks to strengthen healthcare systems along the triple frontier.…
A new course developed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the Yale School of Public…
Following its elimination in four of the six affected countries in Latin America, all that is left to be done is to eradicate the disease from the border of Brazil and Venezuela, a hard-to-reach area inhabited by the Yanomami community.
Washington, DC, 24 July 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Onchocerciasis or "river blindness" is a parasitic disease that…
According to the latest epidemiological update from PAHO, there have been 2472 confirmed cases of measles in eleven countries in the region so far this year. PAHO continues to recommend…
Marcela Cuadrado began to work at the public polyclinic in the Uruguayan town of San Bautista in 2005, the year that discussion began on reforming the Integrated…