In a bid to support innovative approaches to overcoming the challenges of malaria in the Region of the Americas, local, national, and cross-…
In a bid to support innovative approaches to overcoming the challenges of malaria in the Region of the Americas, local, national, and cross-…Washington, DC, 24 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Uruguayan football star Edinson Cavani has joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a campaign to raise awareness of vaccines' ability to strengthen the body´s defenses, prevent dangerous diseases, and save lives.
The striker for the Uruguayan national team and Ligue 1 club Paris…
Havana, Cuba, 25 April 2018 (PAHO) - The recently-appointed President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, met on Monday with Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Cristian Morales Furihmann, PAHO/WHO representative in Cuba.…
Havana, Cuba, April 24, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has urged countries to improve access to health care in order to prevent 600,000 deaths per year in the Americas, one of the most inequitable regions in the world.
"Today, more than a third of the region's inhabitants lack access to comprehensive, quality…
Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighted the vital role of vaccination in ensuring universal health and in preventing 3 million deaths each year.
Havana, Cuba, 23 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The most important…
Eleven countries announce plans to strengthen immunization programs following recent measles outbreaks
Washington, D.C, 19 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - More than 70 million people will be vaccinated against a variety of dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases during the 16thannual Vaccination Week in the Americas - 10 million more than in 2017.…
Nadir Cardozo proudly displays her ID card. Nadir is a transgender woman, and since Argentina passed the Gender Identity Law in 2012, she and others have had the right to have their personal documents issued with the name and gender of their choice. This measure has enabled many women like Nadir, who once shied away from visiting a health center…
Port-au-Prince, 10 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - In the coming weeks, more than 2.3 million Haitian children between the ages of 1 and 14 are expected to be vaccinated against diphtheria, a bacterial infection that causes throat inflammation and difficulty breathing and that in severe cases can lead to death.
The diphtheria vaccination campaign was…
At a special World Health Day event, PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne and former president of Chile Michelle Bachelet urged collective action to ensure that all people, everywhere, have access to health
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - On the eve of World Health Day, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (…