February 16, 2018 - An immunization campaign using both fractional and complete doses of the yellow fever vaccine is underway in the municipality of São Paulo, in more than 20 of the city's 96 districts. The strategy is part of a comprehensive vaccination plan developed by Brazil with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and…
16 FEBRUARY 2018, Geneva-WHO is announcing today a new high-level comission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs. The group will propose bold and innovative solutions to accelerate prevention and control of the leading killers on the planet-noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like heart and…
As health care workers continue to leave the Caribbean, the study's findings will help countries address future health systems needs in human resources for health.
Barbados, February 8, 2018 (PAHO/WHO)-The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has launched a new study that will survey current migration trends of…
Washington, D.C., 5 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - President Michelle Bachelet of Chile will chair a high-level commission that was convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to propose solutions for expanding health coverage and access in the Americas, with the goal of leaving no one behind by 2030.
Bachelet was invited by PAHO Director…
Washington, DC, 2 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - High-level officials from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Carissa F. Etienne, today in signing a new multicountry…
Improving access to health for the most vulnerable, ensuring sufficient financing for health, and preparing health services to withstand the effects of climate change are among her priorities for the next five years.
Washington, D.C., 1 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
Brasilia, January 25, 2018 (PAHO) - Brazil today launched a mass immunization campaign that will deliver fractional doses of yellow fever vaccine to residents of 69 municipalities in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The strategic plan for the campaign was developed with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the…
Commissioners are collecting information on the root causes of health inequalities in the Americas. They will present their final report this year, along with concrete recommendations to reduce or eliminate health equity gaps.
Port Spain, January 25, 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health…
23 JANUARY | 2018 GENEVA - The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne for a second term as Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr Etienne was elected Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) by the countries of the Americas on 19…