Washington, DC, January 12, 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The countries of the Americas have been world leaders in controlling diseases through vaccination over the past century. But does this past experience guarantee similar success with immunization going forward?
This and other questions about the past, present and future of immunization in the Americas…
3 January 2018 - Brazil's Ministry of Health began distributing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in key higher-risk population groups through 35 sites across the country.
The Ministry has estimated that in the first year, 9 000 men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and transgender people will be offered PrEP through…
Washington, D.C., 20 December 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - During 2017, the countries of the Americas experienced natural disasters that damaged health services and caused suffering and death but also marked some historic milestones in health progress and quality of life for their populations.
Key public health challenges included the devastating impacts of…
Quito, Ecuador, December 12, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - A regional movement for universal health was launched here today by representatives of government, academia, civil society and experts from some thirty countries and territories of the Americas to identify obstacles and generate alliances to help countries reach the goal of health for all by 2030,…
Quito, Ecuador, December 11, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Expanding access and health coverage to the entire population will improve health and development, said Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne at the opening of a regional meeting today on universal health coverage.
Some 200 political leaders, representatives of civil society…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this December 2 marks the 115th anniversary of its founding in 1902 as an international organization dedicated to protecting and advancing public health in the Americas.
At 115, PAHO is the world's oldest international public health agency. During its century-plus existence, it has catalyzed Pan…
One in five maternal deaths in the region results from hemorrhage during the third trimester of pregnancy or immediately following childbirth
Washington, D.C., December 8, 2017- An approach based on human rights using international legal instruments can help in the effort to reduce maternal mortality in the Americas, according to experts speaking…
The World Health Organization has validated Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Saint Kitts and Nevis as achieving dual elimination
Saint Kitts and Nevis/ Geneva, December 1, 2017 - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis were today certified by the World…
New report says that expanding access to all prevention options could reduce the 120,000 new cases of HIV reported each year in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - A new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNAIDS says that expanding access to all HIV prevention options that are…