Washington, Sept. 21, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization's Disaster Task Force is now dealing with the aftermath of two high magnitude earthquakes in Mexico and two category 5 hurricanes in the Caribbean, working to support health authorities in affected countries in dealing with the health aspects of the emergencies.
An…
Ministers of Health from throughout the Americas will meet next week…
Washington, D.C., September 21, 2017 (PAHO/UNICEF) — The Region of the Americas has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that used to be responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 newborns every year in the Americas.
The elimination of the disease was declared this year in Haiti, which made it possible to reach the…
Washington, Sept. 19, 2017 (PAHO/WHO)- Countries in the Caribbean continue implementing critical health response actions with support from the Pan American Health Organization, which is deploying Regional Response Teams and shipping medical and humanitarian supplies to islands affected by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Heavy rain and wind continue to…
Governments are making limited progress, so more action is needed to address NCDs and main risk factors to meet global targets to reduce premature deaths
18 September, 2017 - Geneva/New York: Governments must step up efforts to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to meet globally agreed targets, including preventing the premature deaths…
Washington, DC, September 14, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),…
PAHO teams in support of health authorities and other agencies are working in the British Virgin Islands to reestablish the logistics chain that allows them to receive medical supplies and medicines, as well as store them safely and distribute them between health centers and patients.
Washington, DC, September 14, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Pan American…
Washington, D.C., September 13, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Countries in the Americas are working to control mosquitos and raise awareness of the diseases they transmit as part of the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) Mosquito Awareness Week efforts.
The focus is to provide information and promote community participation in eliminating breeding…
Washington, D.C., 11 September 2017 (PAHO/WHO)-Wellness Week in the Americas was launched today at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C., with several activities scheduled across the region. Activities such as a seminar on how to improve well-being by reducing stress and achieving more, as well as…