Washington, D.C,. September 7, 2017 (PAHO/WHO)- Countries in the Caribbean are assessing hurricane damage from Hurricane Irma and deploying sanitary engineers and other experts, with help from the Pan American Health Organization, to support recovery efforts in the most affected islands, even as the hurricane moves to other islands and…
Washington, DC, September 7, 2017 (PAHO/WHO)- The Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization for the Americas, (PAHO/WHO) was presented with the Measles and Rubella Initiative Champion Award today for its work on eliminating measles and rubella from the Americas. …
Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Countries in the Caribbean are deploying staff, activating emergency plans, and warning their citizens to prepare for Hurricane Irma, with assistance from the Pan American Health Organization, which has activated its Disaster Task Force and regional response teams throughout the Caribbean.…
FAO and PAHO have invited countries from across the region to present exemplary experiences that allowed a change in the way that food is…
Washington, D.C, August 24, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Increasing numbers of young people in vulnerable farming communities in Central America have developed a severe form of kidney failure of uncertain origin. Now the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued detailed recommendations to help countries strengthen or create surveillance…
The series of interventions seek to reduce the number of children born with HIV, syphilis, Chagas disease, or hepatitis B in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, D.C., 10 August 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or contract it from their mothers; 22,400 are…
New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025.
1 AUGUST 2017 | GENEVA/NEW YORK - No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and WHO in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative…
Washington, D.C., 28 July 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The countries of the Americas are taking action to eliminate viral hepatitis, although challenges remain in the detection and diagnosis of this disease, which can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death if not treated on time.
In the Americas, an estimated 2.8 million people have chronic…
The proposed Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-2030 (SHAA2030) was the focus of a third meeting of the 16-member Countries Working Group (CWG), convened by PAHO in Barbados last week.
"It was a very challenging process to draft this visionary document," said the Barbados Minister of Health, John Boyce, whose country has served as…