Washington, D.C., 10 May 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Health authorities in the Caribbean are calling on individuals, families and communities to join the battle to reduce mosquito breeding sites in and around homes, as part of the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) campaign for Mosquito Awareness Week 2018.…
More responsibility and autonomy for graduate primary health care nurses will lead to better access to quality care in vulnerable areas and areas with limited health care coverage
Washington, D.C., 10 May 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - Expanding the role of graduate, primary health care nurses will improve access to health care, particularly in areas…
Washington, D.C. 7 May 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - With vector transmission of Chagas interrupted in 17 out of 21…
A new call for proposals aims to support research that addresses the system-wide changes required to achieve regional health…
Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, a Bahamian public health pioneer known for her work in advancing and verifying regional disease elimination efforts, was named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Nassau, May 2, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, a Bahamian…
2 May 2018 | GENEVA - Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household…
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.…