Geneva, 24 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The greatest challenge facing the Region of the Americas, now that measles and rubella have been eliminated, is to maintain this achievement and support other regions to accelerate the elimination of the two diseases and ultimately to achieve worldwide eradication, said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan…
A new report shows that progress towards the elimination of pediatric HIV has been reduced and the number of children with congenital syphilis has increased. PAHO calls for early diagnosis and treatment of pregnant women to prevent transmission to their babies.
A new report shows that progress towards the elimination of pediatric HIV has been…
Geneva, 24 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - In a meeting at the World Health Assembly (WHA) today, the Ministry of Health of Ecuador announced its country's adoption of new and sweeping health commitments, in response to the call of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025).
Ecuador's Vice-Minister of Health Dr. Fernando Cornejo…
Geneva, 23 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated for the post by the government of Ethiopia. His five-year mandate will begin on 1 July 2017. After the election, the Director-…
Geneva, 23 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - World Health Assembly delegates today agreed on an ambitious new strategic plan for the next five years. The Organization's 13th General Programme of Work (GPW) is designed to help the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals - with a particular focus on SDG3: ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing…
Geneva, 23 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) -The proposed Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-30 (SHAA2030) was the focus of a well-attended meeting of Heads of Delegation of the Americas at the 70th World Health Assembly today.
Once finalized and approved later this year, the SHAA 2030 will constitute the highest-level strategic…
Geneva, 23 May 2017-Today the Members States of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017.
Prior to his election as WHO's next Director-General, Dr Tedros…
Geneva, May 22, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The 70th World Health Assembly (WHA70) opened today in Geneva, Switzerland. It will include numerous activities on the issues to be addressed during the session, which ends on May 31. The delegations of the Region of the Americas played an active role in planning these activities.…
22 May 2017 (Geneva)- Today Brazil became the first country to make SMART1 commitments as part of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025. Ricardo Barros, Minister of Health of Brazil, made the announcement at the UN in Geneva, on the first day of the Seventieth World Health Assembly.
Brazil's 3 commitments, to be achieved…