Washington, D.C., 5 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - President Michelle Bachelet of Chile will chair a high-level commission that was convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to propose solutions for expanding health coverage and access in the Americas, with the goal of leaving no one behind by 2030.
Bachelet was invited by PAHO Director…
Washington, DC, 2 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - High-level officials from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Carissa F. Etienne, today in signing a new multicountry…
Improving access to health for the most vulnerable, ensuring sufficient financing for health, and preparing health services to withstand the effects of climate change are among her priorities for the next five years.
Washington, D.C., 1 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
Brasilia, January 25, 2018 (PAHO) - Brazil today launched a mass immunization campaign that will deliver fractional doses of yellow fever vaccine to residents of 69 municipalities in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The strategic plan for the campaign was developed with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the…
Commissioners are collecting information on the root causes of health inequalities in the Americas. They will present their final report this year, along with concrete recommendations to reduce or eliminate health equity gaps.
Port Spain, January 25, 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health…
23 JANUARY | 2018 GENEVA - The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne for a second term as Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr Etienne was elected Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) by the countries of the Americas on 19…
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…