FAO and PAHO have invited countries from across the region to present exemplary experiences that allowed a change in the way that food is…
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…
4.7 billion people - 63% of the world's population - are covered by policies such as strong graphic warnings, smoke-free public places or other measures
19 July 2017 ¦ Geneva/New York: The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic published today finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack…
The SDG Health Price Tag, published today in The Lancet Global Health, estimates the costs and benefits of…
"Very quickly, a week after beginning the treatment, I felt…