PAHO/WHO recommends increased political commitment and investment in breastfeeding as a means to promote children's health and development.
Washington, D.C., 2 August 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Children who were breastfed are healthier and learn better, according to research that suggests breastfeeding may contribute to aspects of sustainable development…
Six-year strategy addresses common health challenges facing the islands
Washington, D.C., 29 July 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of Health from the U.K. Overseas Territories (UKOTs) in the Caribbean ended a two-day meeting at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) this week by agreeing on new priorities for…
Washington, July 21, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — The countries of the Americas could set an example for the world "by pledging to work together to rationalize the use of antimicrobials in animal production, adopting standards for antimicrobial use that put human health at the center," said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (…In the Americas, endemic transmission of measles was interrupted in 2002 and rubella in 2009. But these diseases continue to circulate elsewhere in the world and could be reintroduced into the hemisphere by unvaccinated travelers.
Washington, July 12, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is…
To continue effective combat against the mosquitoes that carry Zika, dengue and Chikungunya viruses, experts from the Pan American…
The Pan American Health Organization/…
The XXXI Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, Brazil, will take…
The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded a week of deliberations…