Diabetes is the 4th leading cause of death in the Americas and the principal cause of death in Mexico. World Health Day 2016 highlights the urgent need to step up prevention and control to reverse the growing epidemic
Mexico City, 7 April 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—Mexico has set an example for other countries by becoming the first country in the Americas…
WHO's first Global Report on Diabetes highlights the rapid rise of this disease and recommends measures to counter it.
Washington, D.C., 6 April 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — One in 12 inhabitants—some 62 million people—live with diabetes in the Americas. The number has tripled since 1980, and diabetes is currently the fourth-leading cause of death in the…
Spanish-language TV host appears in PAHO PSA with personal testimony and advice about living with diabetes
Washington, DC, April 5, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Mario Kreutzberger, the Hispanic TV variety show host better known as "Don Francisco," has joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to raise awareness of the importance of prevention and…
Surveillance for Zika Virus infection is intensifying in the Americas, but "…The Pan American Health Organization has published detailed answers on controlling the mosquito vectors that transmit Zika virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya viruses. The new material, in question-and-answer format, explains what people need to know about the Aedes aegypti mosquito, how they can protect themselves against bites, and how they…
Sesame Street Muppets Elmo and Raya are taking on the Zika virus,…
To help intensify the control of Tuberculosis, delegates from Brazil, Mexico, Peru,…
15 March 2016 | Geneva — An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012 — nearly one in four of total global deaths, according to new estimates from the World Health…The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organization of American States (OAS) are partnering with the University of Miami's Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) to offer a series of online courses on research practices and standards, designed to promote high-quality, ethical, and high-impact research.
Courses…