A special series of articles published today in The Lancet shows that supporting and promoting…
A special series of articles published today in The Lancet shows that supporting and promoting…
With the slogan "We can, I can," the Pan American Health…
Zika virus is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could potentially reach all countries except Canada and continental Chile, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, told health officials from around the…
Washington, D.C., 20 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - Health professionals frequently face situations of verbal or physical violence in the course of their duties, which has an impact on their work and health. This is the conclusion of a research paper published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Pan…
With the Zika virus now circulating in 18…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is mobilizing…Latest Ebola outbreak over in Liberia; West Africa is at zero, but new flare-ups are likely to occur
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the…
An article in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) describes how the Pan…Washington, D.C., 30 December 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - Among the most relevant achievements and challenges in public health for the Region were the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome, the validation of Cuba as the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, and the arrival of the Zika…