Zika Virus Surveillance Intensifying in the Americas, but Burden of Disease Still Unclearvirus-zika-150px 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 Join PAHO to Educate Families About Preventing Zika Mosquito Biteszika-sesame-street Sesame Street Muppets Elmo and Raya are taking on the Zika virus,…
Regional Parliamentary Front against Tuberculosis in the Americas launched in BrazilUnite to end TB To help intensify the control of Tuberculosis, delegates from Brazil, Mexico, Peru,…
environmental-imapct-150px 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…
Washington, March 11, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—Control of mosquitoes that transmit Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses must be ramped up in the Americas, experts have urged after a three-day meeting at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). The new Technical Advisory Group on Public Health Entomology is looking at ways…
8 March 2016 - The second meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders in some areas affected by Zika virus was held by teleconference on 8 March 2016, from 13:00 to 16:45 Central…
Health is a key component of sustainable development; likewise, achieving many Sustainable Development Goals will impact the health of the world's population. Therefore, aligned with this global agenda and other ongoing commitments, PAHO joins this year's commemoration of International Women's Day by drawing attention to the urgent need to achieve…