Water quality for the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, 2016swimming-pool WHO provides technical advice to national authorities in Brazil on matters of public health, and to the…
IARC evaluates consumption of red meat and processed meatred-meat-processed meat The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization,…
22 October 2015 | GENEVA - A new WHO report highlights the urgent need to reduce emissions of black carbon, ozone and methane - as well as carbon dioxide — which all contribute to climate change. Black carbon, ozone and methane — frequently described as short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) - not only produce a strong global warming effect, they…
Despite progress, road traffic deaths remain too hightraffic-speed-campaign-150px Some 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes,…
Combining indigenous knowledge with scientific expertise can help mitigate disaster riskshumanitarian-day Involving indigenous communities in disaster risk reduction activities can…
Washington, D.C., 10 October 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — Mental health services based in the community and integrated with primary health care are the best way to ensure that people with mental health problems can get the care they need while maintaining their dignity and avoiding violations of their human rights. This approach has been repeatedly endorsed…
Saying hospitals must radically rework themselves to guarantee access for all to quality health care, the director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) pressed for the institutions to transition from being "the last link in a chain" of health service providers to being actively and continually engaged with…
Experts in disaster response, water, sanitation, health and infrastructure are supporting assessment and relief efforts in central and southern Bahamas Nassau, 6 October 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has been coordinating with health officials in The Bahamas to assess the impact of…
Breast cancer awareness, screening and treatment save lives, PAHO experts saybreast-cancer-awareness-150 Early detection and treatment of breast cancer can save…