Statement by PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne, 8 March 2015
International Women´s Day, March 8, is an occasion to celebrate women's enormous contributions to humanity and to found a clarion call—without reservations—for the equality and human rights protections that all women and girls deserve. This year's theme, "Make it Happen," is a call…
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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 February 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), travelled to St. Kitts and Nevis in late February for an official country visit and to participate in a meeting of PAHO/WHO representatives stationed in the Caribbean.…
Collaborative initiative funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on ending indigenous cases of malaria in Haiti
Washington, D.C., 25 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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19 February (PAHO/WHO) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging affected countries to scale up their investments in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, to improve the health and well-being of more than 1.5 billion people. This investment would represent as little as 0.1% of current domestic expenditure on health in affected low-…
Under a new agreement with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB) will promote PAHO/WHO's Policy on Research for Health through a series of activities designed to strengthen cooperation and exchange of knowledge related to research on human development, health,…
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