Cholera coalition urges stepped-up support of water for HaitiHaitian child with water bottle On World Water Day 2015, the Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate…
PAHO/WHO initiative seeks to reduce maternal deaths from hemorrhage in the Americas One in five maternal deaths in the Americas is the result of…
Global scale-up of a PAHO-CDC hypertension project could save millions of liveshipertension The mass scale-up of a pilot hypertension project sponsored by the U.S.…
WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelinesHepatitis b 150px WHO today issued its first-ever guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection which is…
A high proportion of patients with advanced kidney disease lack access to life-saving treatment. PAHO/WHO and SLANH are promoting strategies to bridge this gap Washington, D.C., 10 March 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH…
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…
PAHO and WHO urge countries to reduce sugar consumption among adults and childrenReduction of sugar consumption New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend…
Tobacco: 10 years fighting a top killer in the AmericasFramework Convention on Tobacco Control Despite fierce opposition from the…