Visit of the PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne to Guyana The PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office is pleased to announce that the PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne,…
Regional initiative led by PAHO/WHO promotes opportunities for healthy living to prevent noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes Washington, D.C., 11 September 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The 4th annual Wellness Week in the Americas will kick off this Saturday, Sept. 13, with activities throughout the hemisphere that promote…
eHealth initiatives take off in Latin America and the CaribbeaneHealth New eHealth initiatives are springing up in countries throughout Latin…
Effort targets 200,000 people in three departments considered at high risk Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2 September 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Haiti launched a cholera vaccination campaign last week that seeks to reach 200,000 people in three departments. The campaign is being led by the Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP) with support from the United…
Ebola Virus Disease: Occupational Safety and HealthTreating the ebola virus This briefing note is based on the…
The report on "Electronic nicotine delivery systems" (ENDS), of which electronic cigarettes are the most common prototype, is on the agenda of the 6th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), being held 13-18 October 2014, in Moscow. The report recommends that appropriate government bodies…