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)…
Use of the same syringe or needle to give injections to more than one person is driving…
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,…
A new manual for healthcare providers, Early Diagnosis of Childhood Cancer, has been…
PAHO/WHO urges stepped-up surveillance and other measures to prevent the spread of measles cases imported from other regions
Washington, D.C., 10 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — Recent measles outbreaks in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of cases imported…
The Government of Canada has confirmed a second human case of avian influenza A(H7N9). The individual had traveled to China with the index case confirmed on 27 January.
Patient traveled to China with first case; both have recovered without hospitalization
Washington, D.C., 2 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Government of Canada has confirmed…
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