When Martha Alida Solórzano was first…
These new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) double previous estimates and confirm that air pollution is now the world's largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
GENEVA ¦ 25 March 2014 — In new estimates released today, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that in 2012…
Three and a half years into a cholera epidemic that has claimed more than 8,500 lives, Haiti has made significant progress in slowing the spread of the disease.…The WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reaffirmed the vaccine's safety
Washington, D.C., March 20, 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Following its introduction in Brazil last week, the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) is now available to more than 80% of adolescent girls in the Americas. The vaccine provides protection against the two…
The Pan American…
Special issue of PAJPH highlights new knowledge and best practices for reducing health inequities
Washington, D.C., 19 March 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The countries of the Americas have made concrete progress in reducing health inequities through action that addresses the social determinants of health. Examples of this work are featured in a special…
One in 10 adults overall has some form of chronic kidney disease. PAHO/WHO calls on healthcare providers to test high-risk patients
Washington, D.C., 11 March 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Diabetes and high blood pressure, together with aging, are the main risk factors for developing chronic kidney disease, which affects an estimated one in 10 adults…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health
Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on…
In celebration of
International Women's Day, on 8 March, the Pan American Health…