Colombia is certified free of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome An International Expert Committee has certified …
PAHO Director in Geneva for 134th WHO Executive Board meeting PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne is in Geneva this week attending the 134th session of the WHO Executive…
Breastfeeding gained a new ally this month, perhaps a more important one than any…
Meeting of WHO Executive Board this week in Geneva The Executive Board of WHO is meeting 20-25 January. The main functions of the Executive Board are to give effect to…
Ratification by 40 countries is needed for the entry into force of the protocol, which also targets illegal tobacco manufacturing and contraband Washington, D.C., 16 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Nicaragua has become the first country in the world to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, part of the WHO Framework…
Alcohol is responsible for at least 80,000 deaths yearly in the Americas Some 80,000 deaths each year in the Americas would not occur in the absence of…
PAHO/WHO researchers say finding represents the "tip of the iceberg" of all alcohol-related deaths Washington, D.C., 14 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Some 80,000 deaths each year in the Americas would not occur in the absence of alcohol consumption, according to a new study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/…
Four years after earthquake, Haiti sees progress, faces challenges in health Four years after the earthquake that claimed some 230,000…
9 January 2014 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed by Canada of a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a previously healthy adult, who was first symptomatic on 27 December 2013 and died 3 January 2014. The person visited Beijing, China, from 6 to 27 December 2013 and returned to…