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…
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/…
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…