Half of people who have diabetes don't know it An estimated 371 million people around the world suffer from diabetes, but half are…
Global health workforce shortage to reach 12.9 million in coming decades The world will be short of 12.9 million…
PAHO Director participates in 3rd Global Forum on Human Resources for Health apr-dr-etienne-152 The director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (…
3rd Global Forum on Human Resources for health is taking place in Brazil Under the theme Human Resources for Health: foundation for Universal…
Radiology services are critical to meeting public health needs radiology-152 Some 3.6 billion diagnostic x-rays are made each year around the world, but there is wide disparity in…
Washington, D.C., 7 November 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Three initiatives from Colombia, Brazil and the Dominican Republic were recognized on Nov. 6 as the 2013 "Malaria Champions of the Americas" for being model projects that integrate malaria interventions with solutions to other health problems.The top Malaria Champion award for 2013 went to the…
Cancer mortality is declining in some countries of the Americas -- new PAHO/WHO report Deaths from cancer are decreasing in some…
This year on Malaria Day in the Americas, November 6th 2013, the Pan American Health Organization will host a forum on "Defeating Malaria in the Americas: Perspectives on Costs, Current Resources, and Essential Investments" and an awards ceremony for the winners of the 2013 Malaria Champions of the Americas contest.What:  A Malaria Day in the…