The year's slogan, "Vaccination: a shared responsibility," highlights the importance of governments, health workers, communities and families doing their part to support immunization.
Washington, D.C., 18 April 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Health workers and volunteers throughout the hemisphere are gearing up for the 11th annual Vaccination Week in the…
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Mexico City, 15 April 2013 (PAHO/WHO) - During her first official visit to Mexico, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, will speak about the importance of "health in all policies" in a seminar at Mexico's Secretariat of Health in Mexico City.
During her two-day visit, she will also visit Mexico state to…
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