PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne met 7 February with Secretary-General José…
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne met 7 February with Secretary-General José…
PAHO's newly installed Director, Carissa F. Etienne, met on Feb.…
Representatives of different sectors will develop action plan to reduce cancers that affect some 400,000 women annually in the region
Washington, D.C., 4 February 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — With the goal of reducing deaths from breast and cervical cancer in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) this week…
Havana, 04 February 2013 (PAHO/WHO) - Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Cuba, after cardiovascular diseases. It is estimated that every year about 21 000 people die of cancer on the island and more than 31 000 cancer cases are newly diagnosed.
“Cancer is one of the major killers in Cuba. This is partly because people live longer but…
The official portrait of the outgoing PAHO…
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne took office today…
The Director of the Pan American Health…
Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, former Director-General of WHO, died Saturday, 26…
Two of every three cervical cancer deaths in Peru could be prevented through vaccination against types 16 and 18 of human papillomavirus (HPV) in preadolescent girls together with better screening of cervical cancer in adult women, according to an article in the December edition of the Pan American Journal of Public Health.
The issue also…