Will invest US$5.1 million toward improving diagnosis and preventing thousands of deaths in the region
Washington, D.C., 31 October 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has tripled its financial support for the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Regional Tuberculosis Program,…
Atlas provides maps, tables and graphs showing links between health and climate
29 October 2012 | Geneva - As the world's climate continues to change, hazards to human health are increasing. The Atlas of health and climate, published today jointly by WHO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), illustrates some of the most pressing…
The multi factorial nature of the Non-…
The Technical Advisory Group (…
The fight against heart…
Washington, DC, 17 October 2012 — Marking the fifth annual Global Handwashing Day on October 15, and approaching the second anniversary of the first case of reported cholera in Haiti in 2010, Partners in Health, Veolia Environment Foundation, Zanmi Lasante, and Catholic Relief Services became the newest members of the Regional Coalition on…
Health authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic met to discuss plans and complete elimination of cholera on the Island of the Hispaniola. At the meeting, held October 8-9, 2012 in Santo Domingo, actions were evaluated to ensure progress in water and sanitation, health promotion and prevention, and the monitoring and treatment of cholera as…
Depression affects 350 million people in the world. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 5% of the adult population has depression, but six of out of every ten do not receive treatment
Washington, D.C., 9 October 2012 (PAHO/WHO).- Depression affects more people than any other mental disorder and is also one of the world's leading causes of…
Washington, D.C., (PAHO/WHO) and Vienna, Austria (IAEA), 8 October 2012 — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed an agreement to work together to ensure quality and safety in radiation medicine; improve preparedness for radiological emergencies; share…