Dr. Mirta Roses Periago reflects on PAHO's role in bringing countries…
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago reflects on PAHO's role in bringing countries…
December 2, 2012, marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of what is today known as the Pan American Health Organization.
Washington, D.C., 02 December 2012 (PAHO)—During its 110 years, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its member countries in the Americas have achieved such major health milestones as the eradication of…
Increased access to antiretroviral treatment has changed the face of the HIV epidemic in…Two months after Maripaz Callejas' husband died of AIDS, she was diagnosed with HIV. One doctor told her that she would be dead within five years.
In Maripaz's home country, El Salvador, many new HIV infections occur as a result of unprotected sex between couples who are married or living together. WHO estimates that globally as many as half of…
Guatemala is hosting a regional meeting this week on…
In order to keep the Americas…The countries of the Americas have made significant progress in reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through Pan American action that uses an integrated approach, a top Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization...
Washington, D.C., 21 November, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The countries of the Americas have made…
Washington, D.C., 20 November 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Experts on HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean have made a series of recommendations for improving the region's response to the epidemic through enhanced surveillance and monitoring and better use of the information these generate.
The recommendations were issued following a regional consultation…
On World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14, experts call for stepped-up prevention, better patient care
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Diabetes has become a leading cause of death and disability in the Region of the Americas, and if current trends continue, the burden of the disease will increase substantially over the next two decades,…