Washington, D.C, January 11, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The presidents of Haiti and the Dominican Republic joined the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today in calling for major international investments in water and sanitation infrastructure to…
The Region of the Americas set a new Guinness World Record,…
A year after the cholera epidemic in the Dominican Republic, in an assessment conducted by over 300 health workers, coordination spaces in the fight against the epidemic were highlighted, social mobilization and community participation strategies which led to a better response to the epidemic and improved access to safe water and sanitation, among…
Research on violence against women has generated a…
Washington, D.C., 2 December 2011 (PAHO/WHO)—December 2, 2011, marks the 109th anniversary of the founding of what is today known as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In the 109 years since, the Region of the Americas has led the world in eliminating such major diseases as smallpox, polio, measles, rubella and congenital rubella…
The Global South-South Development Expo will be held in…
A handful of countries in the Americas appear…
In a new public service
announcement (PSA) launched today by the Pan American…