Manaus, Brazil, 30 April 2011 (PAHO) - Brazilian Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha and PAHO's Director Dr. Mirta Roses participated in the launching ceremony of Vaccination Week in the Americas in Manaus, Brazil, on April 30th.
The city of Manaus, capital of the Amazonas state, was chosen to highlight the importance of vaccination in…
Protecting and promoting the health and safety of workers is not just a
luxury that only…
Changing the unhealthy lifestyles that fuel the growing epidemic…
Technical Excellence is Main Focus of PAHO's New Strategy for Knowledge Management and Communication
Washington, D.C., 25 April 2011 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has approved a new strategy for Knowledge Management and Communication, to ensure technical excellence in all content produced by the Organization, as well as high quality standards in PAHO/WHO information and communication products, and equitable access to…
Forty-five countries and territories of the…
Public eHealth Innovation and Equity in Latin America…
PAHO/WHO calls for action to curb dangerous growth of antimicrobial resistance
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2011 (PAHO/WHO) — The widespread misuse of antimicrobial medications, coupled with poor patient care in health facilities, could lead to a future of deadly "untreatable infections," experts said today in panel discussions organized by the…
Washington, D.C., 24 March 2011 (PAHO) - On World TB Day, March 24, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) called on authorities from member countries, technical and financial partners, community organizations, and the public to redouble their efforts to control tuberculosis and to move faster toward…
People throughout the Caribbean will soon be…