Washington, D.C. March 8, 2011 (PAHO) — Two initiatives that address gender differences to improve the prevention and treatment of HIV were cited today as "best practices" by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
The two projects—from Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago—were winners of the fourth annual "Best…
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Washington, D.C., 4 March 2011 (PAHO) — Motherhood, a photo exhibit by Spanish journalist and photographer Bru Rovira, will open on 8 March at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Safe Motherhood…
PAHO's coordinator for gender, diversity and human rights, Marijke Velzeboer, represented PAHO Director…
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer are the leading…
Washington, D.C., 24 February 2011 — Members of a technical advisory group on gender equality and health (TAG/GEH) concluded a meeting this week by issuing preliminary recommendations on how to encourage progress toward greater gender sensitivity in the health plans and programs of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its member…
Experts on gender and health are meeting at the Pan American Health…
Washington, DC, February 18, 2011 (PAHO) — Some neglected diseases that primarily affect poor or marginalized populations in the Americas could be eliminated or reduced as public health problems through increased administration of medicines, vaccination, and water and sanitation improvements, a new study by the Pan American Health Organization (…
Dr. Héctor R. Acuña Monteverde, who was Director of the Pan American Health Organization from 1975 to 1983, passed away 7 February in Cuernavaca, México, at 89. A memorial service was held in his honor at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization in Washington, DC.