Lessons from 1990s epidemic point to need for advanced preparation
Washington, D.C., November 23, 2010 (PAHO) — Countries throughout the Americas should be taking steps now to protect their populations from cholera, before the epidemic spreads further, a top Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) official said today.
In addition to Haiti…
The Workers Health Program of PAHO's area of…
Violence against women…
WHAT: Marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2010 - Violence against Women: New evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean.
WHO: The Pan American Health Organization, in partnership with the Unite to End Violence Against Women Campaign, the International Center for Research on Women, the Men…
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2010 (PAHO) — As violence and insecurity obstruct medical care for cholera patients and the delivery of critical training and supplies, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today called on the Haitian population to support medical and relief workers in the same way they supported…
Support and promotion of breastfeeding should be part of epidemic control efforts in Haiti
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2010 (PAHO) — Breastfeeding during the current cholera epidemic is critical to saving Haitian babies' lives, according to experts at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
According to research, immune factors against…
The focus of the panel…
Port-of-Spain — Health advocates concerned about the high toll of noncommunicable…Washington, D.C., 16 November 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined nearly four dozen other international and nongovernmental agencies in proposing a common strategy to support the expansion of efforts to control the current cholera epidemic in Haiti.
The new "Cholera Inter-Sector…