Lima, November 23, 2009 - At the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections), the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the UNAIDS Regional Office for Latin America today presented the publication "Retos planteados por la…
Reducing salt in food products and at the table can reduce chronic diseases at a cost of pennies per person Santiago, Chile, 16 November 2009 - An expert group convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) called today on food manufacturers, consumers, and governments to take action to…
Washington, D.C., 15 November 2009 (PAHO) - World AIDS Day, celebrated this December 1 with the theme "Universal Access and Human Rights," highlights both the progress and the challenges remaining in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While there are significant success stories, reversing the epidemic will still require a lot of effort.
A number of…
A sub-regional workshop organized by PAHO and the CDC focused on public health interventions to mitigate the effects of the 2009 H1N1 influenza at the community level. Schools, workplaces, healthcare facilities, local government agencies, faith-based organizations, and others play an important role in promoting health before, during, and after a…
Washington, D.C., 12 November 2009 (PAHO) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new healthcare guidance for the H1N1 influenza pandemic that encourages early treatment with antiviral drugs of ill people in high-risk categories and of anyone who has rapidly progressing symptoms.The guidance reflects a more aggressive approach to the use…
Reports from Chile, Argentina, and Colombia are winners of the Fifth Latin American Health Journalism AwardsWashington, D.C., 12 November 2009 (PAHO) - Three journalists whose reporting humanizes the experiences of sex workers have won the top three prizes in the Fifth Latin American Health Journalism Awards of Red-Salud ("Health Network"). …
Five-year plan works to empower women, address gender differences in health Washington, D.C., 9 November 2009 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today launched a new five-year effort to boost gender equality in health in Latin America and the Caribbean through health policies and programs that take account of and address the…
Washington, D.C., 6 November 2009 (PAHO) — Three organizations based in Colombia and Ecuador and a leading malaria expert from Mexico were honored today as "Malaria Champions of the Americas" during the celebration of the third annual Malaria Day in the Americas, held at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The top "…
At the 8th Meeting of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Occupational Health, several organizations and centers—among them the Workers' Health program of the Pan American Health Organization—agreed on a package of initiatives and projects to advance the implementation of the WHO Global Plan of Action on Workers' Health.The Eighth…