Dr. Jon Kim Andrus, a public health expert with 25…
The Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr.
Socorro…The 49th meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) closed Friday, October 2, after a week of discussions on the most important issues affecting Health in the hemisphere. Ministers of health and high-level delegates from all countries of the Americas passed resolutions on subjects such as Mental Health, Primary…
Washington, D.C., 18 September 2009 (PAHO)—The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, pointed out the success of health programs in Haiti this week, during the presentation of a report on the Inter-American Mission to Haiti in the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). The report…
Foz do Iguazú, Brasil, 24 de septiembre de 2009 (OPS)—Expertos y representantes de Argentina, Brasil y Paraguay acordaron hoy pautas para la vigilancia, el control y la prevención de la Leishmaniasis Visceral, (LV) que puede ser fatal y se ha extendido a las áreas urbanas.
Para los expertos, el inicio de la primavera y la inminencia de la…
Reducing dietary salt consumption is a top priority in chronic disease preventionWashington, D.C., September 11, 2009 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has formed an expert group to develop new recommendations for policies and actions to lower salt consumption in the Americas, in an effort to prevent deaths and illness from…
Countries of the Americas Examine Response to Pandemic H1N1 2009 and Challenges AheadMiami, FL (PAHO) — More than 100 participants from the countries of the Americas held two days of meetings in Miami to examine the Region's response to Pandemic Influenza and look at future challenges. Among the topics covered were coordination and management,…
Washington, D.C., 10 September 2009, (PAHO/WHO) - Each year, one million people kill themselves in the world, while one of every 20 suicide attempts is successful, warned the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), as part of World Suicide Prevention…
The ministers of health of all the countries of the Americas will gather for the annual meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The opening session on Monday, September 28, at 9 a.m., will have comments by PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan, the…