The network launch is part of the Knowledge Management, Information and Communication strategy of the PAHO/WHO Office in Brazil.Washington, D.C., 1 September 2009 (PAHO/WHO) - The WHO Collaborating Centres are institutions such as research institutes, parts of universities or academies, which are designated by the Director-General to carry out…
San José, Costa Rica, August 25, 2009 (PAHO) — Transmission of rubella is now limited to one country in the Americas, and measles now occurs only when cases are imported from outside the Western Hemisphere, vaccination experts reported today at a special four-day meeting on vaccine-preventable diseases.Participants also urged countries to prepare…
Panama City, 24 August 2009 (PAHO/WHO) - The first-of-its-kind report examining road safety around the world shows that deaths and injuries from traffic accidents are a major global health and development problem and calls for better public transit planning to protect the most vulnerable groups. The Spanish version of the report, Global…
Washington, D.C., 19 August 2009 (PAHO) - On 20-21 August, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, will make an official visit to Uruguay, where she will participate in events to discuss critical health issues and consolidate PAHO efforts to improve primary health care (PHC) throughout the Hemisphere.…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 August 2009 (PAHO) - Until 21 August, Argentina is hosting the first World Fair on Municipalities and Health: Rights, Citizenship, and Integrated Local Management for Development, one of the year's most important international health events, with around 3,000 participants expected. The Fair will highlight the…
Art as a way to improve health
Lima, Peru, August 18, 2009 (PAHO) - The 1st International Forum on "Art, Bridge to Health and Development" opened in the city of Lima, Peru. The forum seeks to establish a bridge between the fields of health, art, culture and development, and to impact in a more creative and effective way the quality of life…
Washington, DC, August 17, 2009 (PAHO) - During her visit to Peru, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, met with regional and local authorities of Loreto, a department of Peru located in the Amazon region, to study the progress made in the Belén Project and hold talks with members of the…
Washington, D.C. 15 August 2009 (PAHO)—During her visit to Peru, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, will attend meetings with the regional and local authorities of Loreto, a department of Peru located in the Amazon region, to study the progress made in the Belén Project and hold talks with members of the…
Washington, D.C., 13 August 2009 (PAHO) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, was honored today in Peru by the Congress of the Republic in a plenary session to be held on the first day of her visit to that country. Prior to the ceremony she was welcomed by President Alan García, with whom she…