PAHO calls on governments to sustain progress
Washington D.C., November 23, 2020 (PAHO)—A first-of-its kind analysis of country data on violence against children and adolescents in the Americas reports that while the region has taken important action, serious gaps in prevention and response leave many children behind.
The problem has gained new…
Study presents strategies to provide effective and accessible community-based care for people with mental health conditions.
Washington D.C. November 20, 2020 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) introduced a new publication on the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care that presents strategies to transform…
Vaccinating 20% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean is projected to cost over $2 billion
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2020 (PAHO) --Delivering vaccines for COVID-19 “will be challenging and costly “so it is vital that countries start preparing now,” said Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization…
PAHO supports WHO’s new global strategy and will work with countries and partners in the Americas to eliminate cancer that kills 34,000 regional women each year
Geneva, 17 November 2020 – WHO’s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment…
Washington, D.C., November 16, 2020 (PAHO)-- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is responding to the passage of Tropical Storm Eta and getting ready for Hurricane Iota in Central America, supporting the countries’ health response and operation of Mobile and Fixed Emergency Medical Teams, to ensure that people in affected areas…
In the Americas, more than 60 million people live with diabetes, which if uncontrolled can lead to heart disease, blindness, kidney disease and amputations. Diabetes is also an underlying condition that increases the risk of severe forms of COVID-19 illness.
Washington, DC, November 12, 2020 (PAHO)- On the eve of World Diabetes Day on November 14…
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON DC, 12 November 2020—UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a proposal for supply in 2021.
The tender, which will run for 6 weeks, aims to provide at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of …
Robust disease surveillance, contact tracing and prioritizing primary health care are among key measures to reduce transmission
Washington, D.C., November 11, 2020 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today outlined best practices in a guide to help countries decide which measures to implement to control the COVID-19…
With PAHO support, four countries advance in implementing pilot testing of new diagnostics
Washington D.C., November 10, 2020 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization has deployed 190,000 new COVID-19 antigen diagnostic tests donated to four countries…