Geneva, Switzerland, 3 December 2019—Safeguarding human health from climate change impacts is more urgent than ever, yet most countries are not acting fully on their own plans to achieve this, according to the first global snapshot of progress on climate change and health. The new report draws on data from 101 countries surveyed by the…
Washington, DC, 27 November (PAHO) – 'Talk to me openly'—the slogan for this year’s World AIDS Day campaign by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), UNAIDS, UNICEF, the Latin American Network of Young People Living with HIV (J+LAC), and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP)—seeks to ensure that health professionals…
22 November 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The first ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in girls and boys aged 11 to 17 years. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal and produced by researchers from the…
PAHO urges countries to accelerate actions to reduce inequalities in access to sanitation services for rural populations.
Washington, DC, 19 November 2019 (PAHO)- A total of 15.5 million people are forced to practice open defecation in Latin America and the Caribbean, a practice that can pollute the environment and spread disease, warned the…
1 in 5 men will not reach the age of 50 in the Americas, due to issues relating to toxic masculinity
A new report from PAHO also reveals that men live almost 6 years less than women, and proposes nine recommendations to improve their health outcomes
Washington, DC, 18 November 2019 (PAHO)—Life expectancy for men in the Region of the Americas is 5.8 years below that of women, partly because societal expectations contribute to risk-seeking…
Washington, Nov 13, 2019 (PAHO)— Dengue in the Americas has reached the highest number of cases recorded so far, with more than 2.7 million cases, including 22,127 severe cases and 1,206 deaths reported at the end of October 2019, according to a new epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The largest…
The percentage of people with obesity tripled since 1975 and hunger increased 11 percent in the last four years, according to the Panorama of Food and Nutritional Security 2019
November 12, 2019, Santiago/Panama/DC - The prevalence of adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean has tripled since 1975, affecting one in four adults in a…
Washington DC, 8 November 2019—In Latin America and the Caribbean, between 50% and 65% of new HIV infections occur in key populations of the HIV epidemics and their sexual partners. Improving the availability and coverage of HIV/STI services for these populations requires the support of monitoring systems that are sustainable and adapt…
Washington, Nov. 6, 2019 (PAHO)– Three projects have been recognized as “Malaria Champions of the Americas” for 2019 for their work in reducing malaria cases in Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. The awards were presented at a Malaria Day in the Americas event today by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and its…