Washington, D.C, 1 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Inequity lies at the very heart of poor health outcomes in the Americas and must be urgently addressed if the Region is to achieve health for all, says a groundbreaking report from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas.
The report,…
Washington D.C, 1 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health participating in the second day of the 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) agreed on a collective approach to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean by the year 2030.
The PAHO…
PAHO outlines six-year strategy to confront health challenges, advance health equity in the Americas
Washington, D.C., 30 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) —The Pan American Health Organization’s new 2020-2025 strategic plan, which sets out action to reduce the main causes of death and illness in the Americas while addressing persisting inequities in health, was outlined today in a health ministers meeting, …
Washington, D.C., 30 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO)—The Minister of Health of Costa Rica, Daniel Salas Peraza, was elected President of the 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which brings together the highest health authorities of the Americas to discuss health policies and priorities for the Region.
From today…
Washington D.C, 30 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today recognized Dr. Reina Roa Rodriguez of Panama for her services to public health by presenting her with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership. The recognition was made before an audience…
Washington, DC, 30 September 2019 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) technical cooperation with member countries in the Americas is the focus of the latest Annual Report of the Director 2019, which was presented today by PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne to ministers of health and other health leaders at the 57th PAHO…
Access to medicines for viral hepatitis C, aging societies and equity in health are some of the issues that will be addressed
Washington, DC, September 23, 2019 (PAHO)—Health ministers, members of delegations, partners, and members of NGOs will have the opportunity to discuss issues outside the formal agenda of the 57th Directing Council of the…
September 16, 2019 (PAHO / WHO)-- Brazil and Paraguay have launched a campaign to intensify vaccination in the border areas to increase coverage against measles, yellow fever and other diseases in the border cities of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The municipality of Ponta Pora, in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, was the site of the…
Washington, DC, Sept. 13, 2019 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on Ministries of Health and Ministries of Education to join forces to improve the health of students and their communities across the Americas as part of the 2019 Wellness Week campaign.
Schools can be spaces where the health of the community, including…