Nassau, Bahamas, September 12, 2019 — The Dutch military forces, that are PAHO/WHO partners in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, have evacuated a pregnant woman from Abaco who required urgent, specialized medical attention.
The young woman, who was 8-months pregnant, arrived yesterday at the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre and was immediately…
Nassau, Bahamas, September 11, 2019 —The Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization has established a special Bahamas Health Relief Fund to receive unrestricted and unearmarked funds from donors who would like to support the Ministry of Health of The Bahamas in its relief and response efforts related to Hurricane Dorian.
The PAHO…
Nassau, September 11, 2019 (PAHO)—Shaking, sense of fatigue, loss of appetite, crying, sadness, fear, guilt, anger, difficulty sleeping, and grief are among the common physical and emotional responses that a person can experience for a short period following a disaster such as Hurricane Dorian, according to the Pan American Health Organization (…
Progress in suicide prevention activities in some countries, but much more is needed
Geneva, Monday 9 September 2019 (WHO/PAHO)- The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has increased in the five years since the publication of WHO’s first global report on suicide, said the World Health…
Nassau, Bahamas, Sept. 8, 2019 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is requesting an initial US $3.5 million from donors to cover short-term health care and other needs for the population in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.
“Our priority concerns are to restore access to essential health services and continued medical care…
Nassau, Bahamas, September 5, 2019 (PAHO) —The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is focusing on clinical care to save the lives of persons who survived the hurricane and keeping people safe, with three Emergency Medical Teams arriving in the Bahamas, according to Dr. Esther de Gourville, PAHO/WHO’s…
Nassau, Bahamas, Sept. 3, 2019— A Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) team is working closely with health authorities in the Bahamas to support their response to Hurricane Dorian, which has damaged health facilities and flooded hospitals on Abaco islands and Grand Bahama island.
Prior to the hurricane, the PAHO/WHO country office contributed…
ADI and PAHO launch ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia campaign’ in the Americas to address stigma and to encourage conversations around dementia
Every 3 seconds someone in the world develops dementia
Around 10 million people living with dementia live in the Americas
Dementia became a $US1 trillion-dollar a year disease in 2018
Washington D.C., 1…
27 June 2019 | Maputo | Geneva- The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness – has fallen from 1.5 billion in 2002 to just over 142 million in 2019, a reduction of 91%, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
New data presented today at the 22nd meeting of the WHO Alliance for the…