Ahead of World Malaria Day, marked annually on 25 April, WHO congratulates the growing number of countries that are approaching, and achieving, zero cases of malaria. A new initiative launched today aims to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more countries by 2025.
Of the 87 countries with malaria, 46 reported fewer than 10 000 cases of the…
Brasília, 21 April 2021 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) finished the pilot project “Strengthening Pharmacovigilance and Adherence to Malaria Treatment in the Region of the Americas (VigilADMa).” The country was the first to implement and complete the action, developed in the municipality of Manaus, State of Amazonas, from…
Washington DC, 21 April 2021 (PAHO) -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) shared with the countries of the Region a model proposal for the development of national work plans to transform pharmaceutical services towards primary health care (PHC).
The document provides guidance for the development of the main content sections of…
Washington DC, 21 April 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) together with the Centro Universitario de Farmacología de Argentina (known in Spanish as CUFAR), PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center in Argentina, is collaborating with countries in the Region of the Americas to register the national consumption of antimicrobials…
Washington DC, 21 April 2021 (PAHO/WHO)- The course on the implementation and strengthening of Programs for Optimizing Antimicrobials (PROA), developed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and offered on the Virtual Campus for Public Health, finished. More than 320 managers, leaders, and health professionals from Argentina, Brazil,…
Washington, D.C., 13 April 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - The eruption of La Soufriere in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the current Covid pandemic, present complex challenges for individuals, families, communities and the entire society. These problems are likely to adversely affect the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of the residents of Saint…
Geneva, 12 April, 2021 .- WHO’s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration shows countries ways to cut down on over US$1.4 trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to tobacco use worldwide.
Improved tobacco taxation policies can also be a key component of building back better after COVID-19,…
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Washington DC, March 25, 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through the Virtual Campus of Public Health (CVSP) launched eleven open-access virtual courses and free of charge.
The courses are self-learning, people can take them at their own pace, without defined times, and autonomously. There is no deadline to complete these…