Hypertension - or elevated blood pressure - is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases. But despite its seriousness, most persons around the world who suffer from it may not be even aware of it. Therefore, putting the spotlight on hypertension may have major implications…
Washington, D.C., 20 October 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - The 2020 Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, released earlier this month, notes the important contributions of PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres during the reporting period, especially related to working hand in hand with the Organization to develop guidelines and…
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The Pan American Health Organization continues to strengthen its commitment to disaster risk reduction. On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, designated by the United Nations General Assembly, we celebrate the progress the Region of the Americas has made in disaster risk reduction. It is also a day when we…
In its role as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Epidemiology and Control of Tuberculosis, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases "Emilio Coni" of Argentina, the Centre carried out the information analysis and a consultation for the financing chapter.
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The United Nations Officer for Disaster and Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Global Education and Training Institute (GETI), the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) joined efforts in organizing the online training entitled “Making Cities Resilient: Developing and implementing local…
Geneva, Switzerland.- On 10 October, World Mental Health Day, world leaders and internationally-recognized celebrities and mental health advocates will come together for the World Health Organization’s Big Event for Mental Health. WHO’s first-ever online advocacy event for mental health will focus on the urgent need to address the world’s chronic…
Washington DC, September 30, 2020 (PAHO) - Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) presented the Solidarity Clinical Trial to authorities from the ministries of health of the Americas, in a virtual meeting, held on September 24, 2020.
"The world is hopeful with the arrival of a vaccine to…
Washington, DC, 30 September 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—Countries in the Region of the Americas have been making considerable progress in improving health systems’ resilience since 2016. Still, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural deficiencies in health, social, and economic policies that need to be addressed to improve equity, political and social…
Washington, DC, 30 September 2020 (PAHO/WHO)—Countries in the Region of the Americas have significantly improved regulatory capacity systems for medicines and other health technologies, but continued effort is needed to sustain improvements, says a report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The progress report, Strengthening…