On 19 June 2018, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines launched its National Action Plan for Adolescent Health and Development in collaboration PAHO/WHO. The plan was developed following recommendations of WHO AA-HA! guidance document; as such, it involved stakeholders from various ministries, civil society and faith-based organizations.
The…
Punta Cana, June 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in the framework of the Plan of Action for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Americas, is promoting a series of multisectoral dialogues on policies and partnerships, with a view to strengthening…
June is ending with two important advances for global health in tobacco control. The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products reached the necessary number of Parties to become international law; and a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled against complaints brought by several countries concerning Australia's tobacco plain…
Buenos Aires, June 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - A newspaper story reports that two cars collided on a road and three young people died. It is one of many articles published every day about the growing number of road crashes—words that are lost in the sea of information that the population navigates daily. But… were some of the vehicles going over the speed…
The General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS) approved during its 48th Regular Session (4-5 June 2018), the resolution "Strengthening Multi-Sectoral Responses to the Crisis of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Americas". The resolution was proposed by Barbados and drafted in collaboration with PAHO, following a …
Indigenous health authorities of the Yanomami area in Boa Vista, Roraima State in Brazil, and the Secretary of Indigenous Health of Brazil contacted the PAHO office in Brazil requesting support to attend an unusual increased number of tungiasis cases in indigenous population Yanomami and Yekuana of communities bordering Venezuela. (Photo…
With a view to seeking greater political commitment on critical health issues and inspire participation at the highest level of authority of governments for the upcoming United Nations High-level Meetings (UNHLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and on Tuberculosis (TB), the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, together with a…
Washington, D.C., 25 May, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, is to be honored with the WHO Director-General's Special Recognition Award for World No Tobacco Day, the only Special Recognition to be given this year.
Dr. Vázquez was selected for the award in acknowledgement of his achievements…
Approximately 541 million young workers (15-24 years old) - which includes 37 million children in hazardous child labour - account for more than 15% of the world's labour force and suffer up to a 40% higher rate of non-fatal occupational injuries than adult workers older than 25. Many factors can increase youth vulnerability to OSH…