Global decrease but cases remain high, causing 200 000 stillbirths and newborn deaths every year
27 February 2019: New estimates published today show that there were more than half a million (around 661,000) total cases of congenital syphilis in 2016, resulting in over 200,000 stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
Syphilis is one of the most common…
Guyana remaps Lymphatic Filariasis transmission in six regions and move towards the elimination goal
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-transmitted disease caused by parasitic worms that damage the lymphatic system, leading to chronic disabling consequences such as lymphoedema, hydrocele and elephantiasis. The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) established by WHO aims to stop the spread of infection and alleviate…
There is a wide variety of situations in terms of family planning and the type of contraceptive methods used among these countries, a disparity that reflects inequities that have a major impact on the most vulnerable people. This conclusion is drawn from an open-access article in the next issue of Lancet.
The research published in Lancet…
Today, after almost three decades doing midwifery, Odette Thieophile works at Primary Health Care Services, where 220 babies are born per year. This midwife who chose her profession by vocation feels a strong commitment with women's health and remembers that the most important is a safe delivery and healthy mother and baby.
Due to this interest…
The Agreement of Santiago de Cuba charts the course to move the movement forward
Mayors from around the Americas renewed their commitment to revitalize the Healthy Municipalities, Cities and Communities (HMCC) Movement in Santiago de Cuba the first week of November as part of the Second Meeting of Mayors of Healthy Municipalities of the Region of…
A dynamic movement for Health Promotion is taking place across the Region of the Americas.
Over the past months, Ministries of Health in over 30 countries and territories across the Region have convened meetings with intersectoral actors, community members and civil society to spark critical dialogue on the role of Health Promotion within the…
Washington, D.C, 17 December 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Experts from across the Region of the Americas and further afield met at the Headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) last Monday to discuss the right to health and the role of national courts in legally enforcing this right.
The event, “The Right to Health in National Courts…
The impact of disasters is greater in the American hemisphere than anywhere in the world except the Asian continent. Around a quarter (21%) of all disasters occurring in the world between 2008 and 2017 took place in the Region of the Americas, creating 254,334 victims, and causing damage equivalent to approximately US$592 billion. The most common…
In the Americas, more than 34,000 women die each year from this disease, which can be prevented through vaccination, screening, and treatment of precancerous lesions.Washington, D.C., 27 November 2018 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a communication campaign today to prevent cervical cancer, which kills more than 34,…