The International Labour Office (ILO) declared April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Each year this date is observed in commemoration of the workers who suffered injuries, diseases or fatalities; and to celebrate those that were effectively prevented. At the same time, it aims to promoting prevention of occupational injuries…
Hundreds of health promotion practitioners and students across the Americas and other parts of the world are expected to attend this Regional event. The Congressional Palace in Havana will be the venue for discussing global health promotion priorities in connection with the Health in All Policies and Determinants of Health framework.
Havana, Cuba…
Washington, DC, 3 October 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders," by PAHO and WHO experts, concludes that "Even with limited evidence linking Zika virus to neurologic disorders, the severe potential risks demand decisive, immediate action to protect public health."…
The United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) carried out a mission in Paraguay from 22 to 26 February 2016 to support the government in accelerating the implementation of actions to tackle NCDs - principally cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and…
Washington, D.C., 19 February 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — New criteria to define what is "too much" sugar, salt and fat in processed food and drinks are presented in a new PAHO Nutrient Profile Model launched yesterday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The model is intended to help governments develop more effective policies to encourage…
Washington, D.C., 26 January 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) according to Dr. Nathalie Charpak, an internationally respected pediatrician and daughter of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist George Charpak, represents a way of humanizing neonatal healthcare.
The issue
Like other forms of "kangaroo care," KMC is an incubation method to…
Available data indicates that indigenous and afrodescent peoples are amongst the most marginalized populations of the region, encountering considerable challenges with regards to social and health conditions and with higher levels of rurality or urban marginality, unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy. They have less access to, and lower…
Summary of PAHO's expert consultation held Oct 27-29, 2015Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Screening and early detection, linked to timely and appropriate treatment, is critical to reduce breast cancer mortality. Mammography plays a critical role, but to ensure its effectiveness and…
Washington, DC, October 26, 2015.- Experts and representatives of governments and professional associations of radiology will meet from tomorrow in the Pan American Health Organization to propose minimum quality standards for mammography services in Latin America and Caribbean. They also will develop a strategy for implementing quality…