A structured dialogue took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 29-30 October 2014, with the majority of academic coordinators and tutors of regional and decentralized versions of the gender and health virtual course, FGL/GD and Virtual Campus staff. The dialogue was organized around guiding questions to foster an exchange of lessons learned from the…
Each year, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on 25 November, followed by 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, ending on 10 December (Human Rights Day). This year, PAHO will participate in a number of events leading up to and during this important period of action and awareness:
18 November -…
Washington, D.C., 3 October 2014 (PAHO) - There has been progress in improving the health situation of women and children in the region of the Americas and the world, but there is much left to do, said Carmen Barroso, Regional Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR), and one of nine members of…
Maternal mortality and morbidity have decreased at the regional level in the Americas and the Caribbean, but rates still vary greatly within and among countries, according to a progress report on The Plan to Accelerate the Reduction in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity that was presented today at PAHO's 53rd Directing Council.
The…
Washington, D.C., 29 April 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — On the World Day for Health and Safety at Work, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) warned of the risks of chemical carcinogens in the workplace and called for controlling and reducing this exposure to reduce cancer in the Americas.
"Among noncommunicable diseases…
Call to Action: Step up the fight against vector-borne diseases in the Americas
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - Vector-borne diseases is the theme for World Health Day 2014 which is celebrated every 7th of April.This year's theme: Small bites, bit threats.
Vector-borne diseases are infectious diseases spread by intermediate…
Panama City, 9 December 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — In order to strengthen the capacity of Central American countries in the coordination and operational aspects of cholera prevention and control in the Subregion, the Regional Water and Sanitation Team (ETRAS, for its acronym in Spanish) of the Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis Department at the Pan…
The proceedings of a seminar on the social determinants of health that featured a number of PAHO participants have been published by Mexico's National Academy of Medicine and National Institute of Public Health under the title La importancia de los determinantes sociales de la salud en las políticas públicas ("The importance of the social…
The Office of Gender and Cultural Diversity (GD) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized a Regional Consultation on Cultural Diversity from the 30th of October to the 1st of November in Washington, D.C. The Consultation was carried out with the aim of reflecting upon and discussing the current situation of cultural diversity in…