World Health Organization (WHO) experts participating in a Washington Post forum on noncommunicable diseases (…
World Health Organization (WHO) experts participating in a Washington Post forum on noncommunicable diseases (…The Pan American Conference on Obesity met from 8 to 11 June 2011 in Aruba and concluded with a commitment to fight obesity, especially in children, and to support public policies and effective comprehensive strategies at the different levels to address this problem.…
Washington, D.C., 02 June 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - As the tobacco industry tries new ways to promote its lethal products, sharing successful resistance strategies is one of the best ways to fight back, according to health experts.
"We must use all tools to head off the attacks of the industry," said PAHO Assistant Director Dr. Socorro Gross. The most…
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…Washington, DC, April 25, 2011 (PAHO) — On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), and the George Washington University Center for Global Health (CGH) today launched this year's search for the "2011 Malaria Champions of the Americas." Currently in…
As part of the World Water Day celebrations, the Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Program (SDE) presented the Policy Brief, Bridging Research and Policy: Water and Sanitation Policy, Human Rights, Equity, and Public Health which was produced by the Research Promotion and Development team at the request of SDE.
Access to water,…
People throughout the Caribbean will soon be…
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer are the leading…
Washington, D.C., 4 November 2010 (PAHO) — Agencies from Suriname, Brazil, and Colombia were honored as "Malaria Champions of the Americas" during a celebration today of the fourth annual Malaria Day in the Americas, at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C.PAHO Deputy Director Jon Andrus presented the top "Malaria…