Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 December 2012 (PAHO/WHO - PANAFTOSA) — Following five simple rules when preparing and handling food can help ensure that holiday meals and treats add to the season's festivities rather than making people sick, say experts at PANAFTOSA, the Pan American Health Organization's specialized center for food safety and…
December 14, PAHO/WHO - Care for chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a global problem. The vast majority of people with NCDs do not receive appropriate care. Only around half are diagnosed, and among these patients, only half are treated.Among…
Washington, DC, 20 November 2012 (PAHO) - PAHO's Manager for Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Marcos Espinal, has been honored with the 2012 Princess ChichibuW Global TB Memorial Award in recognition of his achievements in global tuberculosis control.
The prize was established by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis…
"World Diabetes Day" was celebrated worldwide yesterday by over 200 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation in more than 160 countries and territories.
The group also released it's latest Global and Regional Diabetes Statistics 2012 Atlas. It reports that diabetes is running at records levels worldwide and half of …
GENEVA ¦ 9 November 2012 - The first-ever global monitoring framework to combat several of the world's biggest killers has been agreed this week by WHO Member States. The framework comprises nine voluntary global targets and 25 indicators to prevent and control diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease and other…
Washington, DC, November 7, 2012 (PAHO / WHO) - The Public eHealth Innovation and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean (eSAC) project invites researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the Region to submit innovative information and communication technologies (ICT)-based solutions to problems and challenges in public health.
The…
Washington, D.C., 6 November 2012 (PAHO) - A small international expert group, convened by WHO is meeting this week at PAHO to develop a new guideline on cervical cancer prevention and control, based on the new evidence which has emerged over the past several years on HPV vaccines, new screening tests as well as new approaches to prevention…
Washington, D.C., 26 October 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — A mobile application that enables health professionals to make evidence-based decisions on students' health, while on-the-go, was launched by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization this week, during the Ninth Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS9).
The new…
PAHO/WHO calls on professionals to participate on "eHealth Conversations"
Washington, DC, Monday, 1 October, 2012 — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) calls on professionals that work in in the field of eHealth to brainstorm, discuss and reflect on the present and future of the use and application of…