Regional Stories
An initial method of classifying the seriousness of dengue cases was developed in 1974. It distinguished three types of dengue: classic, hemorrhagic, and dengue shock syndrome. Over the subsequent 30 years, various problems with this classification emerged. First, not all patients fit into one of the three categories. Moreover, because most cases…
Caracas, 9 September 2019 (PAHO) – The Caño Fibra community is located along the banks of the Orinoco River in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. This remote area in the municipality of Atabapo, yet to see electricity, gas, or piped water services, is home to 15 families of the Piaroa, Jivi, and Puinave native ethnic groups. Enoc Navarro, his…
The Caño Fibra community is located on the banks of the Orinoco River. Fifteen families belonging to the Piaroa, Jivi and Puinave indigenous groups live there.
Searching for trachoma in Venezuela, an opportunity to provide integrated health care (video in Spanish only).
Guatemala, July 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - When Dr. Ana Patricia Vélez (62) was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than 20 years ago, nucleic acid testing to diagnose the disease was not available in Guatemala and there was a major lack of awareness and painful stigma associated with its transmission. But Patricia, unlike many others, was able to…
