Regional Stories
Zero Maternal Deaths by Hemorrhage is an initiative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and its Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women’s, and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) dedicated to prevent maternal deaths by postpartum hemorrhage.
Experiencing the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba.
"I got sick, but my husband and I wanted to have another child. Thanks to God and the help of my doctors, my baby is really healthy..."
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Born free of HIV
Elimination Initiative
PAHO Health Topic: HIV
Testimonials from some blood donation beneficiaries.
A Chikungunya Photo Story
Chikungunya is a virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (the same mosquito species that transmit dengue). The virus's name comes from the Makonde language of Tanzania and means "that which bends up." (Photos by: Luz Sosa PAHO/WHO)
Blood donor's and blood donation beneficiaries' testimonies
Blood donor's and blood donation beneficiaries' testimonies
Testimonies from blood donation beneficiaries have been recorded and published below.