Regional Stories
In 2015 and 2016, the word Zika evoked fear in pregnant women living or traveling to tropical areas of the Americas. In countries where the mosquito-borne disease spread, babies of some infected mothers were being born with microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads, brain damage and a future of developmental problems.
October 2022
Donation of cold chain equipment helped to expedite the delivery of vaccines to vulnerable rural populations and temporary migrants.
September 2022
Community engagement and social mobilization are at the heart of a new push to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Haiti, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Despite efforts to make the COVID-19 vaccine available and free to all, more than a year after the first doses…
September 2022
Deformed or paralyzed legs. Atrophied torsos and trouble breathing. For children left crippled with paralysis, a lifetime of disability and pain. This was the fate of thousands who survived the virus known today as polio. This disease, poliomyelitis, was previously known as “infant paralysis,” and affected humanity throughout…
August 2022
Cycling is an alternative mode of mobility with great benefits for physical and mental health. It also helps to improve urban and environmental indicators.
And although it is an increasingly popular means of transportation in cities in the region, such as Bogota, it is still more common to see men cycling than women, as there are…
Throughout its 120 years of existence, PAHO has played a leading role in the response to epidemics in the region, including HIV/AIDS. Here are some of the important milestones, as well as the challenges that must be overcome to end AIDS.
When the first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in December 2020, many were stunned by the speed at which scientists created a product to tackle the new virus assailing the planet.
— July 2022 —
