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Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017. The hemisphere's top health policy authorities have launched the Health Agenda for the Americas, setting out the health priorities the governments propose to tackle over the next decade. Release »
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Public Health Highlights
- Children First: A Success Story of Collaboration between Pediatric Hospitals in Mexico and Canada
With support from the Pan American Health Organization and Health Canada, a partnership initiated in 1997 between the Oaxaca Children's Hospital in Mexico and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada is flourishing, proving that international technical cooperation can improve the health of children in the Americas. Read more » - Looking for the most active and healthy cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
The third Active Cities, Healthy Cities contest is accepting applications. The contest will recognize cities where the urban environment facilitates healthy lifestyles. Read more » - Perspectives in Health eZine - The eZine of the Pan American Health Organization is now online. Among its features: Chronic Diseases: Everyone's Epidemic - Traffic Safety: No Act of Fate - Jerry Rivera: "Stop the Pain" - PAHO Calls for Action on Alcohol. Click here to read »
Events
Call for 'Serious Commitment to Improve Mental Health'
Governing Bodies Documentation
- Special Session of the Subcommittee on Program, Budget and Administration
- 142nd Session of the Executive Committee
In Focus
- Vaccination Week in the Americas
- World Health Day 2008
- RIMSA 15 (PANAFTOSA)
- International Women's Day
- Integrity and Conflict Management System (ICMS)
- Quinquennial Report from PAHO Director, 2003-2007
- Health in the Americas 2007
- Doing Business with PAHO
- Disaster News
- EID Updates
- International Health Regulations
- Millennium Development Goals
- Health Statistics from the Americas, 2006 Edition
- PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation among Countries (TCC)
- Priority Countries
- Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS)
- Strategic and Programmatic Orientations in Primary Health Care
- Pan American Health and Education Foundation
- Health of Indigenous Peoples
- Leaders in International Health Program 2008
Scientific & Technical Information
PAHO News
- PAHO hosts The Lancet Global Mental Health Series America's Launch
PAHO Headquarters in Washington D. C. will be the venue for The Lancet Global Mental Health series America's Launch with the goals to complement the series with a focus on the Americas, and to identify areas of synergy and potential hemispheric and global collaboration regarding underserved populations in all low, middle and high income countries. Read More » - PAHO, UNICEF Working Together to support LAC Countries
Top officials and technical experts from UNICEF visited the Pan American Health Organization today to discuss areas of joint collaboration including water and sanitation, nutrition, social support for mothers and children, work in health emergencies and risk communications focusing on pregnant women, children and adolescents. Read More » - Vaccination week in the Americas advances on goals
Regional objective: Vaccinate 62 million people
With a spirit of integration and Pan-Americanism, health authorities carried out launches and immunization activities in all countries and territories of the Americas this week, working to vaccinate 62 million children, young people and adults throughout the Region, including indigenous populations in border areas. Read More » - Vaccination Week in the Americas Set to Immunize 62 Million in the Western Hemisphere
A record 62 million children, adults and elderly people are expected to receive free vaccines against leading infectious diseases as part of the sixth annual Vaccination Week in the Americas, which will take place April 19 to 26. Read More »