Chronic diseases used to be considered "diseases of the rich," but today developing countries are facing a tsunami of deaths and illness due to cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The good news is that most of it can be prevented. Click here to read...
TRAFFIC SAFETY
No Act of Fate
by Reid R. Frazier
Traffic crashes take the lives of hundreds of people—many in their prime years—daily in Latin America and the Caribbean. Safety advocates say these tragedies are not just "acts of fate" but foreseeable events that are preventable though more awareness and better public policy. Click here to read...
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Jerry Rivera: "Stop the Pain"
by Ingrid Cotto
Salsa's "golden boy" is paying tribute to his fans and the women in his life by joining with the Pan American Health Organization in a campaign to end domestic violence. Click here to read...
