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Washington, D.C. 15 August 2009 (PAHO)—During her visit to Peru, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, will attend meetings with the regional and local authorities of Loreto, a department of Peru located in the Amazon region, to study the progress made in the Belén Project and hold talks with members of the…
Washington, D.C., 13 August 2009 (PAHO) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, was honored today in Peru by the Congress of the Republic in a plenary session to be held on the first day of her visit to that country. Prior to the ceremony she was welcomed by President Alan García, with whom she…
Experts Call for Better Health Services for Men who Have Sex with MenHealth services in Latin America and the Caribbean need to…
Influenza A (H1N1) Update: Lessons Learned and Preparedness for the Future Cancun, Mexico, 09 July 2009 (PAHO/WHO)—High-level officials including health ministers from Mexico, the United States, Canada, and 40 other countries discussed pandemic preparedness and lessons learned from the 2009 Influenza pandemic at a summit hosted by Mexican…