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Medicus Mundi Spain wins award for strengthening health systems in four Latin American countries
Colombia, Jamaica, and Mexico elected to the WHO Executive Board
Placing women, children, and adolescents at the center of actions is essential to achieving the SDGs
69th World Health Assembly | 69 WHA News
- Medicus Mundi Spain wins award for strengthening health systems in four Latin American countries 2016-05-27
The Federation of Medicus Mundi Spain today received the 2016 Sasakawa Health Prize for its 20 years of work strengthening the primary health care systems of Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru.
- Colombia, Jamaica, and Mexico elected to the WHO Executive Board 2016-05-27
The 69th World Health Assembly elected Colombia, Jamaica, and Mexico to replace Argentina, Brazil, and Suriname in the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the next three years.
- Health Ministers of the Americas Discuss How to Meet the Health Targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2016-05-25
At a plenary session of the 69th World Health Assembly, ministers and delegates from the countries of the Americas addressed the health-related aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In their presentations, the speakers covered subjects ranging from the management of outbreaks of the Zika virus and other communicable diseases to the challenge of achieving universal health coverage.
- Placing women, children, and adolescents at the center of actions is essential to achieving the SDGs 2016-05-25
- Grenada to hold vice-presidency of Committee A, which debates technical matters at the World Health Assembly 2016-05-24
- Chef Jamie Oliver, several countries of the Americas, and other nations share successful experiences tackling childhood obesity 2016-05-24
- Region of the Americas: The new development agenda provides an opportunity to speed progress against epidemics 2016-05-23
- PAHO Director and delegations of the Americas study topics to be discussed at the 69th World Health Assembly 2016-05-23
- Panama designated as Vice-President of the 69th World Health Assembly 2016-05-23
- Emergency response experience in the countries of the Americas: PAHO Director informs UNASUR ministers 2016-05-22
Events
- Respuesta a emergencias de salud estuvo en el centro de la agenda de la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud
- Ministros de Salud de Costa Rica, Panamá, Uruguay y Estados Unidos comparten experiencias de eSalud en Asamblea Mundial
- PAHO hosts photo exhibit on the response to the Zika virus outbreak in the countries of the Americas
- PAHO Director meets with CARICOM Health Ministers
- Chile and other countries agree on the need for multisectoral action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
- Providing health services to women and adolescent girls will be key to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030
- Commonwealth Health Ministers discuss health security and its impact on universal health coverage
- PAHO member countries sponsor side events on key health issues at this year's World Health Assembly
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