Washington, D.C., 7 April 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - The Peruvian chef and entrepreneur Gastón Acurio has joined the World Health Day 2015 campaign of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to prevent foodborne diseases.
Acurio appears in a series of public service announcements that are aimed at raising awareness of the…
Lima, 10 september 2020 (PAHO/WHO).- On September 2 of 2020, the President of the Republic of Peru, Martín Vizcarra Cornejo, enacted the Law of Medical Emergency and Comprehensive Care of Cancer in Children and Adolescents. This Law has three main aspects: (1) guaranteeing universal health coverage for early diagnosis and all cancer…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in collaboration with a US-based NGO, Direct Relief, handed over USD$130,000 worth of hospital equipment, medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health in response to the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases in the country.
In accordance with the…
In partnership with the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Canadian Government has provided support totaling CAD$357,000 to the Government of Suriname for its National Response to COVID-19. Today, PAHO/WHO Representative for Suriname, Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell and Canadian Honorary Consul, Mr. Patrick Healy, paid…
Montevideo, 04/09/2020– On September 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented the goals of Every Newborn Action Plan 2025 of the "All Newborn" Action Plan at a webinar. The four goals to eliminate preventable newborn and stillbirth death’s by 2025 are that 90 % of mothers have four or more antenatal visits, 90 % of births are…
Since its launch in November 2019, almost 10,000 professionals from 74 countries around the world have enrolled in the maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) course. Now, for easy access, PAHO also offers the possibility of attending the course offline, downloading the materials without having to see them with a permanent…
The Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (BIREME) held an online Ad Hoc Session on August 28 to welcome new members of its Scientific Committee (SC), which together with the Advisory Committee (AC), conforms the Governance Committees of the Center, as established in the Statute of its institutional framework.
The…
Washington, D.C., August 28, 2020 (PAHO) — Artists from 10 Latin American countries gather this weekend to design creative pieces intended to support the Pan American Health Organization's public health campaigns against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The "Hackathon of images against Covid-19" consists of two virtual days of creative work by more…
Another successful event in the series of webinars to strengthen the Health Information Networks – BiblioSUS and VHL Brazil – took place on August 27 and was attended by 90 participants. There were three presentations that highlighted different points of view and experiences on the theme: “The Network’s role as a disseminator and intermediary of…