10 May 2012
Asuncion, May 10, 2012 - The President of the Republic of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, attended the opening of the 39th Meeting of the South American Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center. The opening ceremony was also attended by Agriculture Minister Dr. Enzo Cardozo, Dr. Marcos Espinal…
18 Apr 2012
Washington, D.C., 20 April, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - More than a half-dozen Latin American celebrities will join forces with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) next week to promote the 10th annual Vaccination Week in the Americas and the first-ever World Immunization Week, on April 21—28.
The celebrities, many…
20 Mar 2012
Researchers find high incidence rates and deaths in first-ever analysis of the disease impacts in Latin America
Buenos Aires, March 20, 2012 (PAHO/WHO)—Today, Latin American researchers and global health leaders revealed preliminary results from the first-ever study to estimate the burden and costs of meningococcal disease in the…
16 Nov 2011
Bogotá, Colombia, 16 November 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - Colombia has become the first country in the Western Hemisphere to eliminate onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) within its national borders, according to an announcement made by Colombian health authorities at the 21st Inter-American Conference on Onchocerciasis in Bogotá last week…
9 Feb 2011
Port-au-Prince, 31 January 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - At least 22 people have become ill and 18 have died in two Haitian communities in a case of suspected methanol poisoning in the Arcahaie commune, in Haiti's Ouest Department (province).
PAHO/WHO received an alert from Haiti's Ministry of Health (MSPP) on January 25 that 10 people had died suddenly…
3 Dec 2010
Initiative seeks to facilitate the exchange of technology solutions to common health problems in developing countries.
3 December 2010 (PAHO- SU/SSC) — The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (SU/SSC) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) forged a new partnership to establish a…
1 Dec 2010
Statement by Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on World AIDS Day
Geneva, 1 December 2010 (WHO) — "On World AIDS Day 2010, the global community is focusing attention on protecting human rights of all people affected by HIV.
Health, HIV and human rights are inextricably linked. HIV responses need to ensure that human rights are protected and promoted. At the same time, the promotion and…
5 Mar 2010
Although polio was eradicated from the region, virus samples stored in some countries may present circulation risks. A comission of experts established by the Pan American Health Organization is requesting that the countries take actions to protect against these risks.
Buenos Aires, 5 March 2010 (PAHO) - In 1994 the countries of the Americas…
1 Mar 2010
Santiago, Chile, 01 March 2010 (PAHO) - The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in the early hours of Saturday, 27 February, has now claimed at least 708 lives, according to government officials. The death toll is expected to continue to rise as communications are restored with the most affected areas.
The health situation varies…