What is dengue?
Dengue is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV). Because the infection may be asymptomatic or present itself with a broad range of symptoms (both severe and non-severe) such as flu-like, it continues to remain a public health problem globally especially in the Americas. …
With the objective of offering scientific editors, researchers, health professionals and post-graduate students the most important elements to keep in mind while writing scientific articles, Dr. Lilian Calò, BIREME/PAHO/WHO Scholarly Communication Coordinator, gave a workshop in Asunción, Paraguay, on September 17-19.
The Representation of the…
PAHO's 57th Directing Council meets from September 30 to October 10, and includes ministers of health and high-level officials from all countries of the Americas. It is important that all employees, regardless of their role in the Organization, be familiar with the agenda and resolutions of this important meeting.
During the 57th Directing…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are launching a regional communication and awareness campaign on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in disaster management in the Caribbean.
Under the theme “Stronger Together”, the campaign aims to offer information and strategies to…
Washington D.C. 30 September 2010 (PAHO/WHO) − The photo exhibit Best practices can save women´s lives launched today to shine a light on good practices to reduce maternal mortality from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) 10 priority countries for this topic: Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua,…
Washington, September 2019-- In the province of Condorcanqui, in Peru's Amazonas Region, health personnel and community leaders of the Awahun indigenous people have come together to identify health needs and problems affecting access to maternal health services since 2016, thanks to the Integrated Health Systems for Latin America and the…
Elderly residents of the Fox Hill Community and the Over-the-Hill Community from Bain and Grants Town and Centreville participated in a day of…
Washington, D.C., 26 September 2019 (PAHO)‒ Funding is available for research on health and migrations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Submissions can be made until 13 October. Small grants will be provided through a joint initiative of a group of organizations, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Campinas…
The Dutch military forces, that are PAHO/WHO partners in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, have evacuated a pregnant woman from Abaco who required urgent, specialized medical attention.
The young woman, who was 8-months pregnant, arrived yesterday at the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre and was immediately attended by staff from the clinic,…