16 Jan 2013
Washington, D.C., 16 January 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Efforts to fight neglected infectious diseases —such as Chagas, leprosy and onchocerciasis (river blindness)— have had major success in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past decade. But continued commitment by governments and other partners will be needed to sustain gains made against…
9 Oct 2012
Depression affects 350 million people in the world. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 5% of the adult population has depression, but six of out of every ten do not receive treatment
Washington, D.C., 9 October 2012 (PAHO/WHO).- Depression affects more people than any other mental disorder and is also one of the world's leading causes of…
26 Jul 2012
Santiago de Chile, 26 July 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Ministers of Health and Agriculture in the Americas are meeting today and tomorrow to discuss the challenges and opportunities to meet the growing demand for safe food, accessible and sustainable. They want to make the production of food sustainable with environment and safe for the health of…
7 Jun 2012
Salvador, Bahia, 7 June 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Representatives of several international organizations pledged this week to promote investments in water and sanitation infrastructure as key steps toward the elimination of cholera from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The pledges were made during the launch of a new Regional Coalition on Water and…
11 May 2012
Washington, DC, 11 May 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, received this May 10 the award of the Order "Merit for Distinguished Service" in the Grade of Grand Officer, issued by the government of Peru.
The resolution recognizes that Dr. Roses…
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…