As part of International Women's Day, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) participated in the event "Women's Health in Tocantins: presentation of successful experiences" held in the city of Palmas capital of the state of…
As part of the approval process of the new funding proposal for GAVI support for health systems strengthening (GAVI-RSS2 2018-2022), Haiti received the members of the Independent Review Committee (IRC) from 20-23 February 2018. Projected for an amount of US $ 8,676,110 over the next 5 years, the request for GAVI-SSH funding in particular aims at…
Mental and neurological disorders are among the leading causes of poor health and disability worldwide, with 300 million people suffering from depression alone. However, between 76% and 85% of people receive no treatment for their illness. In the United States/Mexico border region, these conditions affect 1 in every 5 persons with suicide rates…
Port au Prince, Haiti, November 6 2017—The Third Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Sustainability of the HIV Response "Road to Ending AIDS in LAC: Towards Sustainable Regional Fast-Track Targets" will be held in Port au Prince, Haiti, from 6th to 8th November 2017, organized by the Government of Haiti, UNAIDS, PAHO/WHO, people living with HIV…
On 25-26 October, PAHO and the McGill University Collaborating Center co-hosted a regional meeting on indigenous wellness and suicide prevention, which was held in Montreal, Canada. The meeting’s objectives were to exchange experiences of wellness and suicide prevention at the community level; to investigate the development or revision of…
Port-au-Prince, August 28, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization [PAHO], Dr. Carissa Etienne, is making an official visit to Haiti this week to meet with Minister of Health of Haiti, Dr. Greta Roy Clément, and other national officials to follow-up on the progress of our technical cooperation as well as on previous…
Only one focus of onchocerciasis (river blindness) persists in the Americas, on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. The disease is still present in 31 African countries and Yemen.
Guatemala City, 8 December 2016 (PAHO/WHO)- A hundred years after Guatemalan ophthalmologist Rodolfo Robles established the causal relationship between…
Washington, D.C., 15 September 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - Jamaica is implementing a 10-year strategic plan to improve health and attain its vision of a healthy and stable population, Jamaican Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton said today at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during a presentation on the country's health situation, priority…
The country's hepatitis B elimination strategy includes testing and treatment for pregnant women and vaccination of newborns within the first 24 hours
Yenny Antonio Leon is a 25-year-old mother from Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru, who was diagnosed with hepatitis B before having her baby. "When I found out, I felt terrible because I thought it was a…