Geneva, Switzerland, 20 May 2019 (PAHO) - Cooperation agencies and representatives of Colombia, Germany, Nepal, Ghana, and Rwanda, as well as civil society, discussed the new Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All at a side event of the 72nd World Health Assembly, which is taking place until 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland…
Geneva, May 20 2019 (PAHO/WHO)- Jamaican doctor and professor, Peter Figueroa, was today recognized at the World Health Assembly as a health leader for his substantial contribution to public health in Jamaica, the Caribbean, the Americas and the world, over the past four decades.
Dr. Figueroa, a Professor of Public Health, Epidemiology and…
Geneva, 20 May 2019 (WHO)- World Health Organization today announced today the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors, from the fields of sports, politics and community mobilization, to promote healthier lives, stronger health workforces and improved mental health globally.
Three of these new ambassadors are from the Region of the Americas…
Geneva, 19 May 2019 (PAHO) - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancer, and diabetes, are the leading cause of death in the world. However, according to Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), communicating effectively about them is a significant challenge.
“NCDs…
Geneva, 19 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Braving gray and sometimes rainy skies, but determined to participate in walks, races, and other physical activities, hundreds of people congregated today in the Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, under the slogan "Walk the Talk: the Health for All Challenge."These activities, organized for the second…
Geneva, 18 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO)- Promoting vaccine confidence; universal health care and migration; access to medicines, vaccines and health products; healthy aging; non communicable diseases; and the road to malaria elimination. These are just some of the themes to be discussed at more than a dozen side events organized by countries in the…
Since 2010, 30,800 children were born HIV-free in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, cases of congenital syphilis are increasing.
Washington, DC, 17 May 2019 (PAHO)- Countries are moving towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas, but progress has been uneven, according to a new report…
Punta Cana, 17 May 2018 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been awarded the World Hypertension League’s Organizational Excellence Award for its outstanding work in hypertension control in the Region of the Americas. The award recognizes PAHO’s efforts in the implementation of the HEARTS initiative, which aims to reduce the…
Geneva, 17 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – On 20-28 May, Health Authorities from the Americas will participate in the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The Assembly will bring together more than 4000 delegates from the 194 countries that make up the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the main health issues in the world.
During the…