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…
Geneva, Switzerland, May 15, 2019 (PAHO)- This Sunday, May 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) and delegations from the Americas and across the world will celebrate the second edition of the event "Walk the talk: The Health for All Challenge", at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva. While there, participants are also invited to visit the…
New WHO Guidelines recommend specific interventions for reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia
14 May 2019 – People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood…
Washington, D.C., 14 May 2019 (PAHO)- Seasonal influenza, also known as flu, is an illness that can lead to serious complications requiring hospitalization and can even cause death. People often fail to recognize its severity, mistaking it for a cold, but each year around 772,000 people are hospitalized, and between 41,000 and 72,000 die as a…
Washington, DC, 8 May 2019 (PAHO)- Today, at the launch of the Strategic Directions for Nursing in the Region of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called on countries to invest in nurses to improve their availability, distribution and roles in order to advance towards universal health.
Nursing staff…
Washington, DC, 6 May 2019 (PAHO)- These countries implemented measures to reduce speed, limit drink-driving, and ensure that all motorcycle users wear helmets, that all car passengers wear seat-belts, and that children use car-seats. The countries also passed and enforced laws, reducing both mortality and road traffic accidents.
The three…
St. Lucia., 3 May 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – An Action Plan developed by countries and territories of the Caribbean, establishes a roadmap to ensure that health is front and center of national climate change planning in the Region.
The Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change focuses on protecting the health of Caribbean populations…
Roseau, Dominica, 1 May 2019 (PAHO)- Nearly three decades into her career as a midwife, Odette Thieophile works at the Roseau Health Centre in Dominica, where she welcomes around 220 babies a year. Strongly committed to her profession and to women’s health, she stresses that safe deliveries and healthy mothers and babies are what matters most.…
Washington, D.C., 26 April 2019 (PAHO/WHO) –The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published a guidance document on migration and health that suggests five areas of action countries should take top improve the health of migrants and the populations that receive them.
The five areas of action are: strengthening surveillance, information…