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…
Malaria is endemic in 19 countries and territories in the Americas, but half of all cases are concentrated in only 25 municipalities. This year, PAHO Malaria Champions will honor efforts against the disease at local level, a key approach to eliminating malaria by 2030
Washington, D.C., 25 April 2019 (PAHO/WHO) — A new initiative from…
Brasília, 22 April 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched in Brazil the 17th edition of Vaccination Week in the Americas, under the theme “Protect your community. Do your part”. The initiative is celebrated between April 20 and 27 with the participation of 45 countries and territories in the Region. This is the…
New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age
24 April 2019 | GENEVA: Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new…