Washington, D.C., 30 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO)—The Minister of Health of Costa Rica, Daniel Salas Peraza, was elected President of the 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which brings together the highest health authorities of the Americas to discuss health policies and priorities for the Region.
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Washington D.C, 30 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today recognized Dr. Reina Roa Rodriguez of Panama for her services to public health by presenting her with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership. The recognition was made before an audience…
Washington, DC, 30 September 2019 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) technical cooperation with member countries in the Americas is the focus of the latest Annual Report of the Director 2019, which was presented today by PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne to ministers of health and other health leaders at the 57th PAHO…
Access to medicines for viral hepatitis C, aging societies and equity in health are some of the issues that will be addressed
Washington, DC, September 23, 2019 (PAHO)—Health ministers, members of delegations, partners, and members of NGOs will have the opportunity to discuss issues outside the formal agenda of the 57th Directing Council of the…
September 16, 2019 (PAHO / WHO)-- Brazil and Paraguay have launched a campaign to intensify vaccination in the border areas to increase coverage against measles, yellow fever and other diseases in the border cities of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The municipality of Ponta Pora, in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, was the site of the…
Washington, DC, Sept. 13, 2019 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on Ministries of Health and Ministries of Education to join forces to improve the health of students and their communities across the Americas as part of the 2019 Wellness Week campaign.
Schools can be spaces where the health of the community, including…
Nassau, Bahamas, September 12, 2019 — The Dutch military forces, that are PAHO/WHO partners in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, have evacuated a pregnant woman from Abaco who required urgent, specialized medical attention.
The young woman, who was 8-months pregnant, arrived yesterday at the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre and was immediately…
Nassau, Bahamas, September 11, 2019 —The Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization has established a special Bahamas Health Relief Fund to receive unrestricted and unearmarked funds from donors who would like to support the Ministry of Health of The Bahamas in its relief and response efforts related to Hurricane Dorian.
The PAHO…
Nassau, September 11, 2019 (PAHO)—Shaking, sense of fatigue, loss of appetite, crying, sadness, fear, guilt, anger, difficulty sleeping, and grief are among the common physical and emotional responses that a person can experience for a short period following a disaster such as Hurricane Dorian, according to the Pan American Health Organization (…