Third Global Conference on Health and Climate Change convenes health authorities and experts from PAHO/WHO to develop an Action Plan for Small Island Developing States in the Region
Washington, D.C., October 16 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — Ministers from across the Caribbean region met today in St George’s, Grenada to ensure that those living in Small…
The Princess Alice hospital is the first hospital in the Eastern Caribbean Region to have been fully refitted to smart standards to protect the health of the population against climate change-related events.
St George’s, Grenada / Washington, D.C., October 16 2018 (PAHO / WHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr.…
Washington, D.C., 12 October 2018 (PAHO/WHO) — Dr. Jarbas Barbosa of Brazil, was sworn in today as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).…
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10 October 2018 - Ultraprocessed products are food and drink products that have gone through multiple stages of industrial processing, to the point where the end product contains very little real food at all, let alone any nutritional value.…
Buenos Aires, September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will provide grants for the implementation of initiatives to improve Information Systems for Health (IS4H) in the Americas. These initiatives should focus on improving existing health programs, strategies or policies.The call for proposals will remain open…
Washington, D.C., 27 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The 56th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today following a week of discussions about health priorities in the Americas. During the meeting, new plans of action were approved to reduce the shortage of health personnel; to strengthen measures to prevent…
Ministers of health from throughout the Americas have endorsed a series of actions aimed at ending preventable deaths among women, children and adolescents; ensuring their physical and mental health and well-being across their life course; and expanding enabling environments, so that no one is left behind.
Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (…
World leaders meeting today at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB.
26 September 2018 - World leaders meeting today at…
Heads of state and government today committed to 13 new steps to tackle noncommunicable diseases including cancers, heart and lung diseases, stroke, and diabetes, and to promote mental health and well-being.
Heads of state and government today committed to 13 new steps to tackle noncommunicable diseases including cancers, heart and lung diseases…