The Region is experiencing a new epidemic cycle that mostly affects children under the age of 15. PAHO urges communities to eliminate Aedes mosquito breeding grounds, which is the most effective way of controlling the disease.
Washington, DC, 15 august 2019 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warns of the complex…
PAHO/WHO held a regional workshop to address the environmental determinants of health in vector prevention and control strategies, including interventions in environmental health to reduce the impact of arboviral diseases.
Washington, D.C., 13 August 2019 (PAHO/WHO) — On August 1-2, in Panama City (Panama), the Pan American Health Organization (…
Washington, DC, 12 August 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The Youth Leaders Initiative, to be created by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), will bring together people under the age of 25 to seek innovative ideas and solutions to address health problems that affect adolescents and young people in the Americas.
“PAHO wants to give young…
Twelve countries are already monitoring these abnormalities, which cause one out of every ten deaths of children under 5 in the Region
Montevideo, 8 August 2019 (PAHO)—Twelve Latin American countries already monitor children who are born with congenital birth defects in order to better understand why and how often they occur, and how the survival…
PAHO has updated its list to focus on health problems that generate the greatest disease burden. The list includes 208 medical devices for general care, and now also includes others for dental care, diagnostic imaging and laboratory practices.
Washington, DC, 6 August 2019 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently published the…
Working mothers should have 18-weeks of maternity leave on full pay, as well as two, 30-minute breastfeeding breaks per day, as per recommendations from the ILO. Just 38% of children in the Americas are breastfed exclusively until 6 months of age.
Washington, D.C., 1 August 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
A methodology developed by PAHO, already implemented in Paraguay and Bolivia, improves monitoring, helps people stay healthy and prevents them from contracting HIV or from infecting others.
Mexico City, 1 August 2019 (PAHO/WHO)—A new tool has been launched by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), that aims to help health services in Latin…
Progress being made in fight against tobacco, but increased action needed to help people quit deadly products
26 July, 2019 ¦ Geneva/Rio de Janeiro: Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and…
Geneva, July 26, 2019 (PAHO/WHO)– Ahead of World Hepatitis Day (28 July), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments in disease elimination.
A new study by WHO, published today in Lancet Global Health, has found…