Washington D.C. 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has inaugurated a photo exhibition and accompanying book to highlight health progress in the region, particularly in the area of public health.
The exhibition was inaugurated today within…
Countries in the Region of the Americas have made major advances in reducing child mortality rates, but progress in terms of burden of disease and coverage of health interventions remains unevenly distributed. To end preventable child mortality, more must now be done to improve the monitoring of inequities, target vulnerable…
The Region’s health ministers agree to guidelines for the development of policies and plans for human resources, better worker distribution and retention, and training for family and community health specialists.Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)—Health authorities from the countries and territories of the Region of the Americas…
Washington, D.C., 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas has presented an executive summary of their final report containing 12 recommendations for the countries of the Americas to reduce inequities and health inequalities in the Region.The executive…
Washington, DC, 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recognized Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer of Belize for her service to public health by presenting her with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership. The recognition was made before an audience of health leaders from throughout the…
Over a quarter of a million people live with TB in the Region of the Americas and 24,000 died from the disease in 2017. But the downward trend in new cases and deaths must proceed more swiftly to meet elimination targets.Washington, D.C., 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO). Between 2000 and 2015, deaths from tuberculosis (TB) fell by 37.5% in…
Washington, D.C., 24 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) ‒ Health authorities of the Region of the Americas agreed today to implement a series of actions over the next five years to more effectively control the vectors that transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, and Chagas disease. The aim of the plan is to prevent communicable diseases of this…
Washington D.C, 24 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay, known for his work pioneering tobacco control measures, was today named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).A medical doctor specialized in oncology and radiotherapy, President…
Washington, D.C., 23 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been working with its member countries to advance the goal of “universal health” ever since ministers of health from throughout the Americas collectively endorsed that goal in 2014.The framework for these efforts is known as the primary health…