Following its elimination in four of the six affected countries in Latin America, all that is left to be done is to eradicate the disease from the border of Brazil and Venezuela, a hard-to-reach area inhabited by the Yanomami community.
Washington, DC, 24 July 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Onchocerciasis or "river blindness" is a parasitic disease that…
According to the latest epidemiological update from PAHO, there have been 2472 confirmed cases of measles in eleven countries in the region so far this year. PAHO continues to recommend…
Marcela Cuadrado began to work at the public polyclinic in the Uruguayan town of San Bautista in 2005, the year that discussion began on reforming the Integrated…This week, the Protocol, which has already been ratified by six Latin American countries, reached the 40 Parties required for its entry into force. A further tobacco control milestone was reached on 28 June, when the World Trade Organization (WTO) backed Australia's tobacco packaging law, a move which should encourage other countries to advance…
Experts and officials from eight Latin American countries have met in Buenos…Washington, DC, June 22, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded its 162nd session on 21 June, following discussions and deliberations on a variety of strategies, action plans and policies to address a number of key health challenges in the region.Issues that were advanced during the…
18 June 2018 ¦ Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) is today releasing its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).The ICD is the foundation for identifying health trends and statistics worldwide, and contains around 55 000 unique codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death. It provides a common language that allows…
Washington, D.C., 18 June (OPS/OMS)- The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today begins its 162nd session at the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Americas, in order to discuss strategies and plans of action to improve the health of the Americas.
Chaired by Panama, the committee will meet…
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne has met with the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, to discuss strategies to ensure the health of the Venezuelan people.
Caracas, 15 June 2018 (PAHO / WHO)- The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne has met with the President…