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…
Despite the successes and historic milestones achieved in public health over the past few decades, the Region of the Americas is facing challenges that are…
Washington, D.C., 23 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The Bahamian Ministry of Health, Duane Ernest Lascelles Sands, has been elected President of the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) 56th Directing Council, which convenes the Region’s health authorities to discuss and analyze regional health policies and set priorities for technical…
Washington, DC, September 21, 2018 (PAHO/WHO- IHACHR) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urge countries in the Americas to take the needed measures to guarantee that people with Alzheimer’s disease have access to care, services and medical treatment, in recognition of…
Rabies cases in dogs and humans have declined 95% in the region over the past 35 years. In 2017, just 19 cases were reported in Bolivia, Guatemala, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Americas are advancing toward elimination.
Washington, D.C., 21 September 2018 – Only four countries of Latin America and the Caribbean continue to report cases…
Health authorities will meet from September 23 to 27 in Washington D.C, to discuss plans to reduce the shortage in health personnel, lower the burden of cervical cancer, and improve the health of women, children and adolescents. In addition to this, the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez will be named Health Hero of the Americas.Washington, D.C…
Washington, D.C., 20 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – A telemedicine initiative in the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras, along with two programs to control Chagas disease in Comapa, Guatemala, have been recognized for their innovative community-based approach to improving health. The recognition came from a partnership of international…
Washington, D.C., 13 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- Ambassadors and representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) received a briefing today from the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, on the topics that will be addressed at the upcoming meeting of the 56th Directing Council of PAHO, to…