A new call for proposals aims to support research that addresses the system-wide changes required to achieve regional health…
A new call for proposals aims to support research that addresses the system-wide changes required to achieve regional health…
Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, a Bahamian public health pioneer known for her work in advancing and verifying regional disease elimination efforts, was named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Nassau, May 2, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, a Bahamian…
2 May 2018 | GENEVA - Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household…
Washington, D.C., 25 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - In a bid to support innovative approaches to overcoming the challenges of malaria in the Region of the Americas, local, national, and cross-national programs are invited to compete in this year's "Malaria Champions of the Americas" competition that launches on 25 April to commemorate World Malaria…
Washington, DC, 24 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - Uruguayan football star Edinson Cavani has joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a campaign to raise awareness of vaccines' ability to strengthen the body´s defenses, prevent dangerous diseases, and save lives.
The striker for the Uruguayan national team and Ligue 1 club Paris…
Havana, Cuba, 25 April 2018 (PAHO) - The recently-appointed President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, met on Monday with Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Cristian Morales Furihmann, PAHO/WHO representative in Cuba.…
Havana, Cuba, April 24, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has urged countries to improve access to health care in order to prevent 600,000 deaths per year in the Americas, one of the most inequitable regions in the world.
"Today, more than a third of the region's inhabitants lack access to comprehensive, quality…
Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighted the vital role of vaccination in ensuring universal health and in preventing 3 million deaths each year.
Havana, Cuba, 23 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The most important…
Eleven countries announce plans to strengthen immunization programs following recent measles outbreaksWashington, D.C, 19 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - More than 70 million people will be vaccinated against a variety of dangerous vaccine-preventable diseases during the 16thannual Vaccination Week in the Americas - 10 million more than in 2017.…