The Pan American Health Organization (…The Pan American Health Organization (…
12 JULY 2017 | GENEVA | NEW YORK - Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF.
The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report, Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene…
Experts will consider how to close gaps in vaccination coverage in Panama to promote health equity in the Region, as well as…
Santiago, Chile, July 3, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Health inequities are "not only unjust, they also threaten…
7 July 2017 | Geneva - Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea - a common sexually-transmitted infection - much harder, and sometimes impossible,…
On 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus begins his 5-…
The Candidates' Forum for the post of Director…
When the first case of Zika virus disease was diagnosed in Brazil in May, 2015, "The Americas had the unfortunate…Commissioners are collecting information on root causes of health inequalities in the region. They will present their final report in 2018, with concrete recommendations to reduce or eliminate health equity gaps.
San José, Costa Rica, June 23, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health…