PAHO Director, Carissa F. Etienne, presents the Hon. John Boyce, Minister…
Washington DC-Geneva- Cuba today became the first country in the world to receive validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
"Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible," said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General…
PAHO's Director calls on the countries of the region to develop a new Women's Health Agenda in order to achieve comprehensive care appropriate for the health problems that most affect them
Washington, D.C., 24 June 2015 (PAHO/WHO).- Women's health needs are not being adequately met by current social and health policies in the countries of the…
The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) opened…
Since the early 2000s, Latin America and the Caribbean…
Member States at the General Assembly of the OAS approve Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons, among them, the right to health
Washington, D.C., June 16, 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is celebrating the commitment of the countries of the Americas to strengthen the protection of…
Representatives of CARICOM governments ended a high-level meeting in Barbados this week…
A World Health Organization and World Bank Group…