On World Hypertension Day, PAHO reminds people of the importance of keeping blood pressure under control and below 140/90
Washington, DC, May 17, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Four countries in the Americas have successfully implemented interventions to reduce patients' cardiovascular risk, which consist of providing comprehensive care and follow-up for…
16 May 2017 | Geneva - More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report from WHO and partners. In 2015, more than two-thirds of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South-East Asia. Road traffic injuries, lower respiratory…
Bridgetown, May 16, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Taxes on tobacco, alcoholic and sweetened beverages can help reduce consumption of these products and generate income that can be used to improve the health of the Caribbean population. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is encouraging Caribbean authorities to adopt…
Port-au-Prince, May 10, 2017 - Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) met with Haitian authorities including the President of Haiti, H.E Jovenel Moïse, Prime Minister H.E Dr. Jack Guy Lafontant, and the Minister of Public Health and Population (MSPP), Dr. Marie Greta Roy Clément to discuss health system…
PAHO gathers information on the health situation and application of ICTs in 47 countries and territories of the region.
Washington, DC, 5 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO)- Information on the health situation and the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the Americas now has a new home. The Pan American Health Organization has launched a…
4 MAY, 2017, Geneva/Washington (PAHO/WHO) - Excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to one in every three road traffic fatalities worldwide, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), Managing speed, which suggests that measures to address speed can prevent road traffic deaths and injuries.…
61% of health workers do not sanitize their hands when necessary, which puts people at risk of contracting an infection. PAHO calls on countries and health centers to strengthen prevention and control of infections
Washington, DC, May 4, 2017 (PAHO) - The lack of adequate and timely hand hygiene raises the risk of health care-associated…
Health investment is needed to protect achievements and advance toward universal health
Washington, D.C., 2 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, urged ambassadors to the Organization of American States (OAS) to become partners in advocating for health as a pillar of social and…
Washington, May 2, 2017 (PAHO/WHO)-The Government of Dominica has nominated Dr. Carissa F. Etienne for a second term as Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, the secretariat of the Pan American Health Organization.
The nomination was in a letter to the President of PAHO's Executive Committee, Argentinian Health Minister Dr. Jorge Lemus,…