WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030pricetag-150pxThe SDG Health Price Tag, published today in The Lancet Global Health, estimates the costs and benefits of…
Hepatitis C Patient Testimonial: Argentina vanesa ruiz testimonio"Very quickly, a week after beginning the treatment, I felt…
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…
Grupo Técnico Asesor en Vacunas analiza acciones a seguir para mantener eliminación de sarampión y rubéola en las Américas Experts will consider how to close gaps in vaccination coverage in Panama to promote health equity in the Region, as well as…
Carissa F. Etienne: Las inequidades en salud ponen en peligro el crecimiento económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe Santiago, Chile, July 3, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Health inequities are "not only unjust, they also threaten…
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed 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,…
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus begins his term as WHO's new Director Generaldr-tedros-150px-new-dg-whoOn 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus begins his 5-…
Candidates' Forum held for post of Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureaucandidates-forum-etienne-150pxThe Candidates' Forum for the post of Director…