Washington, D.C., March 28, 2017 (PAHO/WHO)—Brazil is carrying out mass vaccination campaigns for yellow fever in the states of Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, while strengthening surveillance and case management throughout the country since an outbreak of sylvatic yellow fever began in January. More than 18.8…
An estimated 50,000 people in the Americas have TB but do not know it.
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The countries of the Americas have dramatically reduced new cases and deaths…
Washington, DC, 20 March 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health and Social Services Quebec and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have signed an agreement to engage in joint action…Lima, 14 March 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of Peru and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne met to discuss the major health challenges facing Peru in the context of its approaching bicentennial in 2021 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
During their meeting, the two leaders…
Washington, DC, March 15, 2017 (PAHO / WHO)- Experts on dengue and health professionals from 21 countries are exchanging experiences and best practices in diagnosis of dengue, clinical management of patients and surveillance this week, in a workshop organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the…
Lima, 13 de marzo de 2017 (OPS/OMS).- La Directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), Carissa F. Etienne, fue nombrada Profesora Honoraria por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), una distinción que se entrega a profesionales destacados por sus méritos académicos, reconocida producción científica, tecnológica y…
Statement by Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of PAHO-International Women's Day, March 8, 2017
This year, PAHO is marking International Women's Day with a focus on women's access to social protection in health, highlighting how the realities of women's unequal participation in the labor market can make the difference between their access to…
Mary Isaac, the Minister of Health and Wellness of St. Lucia, is on a two-day visit to Pan American Health Organization headquarters here to explore…
6 March 2017 | Geneva - More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks - such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene - take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, say two new…