An estimated 140 million people in the Americas are living with a disability, but only 3% have access to rehabilitation services.
Washington, D.C., 2 October (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of health from throughout the Americas agreed today to take a series of steps to safeguard the rights of people with disabilities and to improve their access to…
PAHO/WHO will support the creation of a new inter-American emergency health network
Washington, D.C.,2 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Representatives of ministries of health in the Americas today adopted a plan of action to improve coordination of international humanitarian assistance during emergencies and disasters, in order to facilitate a timely…
Over 26 million people in the Americas are visually impaired, and over 3 million are blind. Nearly 80% of these cases are preventable or curable
Washington, D.C., 2 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — More than 26 million people in the Americas are visually impaired (blind or unable to see clearly), yet an estimated 80% of these cases are preventable or…
Delegates to the…
Washington, D.C., 1 October 2014(PAHO/WHO) - Ministers of health from throughout the Americas agreed today to promote a set of measures designed to improve mental health care in their countries. These include the preparation of plans to ensure effective services and prevention programs for people with mental disorders and psychoactive substance-…
Although the number of blood units collected in the Region has increased, most has come from family or replacement donors
Washington, D.C., 1 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO)— Ministers of Health from throughout the Americas today agreed on a series of actions to ensure safe and sufficient supplies of blood and blood products through voluntary…
Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Washington, D.C., 30 September (PAHO/WHO) — Health officials from the Americas today approved a plan of action to include health in all public policies that can impact the well-being of the population.
The Plan of Action on Health in All Policies was discussed during the 53rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The…
Washington, D.C., 29 September 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Carter Center congratulated Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and the people of Ecuador for their country becoming the second in the world to achieve elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness), as verified by the World Health Organization (…