One of the most critical lessons of the recent Ebola epidemic in…
One of the most critical lessons of the recent Ebola epidemic in…
Atlanta, Nov. 13, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - The fight against the Zika virus "is not a hundred-meter race. This is a marathon in which science and public health need to work hand in hand," Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, told delegates at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene today.
In a keynote…
Experts call for stronger, more resilient health systems to mitigate and manage future health crises
Health systems across the…
Les Cayes, Haiti, 9 November 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - A large contingent of national supervisors, nurses, health workers and criesurs, or town criers, are being mobilized by the Ministry of Health and Population of Haiti to vaccinate some 800,000 people living in 16 communes in the departments of Sud and Grand'Anse, the areas most affected by…
Kingston, Jamaica, 8 November 2016 (PAHO/WHO)-Health ministers from 16 Caribbean countries and territories reached agreement today on an action plan for collectively improving and innovating their national information systems for health.Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica at the invitation of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization…
Experts from the Americas are at the Pan American…
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This year's award recognizes the efforts of the Americas toward eliminating the disease, a commitment made by 18 of the 21 endemic countries in the region
Washington, DC, November 3, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - Fifteen years ago, malaria afflicted about 2,000 people in Costa Rica. The country's control efforts paid off and since 2013 the country has…
Port-au-Prince, Nov. 3, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)-Haiti needs support to restore and rebuild its health services at various levels, ranging from cholera treatment centers to community health centers to major hospitals, according to Dr. Jean-Luc Poncelet, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) representative in Haiti.
In…