12 October 2016, Port au Prince, Haiti (PAHO/WHO)—With more than 1.3 million Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew, acute diarrheal diseases including cholera threaten parts of the population, and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has set up field operations with Haiti's Ministry of Health in Jeremie and…
Depression: Let's talkwhd-depression-150px On World Mental Health Day, October 10, WHO/PAHO launched a year-long campaign with the slogan "Depression: Let's talk" Go to WHO…
WHO urges global action to curtail consumption and health impacts of sugary drinksglass full of sugar cubes with strawNew recommendations are aligned with PAHO action plan that…
Washington, October 7, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)-The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expects an important upsurge in cholera cases in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, given the context of flooding and the storm's impact on water and sanitation infrastructure, which is still being assessed after Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti. More than 300 people,…
Experts seek underlying causes for persistent health inequalities in the AmericasEquity Expert Commission Commission chaired by Sir Michael Marmot is researching the root…
Washington, D.C., 6 October 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - With damage assessments from Hurricane Matthew still underway in the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) deployed field teams even before the storm affected areas in Haiti, the Bahamas, Cuba, and Jamaica, and is preparing for a possible cholera upsurge…
They affect primarily people living in extreme poverty and other situations of vulnerability, especially women and children Washington, D.C., 6 October 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - The new publication Infectious Neglected Diseases: Success Stories and Innovation to Reach the Neediest presents best practices in the countries of the Americas aimed at…
PAHO Mobilizes Staff for Hurricane Matthew Responsemathew-hurricane-150px The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is mobilizing staff to…