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PAHO/WHO seeks to guarantee the right to sexual health and reproductive rights of indigenous youth
PAHO/WHO seeks to guarantee the right to sexual health and reproductive rights of indigenous youth Indigenous youth begin to be sexually active…
WHO releases guidance on mental health care after trauma
WHO releases guidance on mental health care after trauma The World Health Organization is releasing new clinical protocols and guidelines to…
Improved influenza surveillance and continued vaccination are needed to protect older adults in the Americas
Improved influenza surveillance and continued vaccination are needed to protect older adults in the Americas A special report published in the latest issue…
Protecting breastfeeding in Peru
Protecting breastfeeding in Peru During the 1990s, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding nearly tripled, but in recent years, progress…
PAHO/WHO Offers Fifteen Free Courses through the Virtual Campus for Public Health
PAHO/WHO Offers Fifteen Free Courses through the Virtual Campus for Public Health Diabetes, health and human rights, and risk…
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne makes first official visit to Chile
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne makes first official visit to Chile The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F.…
PAHO Director meets with Honduran Ambassador to the OAS
PAHO Director meets with Honduran Ambassador to the OAS The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne,…
PAHO, OAS urge public health approach to drug problems in the Americas
PAHO, OAS urge public health approach to drug problems in the Americas The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F.…
Health worker removes worm from man's back
Colombia is first country in the world to eliminate river blindness
PAHO/WHO verifies elimination of the disease, congratulates Colombia for its achievement Bogotá / Washington DC, 29 July 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Colombia has been verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated onchocerciasis (known as "river blindness"), thus becoming the first country in the world to achieve this goal. In an…
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