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PAHO/WHO urges better detection and treatment of tuberculosis to "End TB" in the Americas
PAHO/WHO urges better detection and treatment of tuberculosis to end tb On World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)…
Cholera coalition urges stepped-up support of water for Haiti
Cholera coalition urges stepped-up support of water for HaitiHaitian child with water bottle On World Water Day 2015, the Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate…
PAHO/WHO initiative seeks to reduce maternal deaths from hemorrhage in the Americas
PAHO/WHO initiative seeks to reduce maternal deaths from hemorrhage in the Americas One in five maternal deaths in the Americas is the result of…
PAHO/WHO urges food processors to reduce salt in children's foods and cease advertising salty products to children
PAHO/WHO urges food processors to reduce salt in children's foods and cease advertising salty products to childrensalt The Pan American Health Organization/World Health…
Global scale-up of a PAHO-CDC hypertension project could save millions of lives
Global scale-up of a PAHO-CDC hypertension project could save millions of liveshipertension The mass scale-up of a pilot hypertension project sponsored by the U.S.…
WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelines
WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelinesHepatitis b 150px WHO today issued its first-ever guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection which is…
PAHO and Latin American Society of Nephrology call for increased prevention and better access to treatment for kidney disease
A high proportion of patients with advanced kidney disease lack access to life-saving treatment. PAHO/WHO and SLANH are promoting strategies to bridge this gap Washington, D.C., 10 March 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH…
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Message from PAHO's Director on International Women's Day
Statement by PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne, 8 March 2015 International Women´s Day, March 8, is an occasion to celebrate women's enormous contributions to humanity and to found a clarion call—without reservations—for the equality and human rights protections that all women and girls deserve. This year's theme, "Make it Happen," is a call…
PAHO and WHO urge countries to reduce sugar consumption among adults and children
PAHO and WHO urge countries to reduce sugar consumption among adults and childrenReduction of sugar consumption New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend…
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