Experts from 12 countries of Latin America meeting in Panama this week…
Experts from 12 countries of Latin America meeting in Panama this week…
This year's campaign focuses on getting people to donate more frequently and increasing the number of voluntary donors, especially among young peopleWashington, D.C., June 10, 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - "Thank you for saving my life" is the campaign theme of this year's World Blood Donor Day, held on 14 June. The initiative recognizes the millions of…
Health leaders from throughout the Caribbean are meeting this week with…The first WHO report on deaths and injuries due to drowning is presented in the Americas, highlighting the need for prevention.
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - Drowning is among the five leading causes of death among people aged 14 years and under in the Americas, according to the first Global Report on Drowning: Preventing a Leading…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health…The Ebola outbreak that started in December 2013 became a public health, humanitarian and socioeconomic crisis with a devastating impact on families, communities and affected countries. It also served as a reminder that the world, including WHO, is ill-prepared for a large and sustained disease outbreak.
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In the lead-up to World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the Pan American Health…
La Paz, Bolivia, 27 May 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — Miriam had not realized she was pregnant with her sixth child when she began to bleed. "I'm bleeding. Let's go to the hospital before it's too late," she told her husband. On the way, she went into shock and lost consciousness. But she remembers part of the trip, being on a stretcher, and "a thing they…
During the Vaccination Week in the Americas 2015, the Direction of the Expanded Program on Immunization in Haiti (DPEV) organized a conference on the 29th April 2015 with partners involved in this…