The mass scale-up of a pilot hypertension project sponsored by the U.S.…
The mass scale-up of a pilot hypertension project sponsored by the U.S.…
WHO today issued its first-ever guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection which is…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…
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…
New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend…
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 February 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), travelled to St. Kitts and Nevis in late February for an official country visit and to participate in a meeting of PAHO/WHO representatives stationed in the Caribbean.…
Collaborative initiative funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on ending indigenous cases of malaria in Haiti
Washington, D.C., 25 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Use of the same syringe or needle to give injections to more than one person is driving…