PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne is in Barbados this week (April 8—12) for her first…
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne is in Barbados this week (April 8—12) for her first…
High blood pressure —currently the number-one risk factor…
PAHO/WHO urges individuals to "know your numbers" and health providers to take every opportunity to measure patients' blood pressure
Washington, D.C., 4 April 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — At least one in three adults in the Americas has high blood pressure, or hypertension, the number-one risk factor cardiovascular disease and death throughout the world.…
3 April 2013 | Geneva - To mark World Health Day on 7 April, WHO is calling for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. Worldwide, high blood pressure is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged 25 and over, or about one billion people.
Hypertension is one of the most important…
Three Latin American countries are working to strengthen…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organization…
What: High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death worldwide. One in three adults has hypertension, which increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. This is the theme of this year's World Health Day, which is celebrated every April 7. In observance of World Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization (…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the…
Washington, D.C., 22 March 2013 (PAHO) - On World Water Day, Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne is calling on governments, societies, communities and individuals to become "water diplomats" and work toward universal access to drinking water and sanitation. "Together, we can make sure these essential…