Geneva, Switzerland, 25 January 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is an opportunity to strengthen outbreak alert and response within countries and to improve international coordination and preparedness for future outbreaks, said a group of countries from the Americas yesterday at a special briefing on Ebola during the 136th…
Opening session focuses on Ebola outbreak in AfricaWashington, D.C., 23 January 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this week and next (25 Jan. to 3 Feb.) to discuss global health issues including antimicrobial resistance, the International Health Regulations, adolescent…
Statement on the 4th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africaebola virus The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the…
Malian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the end of the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Mali since 42 days had elapsed after the last Ebola case tested negative in laboratory tests on the 6 December 2014. Bamako, 18 January 2015 - Malian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the…
Noncommunicable diseases prematurely take 16 million lives annually, WHO urges more actionphysical activity Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to…
Isabella Danel, former CDC official, sworn in as PAHO/WHO Deputy Director Dr. Isabella Danel, Deputy Director Dr. Isabella Danel, a U.S. citizen and former official of the…
One year into the Ebola epidemic: a deadly, tenacious and unforgiving virusEbola survivor One year after the first Ebola cases started to surface in Guinea, WHO is…
PAHO/WHO honors Haitians and international relief workers on 5th anniversary of 2010 earthquakehaiti-images-150px On the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti…
Washington, D.C., 24 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - The year 2014 was marked by progress as well as significant challenges for public health in the Americas. The region's countries advanced toward goals including universal health coverage, expanded access to vaccination, and ensuring that fewer babies are born with HIV. They also confronted major new…