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…
Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to…
Dr. Isabella Danel, a U.S. citizen and former official of the…
One year after the first Ebola cases started to surface in Guinea, WHO is…
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…
Washington, D.C., 22 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - Although the United States is the only country to date that has registered cases of Ebola imported from the current outbreak in West Africa, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are working with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to…
The Pan American Health Organization/World…In 2013, 2,300 babies were born with HIV in the region, down from 10,700 in 2001
Washington, D.C., 15 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by 78% between 2001 and 2013, according to a new report from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and…