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…
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 30% of the population lacks access to health care for financial reasons—a situation PAHO member countries have pledged to change.
Washington, D.C., 12 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has joined a coalition of more than 500 organizations from…
A new report on interpersonal violence around the world shows…
Public health and human rights experts are meeting at the Pan…
On December 10 the Pan American Health Organization will observe the…
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities,…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) celebrates its 112th anniversary on 2 December 2014, as the world's oldest international health organization. PAHO has played a pivotal role in major health achievements over the past century in the Region of the Americas, including a gain of more than 35 years in life expectancy, an 11-fold decline in…
Statement, 2 December 2014 - Today the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declares the Ebola outbreak in Spain over and commends the country on its diligence to end transmission of the virus.On 6 October 2014, the Spanish National Reference Laboratory confirmed the first human-to-human transmission of Ebola virus disease outside Africa in…
Health professionals from over 30 countries will attend workshops in Antigua and Barbuda and Chile, then train professionals in their home countriesWashington, D.C., 28 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Health professionals from more than 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will receive training in clinical management of Ebola in three…