On average, approximately 16…
On average, approximately 16…Clarification on PAHO Foundation. PAHO seeks to clarify its relationship with an entity calling itself the PAHO Foundation (the "Foundation"). The Foundation was formerly affiliated with PAHO, but we have severed our ties, and PAHO no longer has any relationship with the Foundation. The Foundation's works and efforts are not sponsored by, approved…
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Communities affected by recent flooding in northern Chile will benefit from 200…
We all need food but are you sure that the food you eat is safe? Most of us take it for granted. But in fact food can become contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites and chemicals that cause more than 200 diseases—from diarrhea to cancers. Today, on World Health Day, I want to share a few facts and recommendations about food safety…
Every day Rosameli Rodríguez tends her family's garden plot. She grows a variety of fruits and vegetables, including the essential ingredients for preparing typical El Salvadorian meals: tomatoes, leafy greens and beans. She grows the vegetables under a mesh to protect them from contamination by birds or animals. Nevertheless, before preparing the…
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Every day at lunchtime, dozens of children pour into a newly built canteen next to their school in Palmiste Tampe, Haiti. They and their parents can feel safe about the food they are eating since it comes from a kitchen set up by World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that provides safely prepared food and education about it to schools…
On World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)…