On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities,…
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…
Eight research proposals that seek to improve health program…
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, PAHO/WHO calls for a stronger health sector response
Washington, D.C., 24 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and miscarriages are more frequent among women who report having experienced violence at any point in their…
…Bridgetown, 21 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Expert missions mobilized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have visited seven countries of the Eastern Caribbean this month to support their efforts to prepare for the possible introduction of cases of Ebola virus disease.In coordination with national health…
Washington, D.C., 18 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, briefed members and staff of the U.S. Congress today about the Organization's response to Ebola.Etienne described PAHO/WHO's cooperation with its member countries in Latin America and…