A delegation from the European Regional Office of the…
A delegation from the European Regional Office of the…
Many skin lightening creams and soaps contain some form of mercury as an active agent. But mercury is…
Delegates at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Vaccine Action…
Washington, DC, 01 June 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - The tobacco industry's interests are irreconcilable with those of public health policy and therefore the industry should not participate in discussions on health, concluded a group of tobacco control experts meeting on 31 May to examine the industry's tactics for interfering in the Region of the Americas…
Washington, D.C., 31 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - The tobacco industry continues to interfere with tobacco control policies in the Americas and these efforts have intensified since the 2005 entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. This is one of the preliminary findings of a report by the Pan American Health Organization/World…
What: On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on national leaders to be extra vigilant against the increasingly aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that protect people from the harms of tobacco. Tobacco kills almost 6 million people every year and is…
Washington, D.C., 29 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — On 29 May the Safe Motherhood Initiative, an effort of organizations working to hasten progress in reducing maternal mortality, announced the winners of the photography and best practices contests, which were distributed among nine countries of the Americas.
The contests aimed to call attention to…
Paris, France, 20 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Efforts to combat foot-and-mouth disease in the Americas have increased beef production, reduced or eliminated sanitary barriers, consolidated veterinary services, and enhanced economic benefits for the region, yet challenges remain. This was the message of Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, Director of the Pan…
Washington, D.C., 17 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Services that purport to "cure" people with non-heterosexual sexual orientation lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in a position statement launched on 17 May, the International Day…