Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute…
Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute…
Foreign responders often ignored guidance and authority of Haitian government, says new PAHO/WHO report
Washington, D.C., January 13, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The massive humanitarian response that followed Haiti's January 2010 earthquake was less effective than it could have been due to poor coordination and information sharing and widespread disregard…
Washington, D.C, January 11, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The presidents of Haiti and the Dominican Republic joined the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today in calling for major international investments in water and sanitation infrastructure to…
The Region of the Americas set a new Guinness World Record,…
The Pan American Health…A year after the cholera epidemic in the Dominican Republic, in an assessment conducted by over 300 health workers, coordination spaces in the fight against the epidemic were highlighted, social mobilization and community participation strategies which led to a better response to the epidemic and improved access to safe water and sanitation, among…
Research on violence against women has generated a…
Washington, D.C., 2 December 2011 (PAHO/WHO)—December 2, 2011, marks the 109th anniversary of the founding of what is today known as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In the 109 years since, the Region of the Americas has led the world in eliminating such major diseases as smallpox, polio, measles, rubella and congenital rubella…
The Global South-South Development Expo will be held in…