Governments could slow — and even reverse — the growing
epidemic of…
Governments could slow — and even reverse — the growing
epidemic of…
An International Expert Committee has certified …Board endorses resolution on palliative care and appoints two regional directorsGeneva, 24 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne is in Geneva this week attending the 134th session of the WHO Executive Board, a WHO governing body that advises the World Health Assembly and follows up on its decisions.During this week's meeting (…
Ratification by 40 countries is needed for the entry into force of the protocol, which also targets illegal tobacco manufacturing and contraband
Washington, D.C., 16 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Nicaragua has become the first country in the world to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, part of the WHO Framework…
PAHO/WHO researchers say finding represents the "tip of the iceberg" of all alcohol-related deathsWashington, D.C., 14 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Some 80,000 deaths each year in the Americas would not occur in the absence of alcohol consumption, according to a new study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)…
PAHO/WHO researchers say finding represents the "tip of the iceberg" of all alcohol-related deaths
Washington, D.C., 14 January 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Some 80,000 deaths each year in the Americas would not occur in the absence of alcohol consumption, according to a new study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/…
Four years after the earthquake that claimed some 230,000…9 January 2014 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed by Canada of a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a previously healthy adult, who was first symptomatic on 27 December 2013 and died 3 January 2014.
The person visited Beijing, China, from 6 to 27 December 2013 and returned to…
Reflections: the health of the people, the people of health is a project of the Pan…