The evolution of the concept of universal health coverage (UHC) since the
1978 call for "Health for all in the year…
The evolution of the concept of universal health coverage (UHC) since the
1978 call for "Health for all in the year…
WHO estimates that over 5% of the world's population — 360 million people - has disabling hearing loss. Latin America and the Caribbean account for 9% of the global burden of disabling hearing loss. About half of all cases of hearing loss worldwide are easily prevented or treated.
28 February 2014 | GENEVA - Many of the countries who responded to…
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public…
The
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) is
currently…
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Dr. Carissa F. Etienne…
The Pan American Health Organization/…
Endemic transmission of measles in the Americas
has not been reported since 2002,…
February 2014 - Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the "Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life", published jointly by the WHO and the Worldwide Palliative Care…
Global health
experts convened by…