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Rio de Janeiro, 19 October 2011 (PAHO/WHO) — High-level representatives from more than 100 countries are meeting this week in Rio de Janeiro for the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health, a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative aimed at building support for policies and strategies that seek to improve health by reducing social…
Madrid, 19 October 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - During a visit to Spain, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, held several meetings with government officials of that country, in the context of health cooperation in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Mirta Roses met Julia Olmo, Director of…
Iranian Physician Describes HIV/AIDS Work that Led to Imprisonment Dr. Kamiar Alaei, an Iranian physician who with his brother was jailed in Iran for his…
PAHO and AEMPS aim to strengthen cooperation strategies in pharmaceutical regulation PAHO Assistant Director, Dr. Socorro Gross-Galiano received the…
FDA, Multilaterals Team Up for Product Safety FDA, through a $904,000 award, is helping PAHO develop an information hub for the Americas through…
The Changing Face of Leadership For the first time in the history of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the official photo of the…
JID Publishes PAHO Deputy Director Dr. Jon Andrus launched a special supplement of the Journal of…
PAHO's 51st Directing Council Comes to a Close The 51st Directing Council this morning concluded its work with the adoption of various…
Action Urged to Mitigate the Health Effects of Climate Change Health officials from throughout the Americas agreed today to take a…