Following five simple rules when preparing and handling food can help ensure that holiday meals and…
Following five simple rules when preparing and handling food can help ensure that holiday meals and…
The number of malaria cases in the Americas declined by nearly 60% and malaria deaths declined 70% over the past decade, according to the 2012 World Malaria Report, published by the World Health…
The newly created Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which…
Minister of Health Perry Gomez of The Bahamas outlined his country's…
During her last official visit to United Nations headquarters as Director of…
Washington, D.C., 14 December 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — A series of articles in the latest edition of the Pan American Journal of Public Health explore the benefits of reducing dietary salt consumption for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and examine public health interventions for achieving this goal at the population level.
The special edition…
Washington, D.C., 11 December 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — With population aging, growing numbers of people are becoming more vulnerable to ill health, declining autonomy, poverty, neglect and abuse. For this reason, protecting and promoting the health and human rights of seniors is more urgent than ever, said experts on aging and human rights during a Dec.…
Washington, D.C., 11 December 2012 — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, today strongly welcomed the announcement by the United Nations' Secretary-General of support for efforts to eliminate cholera transmission from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced $23.5…
New studies show that being a victim of violence or witnessing violence against mothers increases the risk of experiencing or committing violent acts later in lifeWashington, D.C., December 10, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — A group of experts today presented the results of new research from different regions of the world--including Latin America and the…