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Lima, November 23, 2009 - At the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections), the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the UNAIDS Regional Office for Latin America today presented the publication "Retos planteados por la…
Health Experts Call on Industry, Consumers to Cut Salt to Save Livessalt shakerAn expert group convened by the Pan American…
Washington, D.C., 15 November 2009 (PAHO) - World AIDS Day, celebrated this December 1 with the theme "Universal Access and Human Rights," highlights both the progress and the challenges remaining in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While there are significant success stories, reversing the epidemic will still require a lot of effort. A number of…
WHO Says Prompt Treatment Can Prevent Serious Cases, Deaths from H1N1The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new…
Latin American Journalists Honored for Reporting on Sex Workers' HealthThree journalists whose reporting humanizes the experiences of…
PAHO Launches New Action Plan for Gender EqualityThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a new five-year…
Preparing Communities to Respond to Pandemic InfluenzaA sub-regional workshop organized by PAHO and the CDC focused…
Washington, D.C., 6 November 2009 (PAHO) — Three organizations based in Colombia and Ecuador and a leading malaria expert from Mexico were honored today as "Malaria Champions of the Americas" during the celebration of the third annual Malaria Day in the Americas, held at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The top "…