…Gates Foundation Grant Will Boost Fight against "Neglected" Diseases - New Funds Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Washington, Feb. 3, 2009 (PAHO) - Efforts to prevent, control and eliminate "forgotten" tropical and other infectious diseases in the Americas received a new stimulus with the announcement of a $34…
The recently announced change in United States policy on…Washington, DC, January 27, 2009 (PAHO)—Since October 2008, an intense increase in the circulation of the jungle yellow fever virus has been observed in the Americas, affecting Argentina and Brazil in the southern part of the continent, Colombia and Venezuela in the Andean region, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
The objective of…
Trials in eight countries around the world herald dramatic successes in reducing surgical adverse events.
Geneva - A collection of hospitals in eight cities around the globe has successfully demonstrated that the use of a simple surgical checklist, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), during major operations can lower the incidence…
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan appears as one of the world's 50 most powerful global figures in Newsweek's "The New Global Elite," the cover story for a special Dec.29—Jan. 5 issue of the magazine. "With the global spread of diseases more of a threat than ever, Chan represents the world's first line of defense," writes Newsweek.WHO…
Washington, D. C., 16 December 2008 (PAHO)—With more than 210 million poor people bearing the burden of neglected diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and partner agencies are setting up a trust fund to control and eliminate these "forgotten" diseases…
Washington, D.C., December 10, 2008 (PAHO)—The Internet and the rise of "virtual worlds" are opening up new, unparalleled opportunities for expanding dissemination of and access to public health information, experts said in a panel discussion on new information technologies at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week.
The growing…
Washington, December 5, 2008 (PAHO) - A new Pan American Health Organization book provides evidence from 10 countries that excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of intimate partner violence among men and women.
Research results reported in the book published today, Unhappy Hours: Alcohol and Partner Aggression in the…