Washington, DC, 15 de setiembre de 2011 (OPS/OMS)—La Iniciativa contra la Malaria en la Amazonía de la Agencia de Desarrollo Internacional de los Estados Unidos (USAID), Oficina de Enfermedades Infecciosas en América Latina y el Caribe, y la Red Amazónica de Vigilancia de la Resistencia a los Antimaláricos de la Organización Panamericana de la…
Washington Post Forum Spotlights NCDs World Health Organization (WHO) experts participating in a Washington Post forum on noncommunicable diseases (…
Publication Emphasizes Safe Practices in Blood Transfusion The Jamaica Ministry of Health and PAHO have launched Transfusion: Basic Guidelines,…
What:  The launch of Wellness Week, an initiative designed to promote ways cities can help prevent noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and diabetes by creating environments that promote good nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol. Activities in New…
Washington, D.C., 13 September 2011 (PAHO/WHO)—The Pan American Journal of Public Health published a special issue on 9 September devoted to international health, in support of one of PAHO's priority lines of action geared to strengthening national and subregional health systems. "The publication of these articles, which describe experiences…
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, USAID Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI), and Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance (RAVREDA) will commemorate 10 years of successes and lessons learned in the prevention and treatment of malaria in the Amazon Basin.   The event's goal  The event's goal is to present…
PAHO calls for assistance for Bahamas and Turk and Caicos after Hurricane Irene The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Bahamas and Turk and…