PAHO/WHO urged to design a pilot project to use available vaccine in Haiti
Washington D.C., 17 December 2010 (PAHO) -- A group of experts convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today urged the creation of an international stockpile of cholera vaccine and called for the use of current vaccines in a…
Leading vaccine experts will discuss the conclusions of an ad-hoc scientific consultation on the…
Two Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…Washington, D.C. December 10, 2010(PAHO) — A group of international experts today is detailing how they will conclude the process of documenting and verifying the elimination of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome in the Americas.The first meeting of an International Expert Committee on the topic, held at the Pan American Health…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a new and novel rapid test for…After cholera cases were confirmed in the Dominican Republic and Florida (USA) which had their origin in the serious epidemic situation in Haiti, Guatemala is taking its preparedness measures... (only in Spanish)
Guatemala, 03 de diciembre de 2010. Luego de la aparición de casos de Cólera confirmados en República Dominicana y Florida (EEUU…
Washington, D.C., 03 December 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - Health workers in all countries are often exposed to HIV and TB in their work. Many times, though, these workers don't have themselves access to HIV and TB services. The joint PAHO/WHO ILO UNAIDS policy guidelines for improving health workers' access to HIV and TB prevention, treatment, care and…
PAHO/WHO official calls for major scale-up of response efforts
Washington D.C., 2 December 2010 (PAHO) — The number of cholera cases continues to grow in Haiti, but a smaller proportion of people who become ill are now dying from the disease, according to data released this week.
In the first weeks of the cholera epidemic, which began in late…
Statement by Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on World AIDS Day
Geneva, 1 December 2010 (WHO) — "On World AIDS Day 2010, the global community is focusing attention on protecting human rights of all people affected by HIV.
Health, HIV and human rights are inextricably linked. HIV responses need to ensure that human rights are protected and promoted. At the same time, the promotion and…