Dr. Mirta Roses is considered by many as the voice of public health in the Americas, but her path to PAHO was not…
Dr. Mirta Roses is considered by many as the voice of public health in the Americas, but her path to PAHO was not…
El Comité Ejecutivo de la Organización Panamericana de la…
Washington, DC, 21 June 2011 (PAHO/WHO…
The Pan American Health Organization participated in the Annual Conference of the Global Health…
"Extending the evidence base for preparing for the high-…
More 'climate-friendly' investments in transport, energy and housing could help prevent significant noncommunicable disease, WHO review finds.
Washington, D.C., 14 June 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - Greener investments in transport, housing and household energy policies can help prevent significant cardiovascular and chronic respiratory disease, obesity-…
The rapid aging of Latin America's population over the…El Paso, TX, May 25, 2011 (PAHO/WHO) — Despite the growing efforts of public and social health to decrease violence against women, it remains a major public health issue in Latin America and the Caribbean.In recent studies, about 7 to 24 percent of women in twelve Latin America and the Caribbean countries have been victims of physical violence by…
Washington, D.C., 20 May 2011 (PAHO) - TDR, the international partnership for research and scientific collaboration on diseases of poverty, is the winner of the 2011 Gates Award for Global Health, the world's largest public health prize. The announcement came this week during the 64th World Health Assembly.Based at the World Health Organization (…