World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2010—exposes the dangers to women of…World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2010—exposes the dangers to women of…Washington, DC, 25 May 2010—Health leaders gathered at the World Health Assembly in Geneva last week urged new limits on the marketing of unhealthy foods to children, as part of a larger call for action to reverse the growing global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases.The call came via a resolution by the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA), which…
Washington, D.C., 20 May 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - The 63rd session of the World Health Assembly is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, until 21 May 2010. Among the public health issues discussed are the implementation of the International Health Regulations, strategies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and counterfeit medical products.
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{mosimage}The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) signed an agreement today to strengthen their joint action on global and regional health and development issues.Geneva…I wish to congratulate the Council of the District of Columbia for its approval of the new D.C. Healthy Schools Act, a groundbreaking law that sets an example for cities, states, and countries throughout the Americas.
This commendable legislation aims to improve the nutritional quality of foods in D.C. schools and to cultivate healthy habits…
Research for Health will be the…
The 2010 Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health…
Senior officials from countries in the Region of the Americas…