On November 4, PAHO celebrates Malaria Day in the Americas with a forum — "Counting Malaria Out: Promoting Best Practices and Collaboration" — and confers recognition on the three finalists for the "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2010" Award.Media advisoryPAHO Celebrates Fourth Annual "Malaria Day in the Americas" and Confers Recognition to the…
Washington, D.C., 28 October 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - On 27 October, PAHO Deputy Director Dr. Jon Kim Andrus made a presentation about the cholera outbreak in Haiti to the Group of Friends of Haiti, which represents member countries and observers to the Organization of American States. Dr. Andrus presented the latest numbers coming from Haiti and talked…
Past experience suggests it will take "some months to turn the tide"
Washington, D.C., October 27, 2010 (PAHO) — Haiti and its international partners are stepping up efforts to mitigate the cholera epidemic, which currently shows no signs of leveling off, said a top official of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a press briefing today…
Press Briefing on Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
Jon Kim Andrus,
MD Deputy Director
Pan American Health Organization
27 October 2010
Good afternoon. Thank you for again taking the time to come to this press briefing on Haiti.
Haiti's cholera epidemic continues to spread and produce more cases. As of this morning, the Ministry of Health is…
Focus is on timely treatment and prevention through clean water, improved hygiene
Washington, D.C., October 25, 2010 (PAHO) — Cholera cases in Haiti are likely to increase in number and to appear in new areas of the country, a top Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) official said today in a press briefing about the cholera epidemic in Haiti…
Border inhabitants are 2—3 times more likely to have diabetes, but many are unaware of the condition, according to a special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public HealthWashington, D.C., October 21, 2010 (PAHO) — For every three people diagnosed with diabetes along the U.S.—Mexico border, a fourth person has the condition but doesn't know it…
Washington, Oct. 21, 2010, (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization said today that it has received laboratory confirmation of cases of cholera in Haiti, in Artibonite province, and is responding to help the Ministry of Health assess the situation and respond appropriately to save lives. So far, PAHO has been informed that more than 1,500…
Millions expected to participate in the 3rd annual Global Handwashing Day, Oct. 15Washington, D.C., October 14, 2010 (PAHO) — Schoolchildren throughout the Western Hemisphere are gearing up for a mass handwashing event that could break a Guinness World Record set last year on Global Handwashing Day.This Friday, Oct. 15—the 3rd annual Global…
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, sent a congratulatory message to Chile's Health Minister, Dr. Jaime Mañalich, on "the magnificent culmination of the successful operation to rescue the miners trapped inside San José mine."According to Dr. Roses, "This operation demonstrates the excellent level of…