Representatives from all the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa and from Portugal, and professionals from 12 member countries of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are participating in two seminars in Brazil, which present an opportunity for increased technical cooperation.The II Seminar on Tecnhology, Knowledge and Information…
Washington, D.C. (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is celebrating the world's premier sporting event with a campaign to promote the world's best baby food: breast milk.The public service campaign, tied to this year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, focuses on the benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers. Its slogan is "…
Washington, June 4, 2010 — World Health Organization experts are speaking at the launch of a new report on maternal and child health that starts Monday in Washington, in conjunction with the "Women Deliver" conference June 7-9. Reducing child mortality and improving maternal health are two of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 that…
Poor urban transport and planning put pedestrians and cyclists at greatest riskWashington, D.C., June 4, 2010 (PAHO) — In Latin America and the Caribbean, only a handful of countries have managed to reduce traffic death rates in the past decade, while North America has seen a steady decline in traffic deaths over the past 30 years, says a new…
Washington, June 2, 2010 (PAHO) — To help protect women from the lethal effects of smoking, countries in the Americas should promptly implement tobacco control measures, including the total prohibition of publicity, promotion, and sponsorship by tobacco companies and protection against exposure to second-hand smoke, Pan American Health…
World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2010—exposes the dangers to women of tobacco marketing and secondhand smoke. It also emphasizes men's responsibility to avoid smoking around the women with whom they live and work. The Pan American Health Organization will celebrate World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in Washington…
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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Geneva, 20 May 2010—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.The agreement was signed by Dr. Mirta Roses, PAHO Director, and Dr. Karen Dodds, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Health…