Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Deputy Director of the Pan American…Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Deputy Director of the Pan American…
The 12 January earthquake that caused widespread damage in Haiti is exacerbating an already…
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Washington, DC, 12 January 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann, a Brazilian pediatrician who was honored by the Pan…
In a most welcomed recognition of internationally agreed upon development goals, the U.S. government…
The Pan American Health Organization has published a…Not a single case of rubella has been confirmed in Argentina for the past 10 months, while Brazil's last confirmed case dates from 12 September 2009. That might mean that endemic rubella virus transmission has been interrupted in both South American countries. The news comes from Rubella Watch, a publication of the Pan American Health Organization…
Health initiatives from Central America, Pakistan, and the Philippines showcased as part of Global South-South Development Expo 2009Washington, D.C., Dec. 17, 2009 (PAHO) — Three public health initiatives originated by countries of the Southern Hemisphere were singled out by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week as "Winning Global…
Washington, DC, December 10, 2009 (PAHO)—All countries in the world, and in particular those of the Region of the Americas, have faced the so-called "first wave" of the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic with highly effective, non-pharmaceutical measures such as education and social distancing; they have also used pharmaceutical measures (timely antiviral…