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…
The two organizations have worked together in the past on initiatives including World Health Day.Top officials of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) met recently to discuss new ways of collaborating to advance their common goals in global health.APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin and…
San Salvador, El Salvador (PAHO) — Senior officials from countries in the Region of the Americas met in San Salvador, El Salvador, to review plans for human resources for primary health care and to coordinate with the finance, labor and education sectors of the participating countries. Participants were Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador,…
Washington, D.C., event highlights progress, continuing challengesWASHINGTON, DC (April 2010) - Efforts of countries and key stakeholders in the battle against malaria have contributed to a 53 percent reduction in the disease burden in the Americas since 2000. Yet more than 200 million people continue to be at risk of contracting the disease, and…
Washington, D.C., April 22 2010 (PAHO) — In Latin America and the Caribbean, a worker is injured on the job every 36 minutes, and as many as 80 million workers suffer injuries or illness due to exposure to occupational risks every year, experts said today at a panel discussion on World Day for Safety and Health at Work, held at the Pan American…
Washington, D.C., April 21, 2010 (PAHO) — Forty-four countries and territories of the Western Hemisphere will reach out to an estimated 42 million children and adults with vaccines during the Pan American Health Organization's 8th Annual Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) on April 24 to May 1.
Tens of thousands of health workers and…
Countries with the greatest unmet sanitation and water needs most often receive little or no aidWASHINGTON, D.C. 21 April 2010 - Between 1997 and 2008, aid commitments for sanitation and water fell from 8% of total development aid to 5%, lower than commitments for health, education, transport, energy and agriculture, according to the latest UN-…
PAHO and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC) will celebrate the 2010 World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 22 April with a panel discussion on "My Work, My Health: Healthy Workplaces in the Americas." The winners of the "My Work, My Health" photo contest will also be announced at the event, to be held at PAHO…
PAHO Supports Campaign to Make Schools and Hospitals Safer
Washington, D.C., 9 April, 2010 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is pledging its support to the One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals Campaign launched April 8 in Manila. The goal of the new United Nations global campaign is to protect health and educational…