PAHO reissues health alert to detect measles and rubella in travelers returning from the World Cup Washington, D.C., 9 July 2010 (PAHO) — With just two days remaining before the final 2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa) champion is known, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reissuing a health alert to encourage the early…
New agreement will support oral health education and promote the concept of oral health as a human rightWashington, D.C., June 28, 2010 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Colgate-Palmolive Company signed an agreement today to work together to promote oral health in Latin America and the Caribbean.The new partnership will support…
Washington, D.C., 14 June 2010 (PAHO) - The launch of the campaign takes place today in Nicaragua, which since March 2009 has achieved "universal voluntary donation," that is, collecting all of its blood through voluntary, altruistic donation. Other countries and territories of Americas that have achieved universal voluntary donation include…
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…