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.
Each year,…
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…
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…