Washington, March 27, 2009 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week urged health advocates from throughout the Americas to become partners in a public-private effort to fight chronic noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean through actions aimed at changing policy, reducing risk factors, and improving…
Washington, March 25, 2009 (PAHO)—Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of the Pan American Health Organization, today called on all countries in the Americas to increase their efforts and work together in the fight against dengue, which has broken out in almost every country in the Region. Serious dengue outbreaks in Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil…
Washington, DC, March 11, 2009 (PAHO) — Two outstanding women's health projects—one that combats domestic violence and another that promotes culturally appropriate care for indigenous women—won a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) competition titled "Best Practices for Integrating Gender in Health" today, in an event honoring International…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will present the winners of a competition titled "Best Practices for Integrating Gender in Health" during an event honoring International Women's Day 2009, Wednesday, March 11, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will be held at PAHO Regional Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Geneva, 25 February 2009 (WHO)—The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that the emergence of artemisinin resistant parasites at the Thai-Cambodia border could seriously undermine global malaria control efforts achieved.Surveillance systems and research studies supported by WHO to monitor antimalarial drug efficacy in countries are…
World Cancer Day marked with launch of "I love my healthy, active childhood" global campaignWashington, DC, February 4, 2009 (PAHO) — Establishing healthy habits early in life—particularly eating well and being active—is critical to lowering cancer rates in adulthood, experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said today in…
Gates Foundation Grant Will Boost Fight against "Neglected" Diseases - New Funds Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Washington, Feb. 3, 2009 (PAHO) - Efforts to prevent, control and eliminate "forgotten" tropical and other infectious diseases in the Americas received a new stimulus with the announcement of a $34…
Washington, January 27, 2009 (PAHO)—The recently announced change in United States policy on foreign aid funding for women's health programs abroad presents "an opportunity to expand services that can save the lives and protect the health of millions of women in Latin America and the Caribbean," said Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, Director of the Pan…
Washington, DC, January 27, 2009 (PAHO)—Since October 2008, an intense increase in the circulation of the jungle yellow fever virus has been observed in the Americas, affecting Argentina and Brazil in the southern part of the continent, Colombia and Venezuela in the Andean region, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
The objective of…