PAHO Director
Carissa F. Etienne is in Haiti
this week to discuss technical cooperation priorities…
PAHO Director
Carissa F. Etienne is in Haiti
this week to discuss technical cooperation priorities…
Health
experts met this week at the…
Health
experts from the Americas and worldwide are…
Ending preventable child and maternal deaths priority at High-level Regional Conference
PANAMA CITY, Sept. 10, 2013 — At the Promise Renewed for the Americas conference today, 26 Ministers of Health from Latin America and the Caribbean and seven international partners signed the Declaration of Panama pledge to end all preventable child and…
All countries and sectors have until 30 September to submit their ideas. In October, a project will be selected to represent the region before the WHO.…
Stigma against people with mental illnesses or suicidal behavior is a major…
Four research proposals related to the…
Pilot studies in El Salvador and Nicaragua show positive impact on new health professionals' confidence in their abilities to promote change
Washington, D.C., 29 August 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — A special report published in the latest issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health shows that health care professionals can be empowered through human…
Panama/Washington, D.C., 27 August 2013 — Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have reduced maternal and child mortality significantly over the past two decades. But many mothers and children continue to die from preventable causes, particularly in low-income and marginalized populations.…