Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, July 18, 2013 (PAHO/WHO) - Guatemala is one of the most advanced countries in Latin America in the implementation of networks of breast- milk banks. This initiative, supported by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), seeks to reduce neonatal infant mortality and child malnutrition by…
Lyon, France, 18 July 2013(IARC-WHO)- A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in partnership with Costa Rican investigators and the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI), shows for the first time that the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18, which is used to prevent cervical cancer,…
17 July 2013 (WHO)—An Emergency Committee convened by WHO's Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) to assess the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) situation today unanimously decided that conditions for a public health emergency of international concern have not yet been met. Director-General Dr.…
The new law bans smoking in enclosed, public, and work places,…
MTV Latin America and the United Nations Secretary…
Panama has successfully banned all advertising, promotion and
sponsorship of tobacco products and…
At 2.3 billion, the number of people worldwide covered by…
Alliance of 20 organizations is mobilizing resources to support government efforts to eliminate cholera by 2022
Washington, D.C., 28 June 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and World Vision today became the newest members of the Regional Coalition on Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in…
Proper preparedness can reduce the impact of hurricanes on health and life
Washington, DC, June 27, 2013 (PAHO / WHO) - Washington, D.C., June 27, 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — As the hurricane and rainy seasons begin, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is recommending that the population and health services make…