The countries of the Americas have made significant progress in reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through Pan American action that uses an integrated approach, a top Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization...
Washington, D.C., 21 November, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The countries of the Americas have made…
Washington, D.C., 20 November 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Experts on HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean have made a series of recommendations for improving the region's response to the epidemic through enhanced surveillance and monitoring and better use of the information these generate.
The recommendations were issued following a regional consultation…
On World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14, experts call for stepped-up prevention, better patient care
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Diabetes has become a leading cause of death and disability in the Region of the Americas, and if current trends continue, the burden of the disease will increase substantially over the next two decades,…
Historical consensus - a milestone for global public health
SEOUL, Republic of Korea ¦ 12 November 2012 — The delegates of more than 140 Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) adopted a new international treaty Monday, setting the rules for combating illegal trade through control of the supply chain and…
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2012 (PAHO/WHO)- Three government-supported anti-malaria programs from Paraguay, Brazil, and Ecuador were named Malaria Champions of the Americas this week for their success in reducing the burden of malaria through improved diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance.
The winners were honored during an event…
1 November 2012 | GENEVA - Four in five children (83%) worldwide received the recommended three doses of diphtheria—tetanus—pertussis (DTP) vaccine during infancy in 2011, according to new data released in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER).
Sustained progress
The new data show sustained…
Dr. Mirta Roses received the key to the city by Mayor John Cook
El Paso, TX November 1st, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) —The director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, today received the keys to the city from Mayor John Cook, in the framework of the International Ecoclubes Summit.
This award, which…
Will invest US$5.1 million toward improving diagnosis and preventing thousands of deaths in the region
Washington, D.C., 31 October 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has tripled its financial support for the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Regional Tuberculosis Program,…
Atlas provides maps, tables and graphs showing links between health and climate
29 October 2012 | Geneva - As the world's climate continues to change, hazards to human health are increasing. The Atlas of health and climate, published today jointly by WHO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), illustrates some of the most pressing…