Washington D.C., September 9, 2009 (PAHO) - Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Area Manager of Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at the Pan American Health Organization, today conducted a virtual presentation on the current situation of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza in the Americas. The presentation at PAHO headquarters in…
Entries from Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru are winners of the Fifth Latin American Health Journalism Awards
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2009 (PAHO) — Three newspaper articles that clarify misconceptions about blood donation and encourage people to save lives by giving blood have won the top three prizes in the Fifth Latin American Health…
The network launch is part of the Knowledge Management, Information and Communication strategy of the PAHO…
On the week of 7-12 September, Caribbean countries will celebrate…
Transmission of rubella is…
The first-of-its-kind report examining road safety around the world shows that deaths and injuries from traffic accidents are a major global health and development…
On 20-21 August, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, will make an…
Until 21 August, Argentina is hosting the first World Fair on Municipalities…
Art as a way to improve health
Lima, Peru, August 18, 2009 (PAHO) - The 1st International Forum on "Art, Bridge to Health and Development" opened in the city of Lima, Peru. The forum seeks to establish a bridge between the fields of health, art, culture and development, and to impact in a more creative and effective way the quality of life…