Call for nominations now OPEN
Deadline: 17 April 2021
The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases is calling for nominations for the 2021 Awards to recognize achievements during 2020 on multisectoral action in the prevention and control of NCDs, mental health and the wider…
In the Region of the Americas, Pan-Americanism is one of the guiding principles of PAHO's technical cooperation. More importantly, the work of CCs is done in that same spirit -- countries helping countries, for the benefit of all. The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres newsletter aims to highlight this…
In the most recent Andar La Salud newsletter (PAHO/WHO Cuba), the actions taken by PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres in Cuba against COVID-19 are highlighted.
Below are examples of the Centres' activities:
PAHO/WHO CC for the Study and Control of Dengue and WHO CC for Tuberculosis Elimination, El Instituto de Medicine Tropical “…
Washington, DC. March 10, 2021 (PAHO) - Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death globally for the last 20 years. In the Americas , approximately 1.1 million people lost their lives in 2019 alone due to ischemic or coronary heart disease, with high blood pressure as the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (more specifically…
Younger women among those most at risk: WHO
Joint News Release | GENEVA | NEW YORK—Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence…
Objectives of the Department
The objective of the Health Emergencies Department (PHE) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is to increase health sector resilience to emergencies and disasters. PHE assists Member States to strengthen the health sector’s capacities in prevention, risk reduction, preparedness, surveillance, response,…
Sao Paulo, 09 March 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Decision-making in health that is informed by scientific evidence is a process that includes finding, selecting, evaluating, and integrating the best available evidence for certain health conditions and contexts.
The Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Information Center (BIREME) and the Knowledge and…
Geneva, Switzerland .- A major new collaborative effort, the Global Breast Cancer Initiative, is being introduced today by the World Health Organization, with the objective of reducing global breast cancer mortality by 2.5% per year until 2040, thereby averting an estimated 2.5 million deaths. In recognition of International Women’s Day, WHO…
With the support of the WHO FCTC Secretariat-FCTC 2030 Project through funds from the Government of the UK, the purpose of the virtual meeting is to increase capacity to strengthen implementation of Article 5 (sections 1, 2 and 3) of the WHO FCTC in the Region of the Americas, specifically…