Technical Unit News

16 Jun 2016
Experts meet to discuss unmet need for contraceptiongroup16 June 2016 - Representatvies from 27 countries and experts from agencies such as the IBP Initiative,…
16 Jun 2016
PAHO and partners innovate to save mothers' livesclapgrouppic8 June 2016 — A team from Massachusetts General Hospital met with PAHO's Latin American Center for…
7 Jun 2016
COVER ECONOMICS DIMENSIONS NCDsOn June 6 at the World Congress of Cardiology in Mexico City, PAHO launched the publication "Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean", the…
27 May 2016
Join the adolescent health listserv, Carib4AdHealthAdol-caribeJoin the new listserv for adolescent health in the Caribbean, Carib4AdHealth! The listserv…
24 May 2016
Webinar on Salt Reduction and Fortification - May 23, 2016libros sal yodoAs part of the monthly activities on salt carried out…
18 May 2016
Panama City, Panama, 17 May 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, observed each year on May 17th, aims to draw attention to the violence and discrimination lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people experience globally. Never before have the concerns of LGBTI communities in Latin America…
11 May 2016
inequities in health in the americas The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched a new Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Region of the Americas this week, during a two-day event focused on the profound effects that non-…
10 May 2016
With the slogan "Fight the bite, destroy mosquito breeding sites", this first Mosquito Awareness Week, 9-15 May, will focus on Zika and the risks associated with the disease, especially for pregnant women. The annual week was declared at the 17th meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government in November 2014.…
26 Apr 2016
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2017The International Labour Office (ILO) declared April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Each year this date is observed in commemoration of the workers who suffered injuries, diseases or…