The Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 will be a key international summit to drive climate action forward across the region. LACCW will be an umbrella for a series of climate-related events focused on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) implementation – challenges and opportunities, the Sustainable Development Goals, and Global…
6 August 2019 — Brazil has been working to improve the control of sand flea disease (tungiasis). Since last year, the Ministry of Health’s Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health (SESAI) has been imple-menting activities in vulnerable areas to reduce hyperinfestations of sand fleas and serious cases of the disease. This work has been…
The tobacco epidemic is one of the greatest threats to public health the world has ever faced, accounting for over 8 million deaths each year, including 1 million in the Region of the Americas alone. Many countries, such as Brazil, have made significant progress, but the tobacco industry continues its attempts to undermine these efforts. This was…
Washington, DC, 9 July 2019 (PAHO) - From 9 to 11 July 2019, representatives from Ministries of Finance working on tobacco tax policy design and from Ministries of Health working on tobacco control, from 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as researchers working on the economics of tobacco control in the Region, participate in a…
Washington DC, 25 June 2019 (PAHO) – The rates of alcohol disorders among women are higher in the Region of the Americas than in any other region of the world. A new virtual course from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will provide health care workers with the technical skills they need to identify and address alcohol consumption in…
Port-of-Spain, 7 June 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - World Food Safety Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018 and was celebrated this year 2019, under the theme, “Food Safety, everyone’s business.”
According to the World Health Organization there is an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne diseases annually. Children under…
On May 26, 2019 (02:41:12 local time), an earthquake magnitude 8 (135 km depth) was registered in Peru, whose epicenter was located 60 km south east of Lagunas - Alto Amazonas. Source: Instituto Geofísico del Peru.
The situation is under control of local and national authorities and no international assistance has been requested.
Damage…
In its quest to eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem by 2023 Guyana has started a remapping survey. The implementation of this survey seeks to provide in-depth information on the geographical distribution of the parasite, as this ensures that all endemic areas are targeted for preventative chemotherapy during the upcoming MDA…
Expert workshop on innovations in diagnostic methods and services for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria
Lima, Peru April 29, 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - A workshop on innovations in diagnostic methods and service delivery was held in Lima, Peru, from April 24 to 26. The workshop was organized and coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Fund, and UNITAID.The 75 participants from 26…