Washington, D.C., 8 June 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — A team from Massachusetts General Hospital met with PAHO's Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (FGL/CLAP) to discuss how they can join forces to prevent women from dying of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).PPH is a leading cause of death worldwide and throughout the region,…
Washington, DC, 24 May 2016 (PAHO / WHO) - A group of bioethicists who analyzed the main ethical challenges in response to the outbreak of the Zika virus have concluded that countries are obliged to give all available information on Zika and be explicit about what is not known. Their recommendation from the ethics perspective is that countries…
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…
Chaired by Sir Michael Marmot, new group will investigate the dynamics of gender, ethnicity, human rights, and equity and their impact on healthWashington, D.C., 11 May 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched a new Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Region of the…
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.Visit the website via this link: Caribbean…
The 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 fatalities; and to celebrate those that were effectively prevented. At the same time, it aims to promoting prevention of occupational injuries…
Hundreds of health promotion practitioners and students across the Americas and other parts of the world are expected to attend this Regional event. The Congressional Palace in Havana will be the venue for discussing global health promotion priorities in connection with the Health in All Policies and Determinants of Health framework.
Havana, Cuba…
Washington, DC, 3 October 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders," by PAHO and WHO experts, concludes that "Even with limited evidence linking Zika virus to neurologic disorders, the severe potential risks demand decisive, immediate action to protect public health."…
The United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) carried out a mission in Paraguay from 22 to 26 February 2016 to support the government in accelerating the implementation of actions to tackle NCDs - principally cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and…