USAID sponsored a course for more than 40 delegates from the Ministries of Health and Finance from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, and Peru to learn about strengthening health systems and implementing Universal Health Coverage in March 2015.…
Mario Chaves, 92, a Public Health Professional, Dentist and Medical Doctor who worked at the Kellogg Foundation in Rio de Janeiro with responsibilities for the Foundation's activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, died February 28, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dr. Mario Chaves worked at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in…
Cardiovascular Risk Calculator now includes Glomerular Filtration module to estimate kidney function
Washington, D.C., 12 March 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Cardiovascular Risk Calculator has been updated to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, which is used to assess the state of kidney function. One of the parameters of the Glomerular Filtration module is creatinine, determined by a blood test that can be carried out in most…
PAHO/WHO trains health professionals from seven countries in the Americas to prevent and manage obstetric hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal death in the Region. Professionals learn to use new technologies to reduce blood loss and save lives.
Datem del Marañón, Peru, May 28 2015 (PAHO/WHO). Obstetrician Juan Chávez recounts that in San…
Rio de Janeiro, 5 January 2015 (PANAFTOSA) - January 2015 marks the third year in a row in which the Region of the Americas has had no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious animal disease that can have a devastating impact on livestock.In marking the achievement, the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA), a…
A structured dialogue took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 29-30 October 2014, with the majority of academic coordinators and tutors of regional and decentralized versions of the gender and health virtual course, FGL/GD and Virtual Campus staff. The dialogue was organized around guiding questions to foster an exchange of lessons learned from the…
Each year, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on 25 November, followed by 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, ending on 10 December (Human Rights Day). This year, PAHO will participate in a number of events leading up to and during this important period of action and awareness:
18 November -…
Washington, D.C., 3 October 2014 (PAHO) - There has been progress in improving the health situation of women and children in the region of the Americas and the world, but there is much left to do, said Carmen Barroso, Regional Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR), and one of nine members of…
Maternal mortality and morbidity have decreased at the regional level in the Americas and the Caribbean, but rates still vary greatly within and among countries, according to a progress report on The Plan to Accelerate the Reduction in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity that was presented today at PAHO's 53rd Directing Council.
The…