… More than 15% of maternal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean are the result of hemorrhage. Ensuring the … On World Blood Donor Day, June 14, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is urging … countries…
Last updated: 21 Dec 2021
… “Safe blood saves lives…Give blood and make the world a healthier place.” is the theme of the … on June 14 Washington, D.C., June 12, 2020 (PAHO) — Blood donations are more necessary than ever during the current … donors and recipients,…
Last updated: 17 Jun 2020
… Americas today agreed on a series of actions to ensure safe and sufficient supplies of blood and blood products through voluntary altruistic donations, with the goal of saving lives and improving the … the 53rd Directing Council…
Last updated: 22 Apr 2022
… D.C., June 12, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for intensified efforts to improve systems based on voluntary unpaid blood donation in order to prevent millions of deaths per year, … from postpartum hemorrhage, road traffic…
Last updated: 18 Oct 2019
… In Latin America and the Caribbean, only 41% of blood supplies are obtained through voluntary altruistic blood donation, the safest way to collect blood, according to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization…
Last updated: 24 Nov 2019
… In Latin America and the Caribbean, 45% of blood for transfusions is obtained through voluntary donation, the safest way to collect blood. Greater … 2010 and 2014 (from 41% to 45%). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is…
Last updated: 24 Nov 2019
… the world to raise awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood … life: donate blood.” Let’s not forget that for every blood donation; at least three lives can be saved. Transfusions … blood…
Last updated: 19 Apr 2024
… PAHO's Directing Council approves new strategies and actions to advance priority areas of health in the … meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), held this week in Washington, D.C. … population in Latin America…
Last updated: 28 May 2026