Regional Stories
Washington D.C., 17 September 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), alongside the Ministry of Health in the Bahamas, is coordinating disaster-relief efforts by partners and agencies from all over the world to help the people of the Bahamas access the care they need.
We heard from some of the people involved:
Dr. Kaleem…
An initial method of classifying the seriousness of dengue cases was developed in 1974. It distinguished three types of dengue: classic, hemorrhagic, and dengue shock syndrome. Over the subsequent 30 years, various problems with this classification emerged. First, not all patients fit into one of the three categories. Moreover, because most cases…
Caracas, 9 September 2019 (PAHO) – The Caño Fibra community is located along the banks of the Orinoco River in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. This remote area in the municipality of Atabapo, yet to see electricity, gas, or piped water services, is home to 15 families of the Piaroa, Jivi, and Puinave native ethnic groups. Enoc Navarro, his…
The Caño Fibra community is located on the banks of the Orinoco River. Fifteen families belonging to the Piaroa, Jivi and Puinave indigenous groups live there.
Searching for trachoma in Venezuela, an opportunity to provide integrated health care (video in Spanish only).
