Regional Stories
For 20 years, Nicaragua has served as an example for efforts to combat helminths. The country’s Ministry of Health reaffirms this, pronouncing the country “highly committed to improving the population’s health,” particularly the health of children under age 15, the group at greatest risk. Nicaragua has been at the forefront of integrating various…
Thanks to the international agreements established by PAHO/WHO, and the efforts of the countries in the Americas, the Region’s performance in combating malaria has been outstanding compared with other regions of the world. Malaria success stories in the Americas include the formation of partnerships to accelerate the control and elimination of the…
Given that Haiti has the highest poverty index and the worst health indicators in the Western Hemisphere, it is not surprising that the country has the highest burden of lymphatic filariasis in the Americas. “Filariasis is associated with extreme poverty,” Steven Ault, Ex Senior Advisor of the PAHO Regional Neglected Infectious Diseases Program,…
In this section we share first-person stories of men and women in the field facing zika in 2016.
BRAZIL. "I advise other women to be very careful".
I discovered my…
I discovered my…
A gallery of photos from Colombia (2016)
(Click on the images to view slideshow and captions.)