News Releases

Washington, DC, December 10, 2009 (PAHO)—All countries in the world, and in particular those of the Region of the Americas, have faced the so-called "first wave" of the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic with highly effective,…
WHO Report Shows Progress on Tobacco Control in the AmericasA new report shows that member countries of the Pan American Health…
PAHO Inducts American, Costa Rican into Top Leadership PostsThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today marked its 107th …
A Debate on the Impact of Web 2.0 in Public HealthWith the presence of professionals from PAHO and other health organizations, government…
Representatives of major private sector companies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international agencies, and civil society organizations have gathered at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on December 3 to launch a public-private partnership whose goal is to reduce the burden and cost of chronic diseases in the Americas by…
In Guatemala, U.N. Launches Campaign to Stop Violence against Women and GirlsNoting that almost half of all women in Latin America have been…
Lima, November 23, 2009 - At the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections), the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the UNAIDS Regional Office for Latin America today presented the publication "Retos planteados por la…
Health Experts Call on Industry, Consumers to Cut Salt to Save Livessalt shakerAn expert group convened by the Pan American…