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• WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer 2020-02-03

  The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.

• Measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control 2020-01-30

  The measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control following a series of actions taken by the country, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its partners, including a country-wide vaccination campaign that reached almost nine million children between the ages of 6 months and 15 years.

• Haiti reaches one-year free of Cholera 2020-01-23

  The cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting over 820,000 people and killing 9,792, has been stopped in its tracks, with the country reaching 1-year free of confirmed cases this week. 

• Rabies Elimination in Haiti: Dog vaccination campaign launched 2019-12-16
• Mexico is free from human rabies transmitted by dogs 2019-11-08
• Partners join forces in Brazil to eliminate yellow fever epidemics in the world 2019-10-30
• Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated 2019-10-24
• PAHO Director in Rio de Janeiro highlights achievements and challenges in vaccine production 2019-10-22
• 25 years of being polio-free in the Americas 2019-10-21
• Indigenous, Afro-descendent and Roma populations at the center of new PAHO health plan 2019-10-03
• Countries of the Americas commit to a collective approach to eliminating more than 30 diseases 2019-10-01
• World Rabies Day: Latin America and the Caribbean on the cusp of eliminating rabies deaths 2019-09-25
• 25 years of the Certification of Polio Elimination in the Americas: An achievement that encouraged the hope of living in a world free of Polio 2019-08-23
• WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis 2019-07-26
• WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries 2019-06-20
• Cervical cancer prevention, malaria elimination and tobacco control all top of the agenda during Minister of Health of Suriname’s visit to PAHO 2019-06-04
• Countries move towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas disease 2019-05-16
• Myths and Truths about Seasonal Influenza and the Flu Vaccine 2019-05-14
• PAHO provides guidance on improving the health of migrants in countries of the Americas 2019-04-26
• PAHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Brazil, urging countries in the Region to unite to end measles 2019-04-23
• Nearly 70 million people to be vaccinated during Vaccination Week of the Americas 2019-04-18
• PAHO Director recognizes Rotary International for its work on polio elimination in the Americas 2019-04-08
• New report by PAHO and PATH seeks to improve vaccine programs through effective data use 2019-04-02
• New report by PAHO and PATH seeks to improve vaccine programs through effective data use 2019-04-02
• WHO launches new global influenza strategy 2019-03-11
• Prime Minister of Belize holds official meeting with PAHO Director 2019-02-19
• Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it can be prevented 2019-02-01
• PAHO reminds international travelers to be vaccinated before traveling to areas with yellow fever 2019-01-31
• Ten threats to global health in 2019 2019-01-17
• Countries of the Americas seek to strengthen measures to keep the Region free of polio and move towards global eradication 2018-12-05
• PAHO launches campaign to prevent cervical cancer 2018-11-27
• Countries of the Americas urged to take action to keep polio at bay 2018-10-23
• Caribbean countries and territories are better prepared to keep imported measles from sparking outbreaks 2018-10-19
• PAHO Directing Council ends with agreements to reduce the shortage of health personnel and prevent diseases in the Region 2018-09-27
• Actions agreed to improve the health of women, children and adolescents across their life course 2018-09-27
• Bioethics must be strengthened in the Region to better prepare for public health emergencies 2018-09-26
• Ministers of health commit to reducing cervical cancer cases and deaths by 30% in the Americas by 2030 2018-09-26
• Photo exhibition on cervical cancer launches at PAHO Headquarters 2018-09-24
• New challenges threaten health achievements in the Americas and call for innovative solutions  2018-09-23
• Rabies persists in only four countries of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018-09-21
• PAHO urges rapid increase in vaccination coverage to stop spread of measles in the Americas 2018-08-24
• PAHO calls for curative treatment for hepatitis to reduce thousands of preventable deaths in the Americas 2018-07-27
• Measles in the Americas: New epidemiological update 2018-07-25
• No direct maternal deaths reported in Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 2018-07-20
• New strategy developed to improve vaccination coverage in large cities 2018-06-27
• PAHO Director meets with national authorities to discuss health-related issues 2018-06-15
• Laboratory tests rule out the presence of wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus in the case of acute flaccid paralysis in Venezuela 2018-06-15
• PAHO Director to meet with health authorities in Venezuela 2018-06-13
• Get vaccinated against measles and rubella before travelling to the World Cup, advises PAHO/WHO 2018-05-29
• World Health Assembly Receives Report on Ebola Outbreak and Moves Forward in its Resolutions Agenda 2018-05-24
• Bahamian pioneer in disease elimination is named a PAHO Health Hero of the Americas 2018-05-03
• Uruguayan footballer Edinson Cavani joins PAHO to promote vaccination 2018-04-25
• Vaccination Week in the Americas launches in Cuba for the first time 2018-04-23
• 70 million people to be vaccinated as part of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2018-04-19
• Haiti launches campaign to vaccinate over 2 million children against diphtheria, with PAHO support 2018-04-03
• PAHO urges countries to vaccinate against measles to maintain its elimination in the Americas 2018-03-16
• Yellow fever: PAHO and WHO send a new shipment of syringes to Brazil for fractional doses of the vaccine 2018-03-08
• PAHO reminds international travelers to get vaccinated before traveling to areas with yellow fever 2018-02-23
• Brazil launches world's largest campaign with fractional-dose yellow fever vaccine 2018-01-25
• Special issue of PAHO's scientific journal explores the past, present and future of vaccination in the Americas 2018-01-12
• Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance 2017-11-07
• Close to 3 million people access hepatitis C cure 2017-10-31
• The Region of the Americas leads in the vaccination of pregnant women against influenza 2017-10-24
• WHO publishes new guidelines to help health care providers respond to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused 2017-10-23
• Dr. Carissa F. Etienne re-elected for second term as PAHO Director 2017-09-27
• PAHO Director highlights regional health achievements and challenges during 2013-2017 2017-09-25
• Region of the Americas eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus 2017-09-21
• Measles and Rubella Initiative Champion Award presented to PAHO 2017-09-07
• PAHO Launches New Initiative to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of Four Diseases 2017-08-10
• Technical Advisory Group on immunization studies actions to maintain measles and rubella elimination in the Americas 2017-07-12
• Brazil donates vaccines against human rabies to Haiti, with the support of Panaftosa/PAHO 2017-06-27
• Delegates at the World Health Assembly have reached new agreements on dementia; immunization; refugee and migrant health; substandard and falsified medical products, and the world drug problem 2017-05-29
• Delegates at the 70th World Health Assembly adopt their initial decisions 2017-05-25
• PAHO Director urges OAS diplomats to support health for development 2017-05-03
• Vaccination Week in the Americas: 15 years, 15 achievements 2017-04-27
• Lanzan en México la XV Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2017-04-24
• PAHO Director visits Mexico to launch Vaccination Week in the Americas and recognize progress against neglected diseases 2017-04-21
• Vaccination Week in the Americas celebrates 15 years 2017-04-20
• Brazil's Health Minister Outlines Health Challenges in PAHO Visit 2017-04-11
• PAHO/WHO collaborates with Brazilian government and Espírito Santo in response to the outbreak of yellow fever 2017-03-30
• Brazil Works to Control Yellow Fever Outbreak, with PAHO/WHO support 2017-03-28
• Minister of Health and Wellness of St. Lucia explores health collaboration with PAHO 2017-03-07
• WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed 2017-02-27
• Updates on Yellow fever vaccination recommendations for International Travelers related to current situation in Brazil 2017-02-22
• PAHO Director congratulates Belize's Prime Minister for his country's achievements in vaccination and malaria 2017-02-14
• Toward the end of polio: The vaccine 'switch' in the Americas 2016-12-29
• Schooling, income and ethnicity are the main social determinants in in the health of children, adolescents and mothers 2016-12-08
• Haiti's Ministry of Health successfully vaccinates 729,000 persons against cholera 2016-11-22
• Haiti begins vaccination campaign against cholera in areas most affected by Hurricane Matthew 2016-11-09
• Haiti needs support to restore, rebuild health services after Hurricane Matthew 2016-11-03
• Expanded access to quality medicines and vaccines is critical to achieving universal health 2016-10-27
• Haiti's Ministry of Health organizing a vaccination campaign against cholera in areas affected by Hurricane Matthew, supported by PAHO-WHO, UNICEF and other partners 2016-10-27
• The Americas celebrate 25 years without polio 2016-10-21
• PAHO/WHO issues appeal for $9 million for emergency health operations in Haiti 2016-10-14
• Region of the Americas is declared free of measles 2016-09-27
• International coalition expresses support for medium-term plan to fight cholera in Haiti 2016-09-09
• OAS and PAHO Launch a Plan of Action for People of African Descent 2016-07-26
• Peru puts a brake on mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B 2016-07-25
• PAHO reminds travelers to get vaccinated for measles and rubella before the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio 2016-07-12
• Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly closes 2016-05-28
• Tri-national launch for Vaccination Week in the Americas held in Colombia's Amazon 2016-05-01
• Despite earthquake, Ecuador maintains commitment to polio eradication 2016-04-30
• Communities urged to clean up mosquito breeding sites to prevent Zika, during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016-04-29
• PAHO Director visits Colombia 2016-04-28
• PAHO urges "Go for the gold! Get vaccinated!"during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016-04-25
• Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016 kicks off in Kingston, Jamaica 2016-04-23
• Some 60 million people set to benefit from vaccines during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016-04-22
• Olympic champion Usain Bolt joins PAHO to promote vaccination 2016-04-20
• Sesame Street Muppets Join PAHO to Educate Families About Preventing Zika Mosquito Bites 2016-03-23
• An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments 2016-03-15
• Directing Council charts course to reduce deaths from disease, improve health across the Americas 2015-10-02
• Directing Council takes action to address violence against women, dementias, antimicrobial resistance and workers' health 2015-10-01
• Health ministers from the Americas adopt new strategies on hepatitis, tuberculosis, immunization, and health-related laws 2015-10-01
• Health leaders set new goals to strengthen immunization in the Americas 2015-09-30
• Health ministers adopt first regional plan to reduce the burden of hepatitis in the Americas 2015-09-30
• Health Minister of El Salvador elected president of the Pan American Health Organization's 54th Directing Council 2015-09-28
• Fifty years after its opening, PAHO's iconic modernist headquarters building is honored 2015-09-28
• Health ministers of the Americas to agree on key policies and actions to improve health 2015-09-24
• PAHO to offer special webcast on key health issues during its 54th Directing Council 2015-09-22
• Countries of the Americas agree to step up action toward rabies elimination 2015-09-17
• PAHO photography contest spotlights rabies prevention 2015-09-17
• World on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine 2015-08-03
• Experts seek answers to increasing rates of HPV-related oral cancer 2015-07-27
• PAHO Executive Committee discusses strategies and plans to improve health in the Americas 2015-06-22
• New WHO and World Bank Group report shows that 400 million do not have access to essential health services 2015-06-12
• PAHO/WHO urges measles and rubella vaccination for travelers to the 2015 Americas Cup 2015-06-04
• Haiti: Activities for the Vaccination Week in the Americas 2015-05-27
• World Health Assembly closes with approval of new resolutions 2015-05-26
• World Health Assembly addresses antimicrobial resistance, immunization gaps and malnutrition 2015-05-26
• New studies show immunization remains a 'best buy' in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases   2015-05-11
• Launch of ProVac-EPIC Supplement to Vaccine 2015-05-07
• Ten key actions by PAHO member countries that led to elimination of rubella 2015-05-04
• Llevando un mensaje claro y contundente sobre los beneficios de la vacunación 2015-05-01
• Paraguay: Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2015-04-29
• Americas region is declared the world's first to eliminate rubella 2015-04-29
• PAHO to announce Americas region as world's first to eliminate rubella 2015-04-28
• La Fundación Chespirito se unió a la OPS/OMS para celebrar la Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2015-04-28
• Dominican Republic against Measles and Rubella 2015-04-28
• Bolivia: Exitoso lanzamiento de la Semana de Vacunacion de las Américas 2015-04-28
• Colombia: Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2015-04-28
• Nicaragua recibe el Premio de Inmunizaciones 2015-04-27
• 13th annual Vaccination Week in the Americas kicks off in Ecuador 2015-04-26
• Vaccination Week in the Americas will target 60 million children and adults 2015-04-22
• PAHO's Director and Panama's Health Minister Raise Hopes for Reform of Country's Health Care 2015-04-12
• 'Don Francisco' meets with PAHO/WHO Director 2015-04-02
• WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelines 2015-03-12
• Recent measles outbreaks point to gaps in elimination efforts in the Americas 2015-02-10
• PAHO/WHO says accessible, cost-effective measures can prevent premature cancer deaths 2015-02-02
• Questions and answers on seasonal influenza 2015-01-28
• Paraguay oficialmente libre de Sarampión y Rubéola 2015-01-14
• PAHO/WHO honors Haitians and international relief workers on 5th anniversary of 2010 earthquake 2015-01-12
• PANAFTOSA marks three years without foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the Americas 2015-01-05
• New data show child mortality rates falling faster than ever 2014-09-16
• eHealth initiatives take off in Latin America and the Caribbean 2014-09-05
• Haiti launches cholera vaccination campaign 2014-09-02
• Haiti to launch cholera vaccination with PAHO/WHO support 2014-07-23
• Experts recommend continued surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases for rapid response and prevention of outbreaks 2014-07-04
• PAHO/WHO reminds travelers to get vaccinated against measles and rubella before going to the 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014-06-06
• Ciro de Quadros, Public Health Hero of the Americas (1940-2014) 2014-05-29
• PAHO/WHO says more attention to adolescents' health would prevent deaths and improve health throughout their lives 2014-05-14
• Primary screening with HPV test could save lives, prevent cervical cancer 2014-05-13
• Polio declared public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations 2014-05-05
• Countries of the Americas share risk of antibiotic resistance, must act now to protect health 2014-04-29
• Lanzamiento campaña vacunación contra la tosferina en el marco de la Celebración en Colombia del Día Mundial de la Salud 2014 2014-04-29
• Inicia Cuba Semana de Vacunación 2014-04-28
• Lanzamiento binacional en la frontera entre Uruguay y Argentina de la Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2014-04-28
• Se realizó el lanzamiento regional de la 12a Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2014-04-26
• Paraguay y las Américas, un "golazo" contra la rubéola y el sarampión 2014-04-26
• Ciro de Quadros, pioneer of polio eradication, is honored as a PAHO Public Health Hero of the Americas 2014-04-25
• Brazilian, Argentine soccer players join PAHO/WHO vaccination campaign 2014-04-25
• PAHO/WHO urges vaccination against measles and rubella to protect the Americas during the 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014-04-24
• Health services in Chile and Peru on alert following earthquake. PAHO/WHO in contact with health officials 2014-04-02
• Eight in 10 adolescent girls in the Americas have access to HPV vaccine, following its introduction in Brazil 2014-03-20
• Peruvian officials join directors of WHO and PAHO to open new vaccine cold-storage center in Lima 2014-02-21
• No endemic transmission of measles in the Americas since 2002 2014-02-12
• Haiti partners see progress, challenges in cholera control 2014-02-05
• Four years after earthquake, Haiti sees progress, faces challenges in health 2014-01-13
• Cancer mortality is declining in some countries of the Americas -- new PAHO/WHO report 2013-11-05
• World Polio Day: PAHO calls for maintaining the high level of polio vaccine coverage in the Americas 2013-10-24
• PAHO Director highlights health inequities, at Capitol Hill briefing 2013-10-23
• As Cholera Death Toll Climbs in Post-Earthquake Haiti, New Studies Show Disease Emerging as a Driver of Progress in Public Health 2013-10-08
• Health leaders set course for Pan American health action and progress toward universal coverage 2013-10-04
• Elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies in the Americas by 2015 is within reach, experts say 2013-09-27
• Ministers of health convene to set priorities for Pan American health cooperation 2013-09-26
• Governments to agree increased focus on people with disabilities in development strategies 2013-09-20
• Director visits Haiti, a PAHO priority country 2013-09-16
• 26 Governments Sign 'Declaration of Panama' to Eliminate Health Inequalities in Latin America & Caribbean 2013-09-10
• Improved influenza surveillance and continued vaccination are needed to protect older adults in the Americas 2013-08-05
• Hepatitis is a silent epidemic that kills two people per minute throughout the world 2013-07-23
• HPV vaccine could also prevent oropharyngeal cancer, says IARC 2013-07-18
• PAHO Executive Committee concluded its deliberations with the approval of several resolutions 2013-06-17
• Preventing cervical cancer in Argentina 2013-05-28
• PAHO deputy director describes health progress in the Americas at OAS 2013-05-22
• Haiti will vaccinate against tetanus and neonatal tetanus during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2013-04-27
• Vaccination, maternal-child health and cholera are top priorities for PAHO/WHO technical cooperation in Haiti 2013-04-27
• PAHO/WHO Revolving Fund helps countries provide free vaccines during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2013-04-26
• Lanzamiento de la 11a Semana de la Vacunación en las Américas y 2ª Semana Mundial de Inmunizaciones 2013-04-26
• Se inició 11° Semana de Vacunación de las Américas con lanzamiento binacional Perú-Ecuador 2013-04-26
• Celebración de la Semana de Vacunación Infantil en Puerto Rico en el marco de la celebración de la Undécima Semana de la Vacunación de las Américas 2013-04-25
• Belize and Guatemala jointly launch Vaccination Week in the Americas 2013 2013-04-24
• Dr. Etienne is in Belize for the regional launch of the 11th annual Vaccination Week 2013-04-23
• OAS ambassador says Spain remains committed to PAHO/WHO and health in Latin America 2013-04-23
• PAHO/WHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Adjacency Zone between Benque Viejo and Melchor de Mencos 2013-04-22
• La República Dominicana se suma a la Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2013 2013-04-22
• La 11a Semana de la Vacunación en las Américas buscará proteger en Panamá a más 140 mil personas contra una serie de enfermedades 2013-04-22
• Décimo Primera Semana de Vacunación en Honduras incluirá campaña de desparasitación en cuatro departamentos del país 2013-04-22
• Honduras inicia campaña de desparasitación contra geohelmintos en cuatro departamentos del país, en el marco de la Semana de la Vacunación 2013-04-22
• Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua lanza masiva campaña de vacunación 2013-04-22
• Argentina lanza la Semana de Vacunación de las Américas enfocada en la inmunización contra la Hepatitis B 2013-04-22
• New vaccine protects Haitian children from five diseases 2013-04-19
• 11th Vaccination Week in the Americas seeks to protect 44 million people in 44 countries and territories against dangerous diseases 2013-04-18
• PAHO supports global efforts to eradicate polio 2013-04-12
• Caribbean subregional managers' meeting opens in Bridgetown, Barbados 2013-04-08
• PAHO/WHO calls for improved health sector response for women survivors of violence 2013-03-08
• New study suggests potential shift in burden of pneumococcal disease 2013-03-06
• PAHO/WHO Recognizes Haiti for Efforts to Sustain the Elimination of Four Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2013-02-28
• PAHO/WHO calls for international funding of new Haiti cholera plan 2013-02-27
• PAHO seeks to prevent breast and cervical cancer, which claim some 120,000 lives each year in the Americas 2013-02-05
• New PAHO Director will promote universal health coverage, make "health a driving force for change" 2013-01-31
• Former Director-General of WHO dies: health contributions remembered 2013-01-28
• Pan American Journal of Public Health addresses vaccination against HPV in Peru and program for legal interruption of pregnancy in Mexico  2013-01-25
• The PAHO Revolving Fund makes influenza vaccines more available to countries 2013-01-22
• Regional stakeholders seek to expand manufacturing capacity for vaccines and blood products in Latin America and the Caribbean 2013-01-18
• Experts discuss business models for sustainable production of influenza vaccines 2013-01-14
• Three years after earthquake, Haiti sees progress and challenges 2013-01-11
• GAVI honors four PAHO member countries for their immunization achievements 2012-12-07
• Gina Tambini, Manager of Family and Community Health, discusses the role of regional mechanisms to enhance immunization at the GAVI Alliance Partners´ Forum 2012-12-07
• Pan American Health Organization celebrates 110th anniversary 2012-12-04
• Measles and Rubella: Emergency Plan of Action to Be Implemented to Keep the Americas Free of These Diseases 2012-11-28
• WHO: Routine Vaccination reaching four in five Children but 22 Million still Miss Out 2012-11-06
• Recommendation Calls for Exploring Collaboration between Public Vaccine Producers in the Americas 2012-10-25
• PAHO Celebrates 20 years without Polio in the Americas and Calls to Maintain High Vaccination Coverage 2012-10-24
• International Experts to Review Vaccination Progress and Challenges in the Americas 2012-10-17
• Rabies Cases Have Declined 95 Percent in the Americas Since 1980 2012-09-27
• Health Leaders Define Priorities for Joint Action in the Americas 2012-09-24
• Countries of the Americas Seek Continued GAVI Support for their National Immunization Programs 2012-09-20
• Book on Vaccination Week in the Americas is presented at the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference 2012-09-19
• Dr. Roses reports on PAHO institutional change, public health progress in the Americas 2012-09-17
• 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference Begins Today 2012-09-12
• Partnerships are Critical for an Effective Cancer Prevention and Control, Dr. Andrus Says 2012-08-28
• Use of Oral Vaccine can Complement Cholera Elimination Efforts on the Island of Hispaniola, Experts Say 2012-08-16
• PAHO observes World Hepatitis Day 2012 with singer Jon Secada 2012-07-23
• WHO: Four ways to reduce hepatitis infections in people who inject drugs 2012-07-21
• Jamaica's Minister of Health visits PAHO HQ in Washington DC 2012-07-20
• Winners of Journalism Award Highlight Benefits of Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines 2012-06-20
• Endorsement of the Global Vaccine Action Plan and World Immunization Week 2012-06-01
• Presidentes, autoridades sanitarias, OPS y organizaciones internacionales participaron en Semana de Vacunación 2012-05-04
• Top PAHO officials meet Gates Foundation counterparts, visit global health centers in Seattle on public health priorities 2012-05-02
• Voluntarios hondureños casa por casa llegan con vacunas a niños y embarazadas durante la Semana de Vacunación 2012-04-28
• El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua y Guatemala lanzan Décima Semana de Vacunación en las Américas 2012-04-28
• Vaccination Week in the Americas Seeks to Reach the Region's Indigenous Populations 2012-04-27
• Un ejemplo para los padres sobre vacunación de sus hijos llega desde Honduras 2012-04-26
• PAHO Revolving Fund helps countries acquire vaccines for Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-26
• Honduras launches Vaccination Week with representatives of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, government officials, and the Assistant Director of PAHO 2012-04-25
• Millions of women and older adults will be vaccinated during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-25
• Officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border join Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-25
• Challenges of adult immunization in global and regional context 2012-04-24
• Global partners launch new plan to control and eliminate measles and rubella 2012-04-24
• Vaccination sparks new hope in a Haitian school 2012-04-23
• President Ollanta Humala, First Lady Nadine Heredia and Minister Alberto Tejada, launched vaccination campaign in the Americas in Peru 2012-04-22
• Guatemala launches Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-21
• PAHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Haiti, with intensive vaccination activities focused on children 2012-04-21
• Dominican Republic Launched its Vaccination Week 2012-04-20
• Vaccination Week in the Americas seeks to protect 44 million people in the region 2012-04-19
• Latin American Celebrities Support Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-18
• Haiti Begins Intensive Vaccination Activities 2012-04-17
• First Ladies Help Launch of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2012-04-15
• VACUNATON 2012 2012-04-14
• PAHO and the Ministry of Health of Colombia Launch Vaccination Week in the Americas at Regional Summit 2012-04-14
• PAHO and partners launch Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week 2012-04-13
• PAHO Director Will Participate in VI Summit of the Americas and Launch of Vaccination Week 2012-04-13
• PAHO photography exhibit, "Vaccination: An Act of Love," on display at Summit of the Americas 2012-04-10
• Committee on Elimination of Measles and Rubella to Recommend Actions so Countries can Maintain Gains 2012-04-05
• New Study Reveals Significant Healthcare System Costs Associated with Meningococcal Disease 2012-03-20
• Health Authorities, Cooperating Agencies and Sister Institutions Meet to Support Vaccination in Haiti 2012-03-12
• Health workers trained to strengthen immunization campaign in Haiti 2012-03-08
• PAHO Deputy Director Visits Colombia to Participate in First Vaccination Forum 2012-03-02
• Epidemiologist Ciro de Quadros Received BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2012-03-01
• Experts Call for Major Investments in Water and Sanitation to End Cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic 2012-01-11
• Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola 2011-12-28
• Recognizing the Best Articles on New Vaccines 2011-12-27
• Mobile phones: promising tool for immunization programs 2011-11-18
• VII Latin American Prize for Health Journalism 2011-11-15
• A "Voice for Public Health" in Canada: CPHA 2011-11-03
• Haiti's Health Partners Pledge Support for Plan to Improve Vaccination 2011-10-21
• JID Publishes "Success Story" of Rubella Elimination in the Americas 2011-09-30
• PAHO/WHO: Our Stories through Images - Vaccination An Act of Love 2011-09-12
• Regional Meeting of Dengue Vaccine Initiative in Brazil Analyzed Advances and Challenges 2011-08-23
• PAHO/WHO Warns of Growing Health Toll of Hepatitis 2011-07-27
• Countries of the Region to Meet This Year to Discuss Plan of Action for the Decade of Vaccines 2011-07-14
• Experts: Maintain Immunization Achievements and Access to New Vaccines 2011-07-11
• Immunization Newsletter: Over 30 Years Reaching Every Corner of the Americas 2011-07-11
• Experts call the Countries of the Americas Global Pioneers in Vaccination 2011-07-06
• International Vaccination Experts to Meet in Buenos Aires 2011-07-05
• Directora OPS: Salvaguardar el principio de Acceso Universal es un compromiso ético de la OPS 2011-06-08
• In the 64th World Health Assembly Vaccination and Development at the Heart of the Agenda 2011-05-17
• Haiti Presents Plan to Vaccinate 90 Percent of Children Under 1 2011-05-13
• SEARO Delegation Visits PAHO 2011-05-05
• PAHO/WHO Urges Travelers to the Americas to Get Vaccinated against Measles and Rubella 2011-05-03
• PAHO's Director Participates in Vaccination Week Launch in Brazil 2011-04-29