Sepsis is a complication that arises when the human body mounts an indiscriminate, and overt, response to an infection. Sepsis is a medical emergency. If not diagnosed and treated early, sepsis can lead to irreversible tissue damage, septic shock, multiple organ failure and potentially death. Septic shock is a severe type of sepsis in which the circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities are associated with a greater risk of mortality than with sepsis alone. More information
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- Meeting of Health Ministers at PAHO opens with call for accelerated action on urgent priorities in the Americas 2019-09-30
The Region of the Americas must scale-up and accelerate actions to ensure sustainable and equitable access to health care, urged the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, during the opening session of the Organization’s 57th Directing Council.
- PAHO Director urges faster progress toward universal health in the Americas 2019-09-30
The goal of “universal health” should be within reach in the Americas – a region that has been a world leader in health progress. But stepped-up action and investments are needed to speed progress toward universal health, said the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, today during the opening ceremony of the 57th PAHO Directing Council.
- Food safety is everyone’s business 2019-06-06
The first ever celebration of the United Nations World Food Safety Day, to be marked globally on 7 June, aims to strengthen efforts to ensure that the food we eat is safe.
- Delegations adopted resolutions on patient safety, emergency and trauma care, water and sanitation, and on the ICD-11 2019-05-27
- 1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO 2019-04-03
- Ten threats to global health in 2019 2019-01-17
- New PAHO manual guides management of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas 2018-11-16
- WHO releases new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) 2018-06-18
- World Health Assembly Receives Report on Ebola Outbreak and Moves Forward in its Resolutions Agenda 2018-05-24
- Honduras se suma a la Iniciativa contra la sepsis materna y neonatal de la OMS 2017-12-06
- New global commitment to end tuberculosis 2017-11-18
- Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance 2017-11-07
- Resistencia a los Agentes Antimicrobianos (RAM): Organismos Internacionales de las Americas y PANAFTOSA se reunen para discutir estrategias de cooperación 2017-08-21
- Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed 2017-07-07
- La Asamblea Mundial de la Salud adoptó decisiones sobre el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional y la sepsis 2017-05-26
- Delegates at the 70th World Health Assembly adopt their initial decisions 2017-05-25
- More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable 2017-05-17
- WHO stresses urgent need for R&D for drug-resistant TB alongside newly-prioritized antibiotic-resistant pathogens 2017-03-01
- WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed 2017-02-27
- "Health is everyone's business," PAHO Director tells senior Belizean officials 2017-02-14
- PAHO Director meets with Canadian officials to discuss cooperation for health development in the Americas 2016-11-17
- Zika epidemic shows value of regional health collaboration 2016-09-26
- At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance 2016-09-21
- PAHO creates new Health Emergencies Program 2016-09-20
- New guidelines for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis 2016-08-30
- OPS llama a los sectores de salud y agricultura de los países de las Américas a colaborar en el uso prudente de los antimicrobianos 2016-07-21
- Ministers of Health and Agriculture of the Americas Meet in Paraguay to discuss food safety, control of diseases and antimicrobial resistance 2016-07-18
- Director of PAHO visits Trinidad and Tobago 2016-06-09
- Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly closes 2016-05-28
- Antibiotics should be 'handled with care' to preserve their life-saving qualities 2015-11-18
- WHO multi-country survey reveals widespread public misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance 2015-11-16
- 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 pledge new action to confront antimicrobial resistance in the Americas 2015-10-01
- Health ministers from the Americas adopt new strategies on hepatitis, tuberculosis, immunization, and health-related laws 2015-10-01
- Health ministers from the Americas adopt new strategies on hepatitis, tuberculosis, immunization, and health-related laws 2015-10-01
- Strong health systems, effective leadership, and universal access are key to facing health challenges in the Americas 2015-09-28
- Health Minister of El Salvador elected president of the Pan American Health Organization's 54th Directing Council 2015-09-28
- Health ministers of the Americas to agree on key policies and actions to improve health 2015-09-24
- PAHO Executive Committee discusses strategies and plans to improve health in the Americas 2015-06-22
- 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
- Countries of the Region organize parallel events 2015-05-20
- 68th World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva on 18-27 May 2015-05-15
- New PAHO/WHO network will monitor the health of women and newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015-04-16
- Las anomalías congénitas son la segunda causa de muerte en los niños menores de 5 años en las Américas 2015-03-02
- WHO Executive Board meets in Geneva to discuss global health issues 2015-01-23
- Improved data reveals higher global burden of tuberculosis 2014-10-22
- El primer informe mundial de la OMS sobre la resistencia a los antibióticos pone de manifiesto una grave amenaza para la salud pública en todo el mundo 2014-04-30
- Countries of the Americas share risk of antibiotic resistance, must act now to protect health 2014-04-29
- PAHO Director Emeritus Sir George A.O. Alleyne: dramatic global health gains are possible by 2035 2014-04-22
- PAHO Director in Geneva for 134th WHO Executive Board meeting 2014-01-24
- Countries of the Americas choose innovative projects for the development of drugs and technologies 2013-10-28
- Gains in tuberculosis control at risk due to 3 million missed patients and drug resistance 2013-10-23
- Taller Sub-Regional «Vigilancia Integrada de la Resistencia Antimicrobiana» Comunidad Andina, Lima, Perú 2013-03-07
- New study suggests potential shift in burden of pneumococcal disease 2013-03-06
- OPS, CEPAL y países debaten guías para contabilizar gastos en salud reproductiva, materna e infantil 2012-03-21
- Health Leaders Vow Stepped-Up Efforts to Reduce Maternal Deaths 2011-09-29
- Journalism Award Winners Focus on Drug Resistance in Latin America 2011-08-17
- Expertos de la Salud advierten sobre "infecciones incurables" 2011-04-05
- Vacuna contra el Neumococo forma parte del esquema de vacunación de Nicaragua 2010-12-13
- Vth Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Amazon Countries 2005-04-23
- Third Joint Meeting of the Networks for Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004-03-01
- 2nd Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions 2002-03-25