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Action Now: For the lives of mothers, newborns, and childrenRegional Launch of the Global Initiative. "... There can be no delay. Every year, over 22,000 women in the Region die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, along with nearly 400,000 children under the age of 5. Worldwide, in the brief time required to read this article, four women who are pregnant or giving birth and 80 boys and girls under 5 will die ... "PAHO-PMNCH Article » WHO South-South cooperation for MDGs 4 and 5 »more news »
Director's Newsletter »
PAHO in the 21st Century: Leadership and Cooperation in Public Health.
Progress toward fulfilling the initial commitments to cooperation in public health in the period of 2003-2007. Publications and reports »
Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017.
Health priorities that the governments of the Americas propose to tackle over the next decade. Español / Português / Français .
Safe Surgery Saves Lives
- PAHO VIDEO
WHO's global initiative Safe Surgery Saves Lives was launched on June 25 2008 at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization in Washington, D.C. Watch video from the launch »
Public Health Highlights
- New issue of PAHO Today
The latest issue of PAHO Today, the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization, is now available online. Read it » - IAEA Member States and International Organizations Conclude Testing of Emergency Plans
The World Health Organization (WHO) completed a two-day emergency radiation exercise today. This test involved a simulated accident at the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico. Read more » - Looking for the most active and healthy cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
The third Active Cities, Healthy Cities contest is accepting applications. The contest will recognize cities where the urban environment facilitates healthy lifestyles. Read more »
Events
- EcoHealth 2008 Forum/Second Biennial Conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH)
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico,
December 1-5 2008
Governing Bodies Documentation
In Focus
- Annual Report from PAHO Director, 2007-2008
- World Rabies Day 2008
- Chronic Disease Newsletter
- Vaccination Week in the Americas
- World Health Day 2008
- Integrity and Conflict Management System (ICMS)
- Health in the Americas 2007
- Doing Business with PAHO
- Disaster News
- EID Updates
- International Health Regulations
- Millennium Development Goals
- Health Statistics from the Americas, 2006 Edition
- PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation among Countries (TCC)
- Priority Countries
- Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS)
- Strategic and Programmatic Orientations in Primary Health Care
- Pan American Health and Education Foundation
- Health of Indigenous Peoples
- Leaders in International Health Program 2008
Scientific & Technical Information
PAHO News
- Medical Professionals Worldwide Endorse WHO Checklist for Safer Surgery
A new safety checklist for surgical procedures developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) won the endorsements of nearly 250 health organizations from over 40 countries at a launching event yesterday at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C. Read More » - PAHO Launches Safe Surgery Saves Lives - 2nd WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge
The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch its new global initiative "Safe Surgery Saves Lives," aimed at improving the safety of surgery in countries around the world, on June 25, 2008, 11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., at PAHO headquarters in Washington, D.C. Read More » - Vaccination week in the Americas advances on goals
Regional objective: Vaccinate 62 million people
With a spirit of integration and Pan-Americanism, health authorities carried out launches and immunization activities in all countries and territories of the Americas this week, working to vaccinate 62 million children, young people and adults throughout the Region, including indigenous populations in border areas. Read More » - World Health Day 2008 to Highlight Health Effects of Climate Change
The effects of global climate change on human health and the need for action to prevent adverse impacts will be the focus of World Health Day 2008, which this year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). Read More » - Chronic Diseases, Everyone's Epidemic
Chronic diseases used to be considered "diseases of the rich," but today developing countries are facing a tsunami of deaths and illness due to cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The good news, says an article in PAHO's e-zine Perspectives in Health, is that most of it can be prevented. Read More »