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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
Hemisphere's Health Authorities Open Annual Session
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
- PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative to Save Mothers' and Children's Lives
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a new program of proven, low-cost interventions for maternal and child health that will benefit 750,000 pregnant women and 1.5 million children under 2 in 10 Latin American countries. Read More » - Hemisphere's Health Authorities to Gather at PAHO
The ministers of health of all the countries of the Americas will gather for the annual meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The opening session will take place Monday, Sept. 29, at 9 a.m. Read More » - WHO/PAHO supports health response to Hurricane Ike in Cuba
Cuban medical facilities have been extensively damaged by extreme weather events in recent weeks, jeopardizing health care delivery in the country's west. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured US$524 000 to re-equip health facilities and provide maternal and child health care in Pinar del Rio province and on Isla de la Juventud, off the southern coast. Read More » - Anticipation High in Brazil for Opening of World Congress of Epidemiology
Officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) underscored the importance of Brazil serving for the first time as the venue for the World Congress of Epidemiology, which focuses on the role of epidemiology in meeting health challenges of the 21st Century. Read More » - WHO, partners launch appeal for $4.2 million for health response for hurricane-hit Haiti
The World Health Organization and partners urgently need US$ 4.2 million to provide health care for many of the 800 000 people - including children and pregnant women - affected by successive tropical storms in Haiti. Read More »