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 »