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2013
En la ciudad de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, se realizó el pasado 13 y 14 de junio del 2013 el primer taller nacional de capacitación sobre estudios para la evaluación de la transmisión (EVT) de la filariasis linfática. En este taller fueron entrenados 16 trabajadores de salud del país quienes apoyan las acciones del programa nacional de eliminación de filariasis linfática (PNEFL) bajo la coordinación del Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (CENCET).
The search for the next “Malaria Champions of the Americas” will accept nominations until June 24. This year’s contest will highlight malaria initiatives that provide added value by integrating and seek solutions to other health challenges as well. Currently in their fifth year, the annual Malaria Champions of the Americas awards honor...
To promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a multisector consortium convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) this week endorsed a plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by the year 2020. Currently, average salt consumption in most...
Certification of the Interruption of Vectoral Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Belize (06/12/2013)
Países de Latinoamérica se reúnen para avanzar hacia la eliminación de la filariasis linfática (Elefantiasis) (06/12/2013)
Plan Decenal de Salud Pública 2012-2021 de Colombia (06/12/2013)
PAHO welcomes countries’ commitment to eliminate 12 neglected diseases from the Americas by 2015 (06/11/2013)
Tobacco consumption and hypertension increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (06/05/2013)
Experts meet to enhance synergies for soil-transmitted helminthiases control in the Americas (05/31/2013)
Preventing cervical cancer in Argentina (05/28/2013)
PAHO/WHO urges total bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in the Americas (05/27/2013)
Fighting hepatitis requires integrated approach, strong support from countries and partners (05/21/2013)
Technical Document: Salt Smart Americas (05/16/2013)
Lowering salt intake prevents hypertension and cuts risks of heart attacks and stroke by 25% (05/16/2013)
Honduras expands deworming of children in remote communities during vaccination campaigns (05/12/2013)
PAHO/WHO to support Guyana and Suriname in studies of resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) (05/10/2013)
NCDs and Development in the PAHO Region: A Think Tank Report to Inform NCD Strategic Planning in the Americas (04/29/2013)
“Malaria Champions of the Americas” contest seeks best practices that integrate other health solutions (04/25/2013)
Décimo Primera Semana de Vacunación en Honduras incluirá campaña de desparasitación en cuatro departamentos del país (04/20/2013)
Se realiza en Panamá la 40.ª Reunión Ordinaria de la COSALFA (04/19/2013)
Presidente del Paraguay lanza campaña de desparasitación nacional (04/17/2013)
PAHO/WHO spreads the word about hypertension during soccer match in Washington, D.C. (04/17/2013)
Se dá apertura al Seminario Internacional sobre fiebre aftosa (04/15/2013)
Experts in leptospirosis meet in Brasilia (04/15/2013)
Curso a distancia de autoaprendizaje de Leishmaniasis en las Américas: diagnóstico y tratamiento (04/14/2013)
Experts urge policy changes to reduce the growing burden of hypertension and other chronic conditions (04/05/2013)
Primeros casos documentados de Influenza H7N9 en humanos (04/05/2013)
World Health Day 2013: measure your blood pressure, reduce your risk (04/04/2013)
Panaftosa se anticipa en la celebración del Día Mundial de la Salud el 7 de abril (04/03/2013)
World Health Day: Experts to discuss hypertension in the Americas (04/01/2013)
Expertos si reúnen en Taller de análisis del evento de encefalopatía espongiforme bovina (EEB) en Brasil (03/27/2013)
Misión de Evaluación Internacional de la Prevención, Control y Atención de la Enfermedad de Chagas en Argentina (03/26/2013)
Salud y Educación firman acuerdo para ejecutar campaña antiparasitaria nacional (03/25/2013)
PAHO welcomes tobacco ban at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (03/25/2013)
PAHO Director invites you to celebrate World Health Day (03/24/2013)
April 7 2013: World Health Day 2013, Hypertension (03/24/2013)
Entrevista: La Tuberculosis es una enfermedad del pasado muy presente en la región (03/22/2013)
Ministry of Health of Brazil, started a deworming and leprosy case-finding campaign (03/20/2013)
PAHO/WHO urges stepped-up efforts against TB in vulnerable urban groups in the Americas (03/18/2013)
World TB Day: Experts to discuss TB prevention and control in big cities (03/17/2013)
PANAFTOSA participa de Reunión Binacional Ecuador-Perú sobre Fiebre Aftosa en la región de frontera (03/16/2013)
World Salt Awareness Week: “Less salt, please!” (03/12/2013)
PANAFTOSA apoya simulacro de gripe aviar en la frontera Rivera-Livramento (03/12/2013)
PAHO/WHO Webinar invitation - Less Salt, Please! (03/11/2013)
Today March 8th we celebrate International Women's Day (03/08/2013)
Taller Sub-Regional «Vigilancia Integrada de la Resistencia Antimicrobiana» Comunidad Andina, Lima, Perú (03/07/2013)
eHealth Experience: Get The Message Campaign in the Caribbean (02/24/2013)
5th International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC5) (02/14/2013)
New multi-sector partnership seeks to reduce cervical and breast cancer in the Americas (02/08/2013)
Equipo Técnico de Panaftosa se encuentran en Paraguay (02/08/2013)
Derribando mitos sobre el cáncer (02/05/2013)
PAHO seeks to prevent breast and cervical cancer, which claim some 120,000 lives each year in the Americas (02/05/2013)
Cuba – Battling cancer with biotechnology (02/03/2013)
World Cancer Day, 4 February 2013 (02/02/2013)
Women’s Cancer Initiative: A joint commitment to save lives (02/01/2013)
Doctora Carissa F. Etienne fue nombrada como nueva Directora Regional para las Américas de la OMS (01/31/2013)
Brazil’s success in rabies control (01/17/2013)
Progress in the fight against neglected infectious diseases in the Americas and the world (01/15/2013)
13º International Dengue Course (01/12/2013)
New year, new materials: PAHO releases an infographic to continue the fight against Hepatitis in the Americas (01/11/2013)
World Malaria Report 2012 (01/10/2013)
2012
Five rules to keep your holiday foods safe (12/21/2012)
In the Americas, malaria cases have declined nearly 60% since 2000 (12/20/2012)
Organizing and delivering High Quality Care for Chronic Non-Communicable conditions in the Americas (12/14/2012)
PAHO, World Federation of Sporting Goods discuss joint actions to promote physical activity in the Americas (12/07/2012)
PAHO Deputy Director urges integrated approach to neglected tropical diseases (11/23/2012)
Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association Honors PAHO Manager Marcos Espinal (11/16/2012)
Call for Applications to the Regional Green Light Committee (rGLC) (11/15/2012)
Diabetes Shows Upward Trend in the Americas (11/14/2012)
World Diabetes Day 2012 - Useful Materials (11/13/2012)
In the Americas, tobacco is linked to 7 in 10 deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (11/13/2012)
New International Protocol Adopted to Combat Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (11/12/2012)
WHO Member States make progress on noncommunicable diseases (11/12/2012)
28th Pan American Sanitary Conference. 64th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas (11/09/2012)
PAHO Honors 2012 Malaria Champions of the Americas (11/09/2012)
Cervical Cancer Experts gather to develop new guidelines (11/06/2012)
On 6th Annual Malaria Day in the Americas, PAHO Will Honor Malaria Champions of the Americas (11/05/2012)
USAID triples its financial support for PAHO/WHO project to fight tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean (10/31/2012)
PAHO/WHO Launches Mobile Application that Monitors Student Health in the Americas (10/27/2012)
NCDs problem in the Americas needs collaboration and partnerships between sectors and agencies (10/26/2012)
The Check-up: Noncommunicable Diseases (10/17/2012)
Evaluación del riesgo cardiovascular a los empleados de la Organización en el día mundial del corazón (In Spanish) (09/29/2012)
World Heart Day: Cardiovascular Diseases Cause 1.9 Million Deaths a Year in the Americas (09/29/2012)
Policy Forum on Active Cities: Transforming Communities for Smart Growth and Health (09/28/2012)
Siete días por la salud (09/28/2012)
World Rabies Day: Rabies cases have declined 95 percent in the Americas since 1980 (09/28/2012)
Don Francisco: Mensaje por la Semana del Bienestar 2012 (09/26/2012)
“Almuerzo saludable” marca nuevo lanzamiento de Semana de Bienestar y cierre de la Conferencia Sanitaria Panamericana (09/21/2012)
Países de las Américas buscan prevenir 3 millones de muertes por enfermedades no transmisibles para 2025 (09/20/2012)
Esperanza de vida en Latinoamérica creció en 45 años en poco más de un siglo (In English) (09/20/2012)
Alrededor de 250 millones de personas de las Américas padecen alguna enfermedad no transmisible (09/18/2012)
Entrevista a la Dra Klinger: La sal y la hipertensión arterial en Las Américas (09/06/2012)
Partnerships are Critical for an Effective Cancer Prevention and Control, Dr. Andrus Says (08/28/2012)
PAHO events during the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. (07/19/2012)
Nota de Prensa: Curso Internacional de Intervención Integral de Dengue (07/11/2012)
Argentina: Santiago del Estero Marks Key Milestone in Chagas control in a hyperendemic area (In Spanish) (07/02/2012)
The Region of the Americas is preparing the commemoration of "World Hepatitis Day" (06/24/2012)
Evalúan Plan Nacional para prevenir enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (In Spanish) (06/20/2012)
The PAHO holds the first Regional Meeting on Viral Hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean (06/19/2012)
The Role of eHealth in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity (06/18/2012)
Resultados y conclusiones de un taller en prevención de Chagas en Brasilia (In Spanish) (06/11/2012)
Uruguay is the first country in Latin America free of the insect that transmits Chagas disease (05/24/2012)
Countries of the Americas promote integrated action to eliminate neglected diseases (05/17/2012)
News for the STH Control Community. Children Without Worms. Sharing Knowledge and Success Stories (04/26/2012)
Taller Regional de Fortalecimiento de la Gestión de Medicamentos con énfasis en 2da Línea (In Spanish) (04/20/2012)
Guatemala es sede de la segunda reunión regional para la eliminación del tracoma en las Américas (04/18/2012)
Se realiza el “Taller Para Elaborar la Norma Nacional de la Leishmaniasis” (In Spanish) (03/30/2012)
World Cancer Day: "Together it is possible" (02/03/2012)
Two-thirds of future cancer cases will be in developing countries (02/01/2012)
Press Release: Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020 (01/30/2012)
2011
Llamado a la acción: La Hispaniola libre del cólera (12/28/2011)
World Malaria Report 2011 (12/15/2011)
Técnicos evaluaron respuesta y desafíos a un año de la epidemia de cólera en República Dominicana (12/07/2011)
Evaluación de terreno en Argentina confirma notables avances en el control de la enfermedad de Chagas (In Spanish) (12/06/2011)
PAHO-USAID Training Program in Tuberculosis: Terms of Reference 2012 (12/05/2011)
Puerto Rico Presents Pilot Project for the Prevention and Control of Dengue (11/23/2011)
Colombia, el primer país de las Américas que elimina la oncocercosis (11/14/2011)
Diabetes: Disease on the Rise in the Americas (11/14/2011)
PAHO Honors Malaria Champions of the Americas 2011 (11/09/2011)
Countries of the Americas are Taking Action to Reduce Salt Consumption and Save Lives (11/02/2011)
Andrus at APHA: Chronic Diseases Require All-Society Approach (10/31/2011)
Countries of the Americas Adopt Plan to Reduce Malaria and Prevent its Reintroduction (09/29/2011)
Repaso de lo sucedido durante la Cumbre de Naciones Unidas sobre Enfermedades No Transmisibles (09/22/2011)
Caribbean Action to Fight NCDs (09/22/2011)
From the Americas: Success Stories in the Fight against Noncommunicable Diseases (09/22/2011)
UN General Assembly announces historic commitment to fight noncommunicable diseases (09/21/2011)
Presentan estudios que vinculan enfermedades no transmisibles con el género (09/20/2011)
Caribbean Leaders Praised for Early Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (09/19/2011)
Launch of Wellness Week in New York and Cities throughout the Americas (09/16/2011)
AMI/RAVREDA celebró 10 años de lucha contra la malaria en el Amazonas (09/15/2011)
Washington Post Forum Spotlights NCDs (09/15/2011)
Director Adjunto explica estrategia de la OPS para reducir carga de enfermedades no transmisibles en la región (09/14/2011)
Celebrating 10 Years of Collaboration: Looking into the Future Together (09/12/2011)
Honduras confirmó su presencia en la Reunión de Alto Nivel de la ONU sobre las Enfermedades Crónicas no Transmisibles (08/26/2011)
PAHO/WHO Warns of Growing Health Toll of Hepatitis (07/27/2011)
Wellness Week to Promote Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (07/19/2011)
Se logra la interrupción de la transmisión de Oncocercosis en un foco de República Bolivariana de Venezuela (06/01/2011)
PAHO to Honor Tobacco Control Initiatives in the Americas (05/20/2011)
El control de las enfermedades transmisibles, 19a ed. (05/20/2011)
Únete a la lucha contra las enfermedades no transmisibles (05/19/2011)
Bolivia alcanza un hito clave en la lucha contra la enfermedad de Chagas (05/17/2011)
Noncommunicable diseases are discussed in technical meeting of 64th World Health Assembly (05/16/2011)
Haití condecora a la OPS/OMS por labor durante brote de cólera (04/20/2011)
Expertos de la Salud advierten sobre “infecciones incurables” (04/05/2011)
New Caribbean Campaign Uses Cell Phones, Social Media to Fight Chronic Diseases (03/18/2011)
Ministros de Salud de las Américas acuerdan medidas para reducir enfermedades crónicas (03/04/2011)
Women and Men Face Different Chronic Disease Risks (02/28/2011)
Some Neglected Diseases Could be Eliminated in the Americas, PAHO Paper Says (02/19/2011)
PAHO Director: Reducing Poverty is Key to Face Neglected Diseases (02/10/2011)
Physical activity can help reduce risk of some cancers (02/03/2011)
Response to Cholera in Belle Fontaine, Haiti (01/28/2011)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Key to Control Cholera Epidemic in Haiti (01/10/2011)
2010
Experts to Discuss Cholera Vaccination in the Americas (12/15/2010)
Rhodnius prolixus en Centroamérica, un peligroso vector de la enfermedad de Chagas que deja de serlo (12/12/2010)
WHO: New Quick Test a Milestone for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Care (12/08/2010)
Se prepara Plan de Contingencia ante la amenaza de un posible brote de Cólera en Guatemala (12/03/2010)
Guidelines Improve Access of Health Workers to HIV and TB Services (12/03/2010)
Cases Continue to Climb, But Fewer Patients are Dying from Cholera (12/02/2010)
National Day of Education and Prevention of Cholera in the Dominican Republic (12/01/2010)
Elections Not Expected to Increase Cholera Spread in Haiti (11/25/2010)
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti - Press Briefing by Dr. Jon Andrus, PAHO Deputy Director, 23 November 2010 (11/23/2010)
Experts Set Priorities for Battling Chronic Diseases in the Americas (11/16/2010)
International Agencies Propose Joint Strategy to Fight Cholera in Haiti (11/16/2010)
PAHO Press Briefing on the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 (11/15/2010)
PAHO Briefs NGO Partners on Cholera Outbreak in Haiti (11/15/2010)
Press Briefing on Cholera Outbreak in Haiti by Dr. Jon Andrus November 9 (11/09/2010)
Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Likely to Grow Much Larger (11/09/2010)
PAHO Names "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2010" (11/04/2010)
Number of Cholera Cases and Deaths Still Rising in Haiti (11/02/2010)
CDC: Cholera Outbreak Strain Identified (11/01/2010)
PAHO Celebrates Fourth Annual “Malaria Day in the Americas," Recognizes “Malaria Champions" (10/29/2010)
PAHO’s Deputy Director Updates OAS’ Group of Friends of Haiti on Outbreak Situation (10/28/2010)
PAHO Position on Cholera Vaccination in Haiti (10/28/2010)
PAHO: Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Still Trending Upward (10/27/2010)
Press briefing on the cholera outbreak in Haiti by Dr. Jon Andrus, 27 October 2010 (10/27/2010)
PAHO: Cholera cases likely to increase in Haiti (10/25/2010)
PAHO Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Haiti (10/22/2010)
Along U.S. – Mexico Border, Diabetes Cases Are the “Tip of the Iceberg” (10/21/2010)
Salt reduction meeting in Calgary (10/18/2010)
Enfermedades crónicas, el peor asesino (10/18/2010)
Health Leaders Endorse Major Effort to Fight Chronic Malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (09/30/2010)
Health Leaders Vow to Resist Tobacco Industry Pressure and Support Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use (09/29/2010)
PAHO Launches Regional Health Observatory (09/27/2010)
Moquegua logró interrumpir transmisión de milenaria enfermedad de chagas en su región (09/20/2010)
Taller analizó el impacto de la vacuna contra la influenza pandémica (09/15/2010)
WHO Declares H1N1 Pandemic Over, Urges Continued Influenza Vigilance (08/10/2010)
Expertos en resistencia a los antimaláricos se reúnen en Panamá (07/14/2010)
Restrictions Urged on Cigarette Makers’ Efforts to Lure Women into Smoking Addiction (06/02/2010)
Facts and Myths about the Safety of the Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 2009 Vaccine (05/26/2010)
Women Are the Focus of World No Tobacco Day 2010 (05/25/2010)
Malaria Burden More than Halved in the Americas (04/22/2010)
PAHO Cites TB Progress, Honors Innovation on World TB Day (03/15/2010)
Spain Donates Four Million Doses of Influenza A Vaccines to Latin American Countries (03/04/2010)
Nicaragua: Lista para recibir y aplicar la vacuna contra la Influenza AH1N1 en grupos priorizados (02/24/2010)
World Rabies Day: 28 September (02/16/2010)
Collective Efforts Can Prevent Cancer and Chronic Disease Explosion in the Americas (01/31/2010)
2009
Jóvenes de los Ecoclubes difunden mensajes de prevención frente a la pandemia de influenza H1N1 (12/14/2009)
36 Million People With TB Cured Using the Stop TB Strategy (12/07/2009)
Actualización: Disponibilidad de la Vacuna de Influenza Pandémica para las Américas (12/06/2009)
PAHO/WHO launches private-public partnership to promote healthy lifestyles, reduce chronic diseases (12/01/2009)
PAHO and Canada Target Communicable Diseases in South America (11/19/2009)
Health Experts Call on Industry, Consumers to Cut Salt to Save Lives (11/16/2009)
WHO Says Prompt Treatment Can Prevent Serious Cases, Deaths from H1N1 (11/12/2009)
PAHO Honors "Malaria Champions of the Americas 2009" (11/11/2009)
Preparing Communities to Respond to Pandemic Influenza (11/03/2009)
PAHO, CDC to Offer Workshop on Organizing 'Ciclovias' (10/22/2009)
Autoridades de Salud alertan sobre brote severo de dengue en Nicaragua (10/02/2009)
PAHO Unveils Two Communities of Practice on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (09/21/2009)
Ministers Set Priorities for Health in the Americas (09/19/2009)
PAHO Experts Recommend Lowering Salt Consumption to Save Lives (09/12/2009)
Countries of the Americas Examine Response to Pandemic H1N1 2009 and Challenges Ahead (09/11/2009)
Países de las Américas se organizan para adquirir la vacuna de la gripe pandémica (09/10/2009)
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the Americas: What's Next? (09/02/2009)
Caribbean Countries Celebrate Healthy Lifestyles (09/01/2009)
PAHO, World Economic Forum Spearhead Development of New Partnership for Healthy Living (07/23/2009)
Chile's President Urges a Collective Response to A (H1N1) Pandemic (06/24/2009)
PAHO, PAHEF, and The George Washington University launch the Malaria Champions of the Americas Award (06/16/2009)
Blood "from the heart" is the safest blood (06/12/2009)
PAHO Rallies New Partners for Chronic Disease Prevention (03/27/2009)
2008
PAHO, IDB and Sabin refine fight against neglected diseases in Latin America and Caribbean (12/17/2008)
Diabetes: PAHO urges fight against obesity and malnutrition (11/13/2008)
Malaria in the Americas: No Time to Ease Up (11/06/2008)
Number of People with Diabetes Expected to Increase by 150 Percent in the Americas (10/06/2008)
Countries Pledge New Action to Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths (10/03/2008)
Better Screening, Treatment, and Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling of Cervical Cancer Deaths (05/29/2008)
Nutrition Experts Call on Food Industry to Support "Trans Fat Free Americas" (03/26/2008)
World Cancer Day 2008: I love my smoke-free childhood (02/14/2008)
An ACHIEVABLE DREAM: Eliminating some Diseases from the Region (02/01/2008)
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