2013

PAHO/WHO to support Guyana and Suriname in studies of resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) (05/10/2013)

Intensifying Integrated Efforts for Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in the Region of the Americas - Bogotá, Colombia 16 and 17 May 2013 (05/09/2013)

Workshop for Training on Regional Guidance for Implementation of Integrated Deworming Actions - Bogota, Colombia 13-15 May 2013 (05/09/2013)

La República Dominicana realizó Jornada Nacional de Desparasitación integrada a la Semana de Vacunación de las Américas del 2013 (05/01/2013)

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)

Honduras inicia campaña de desparasitación contra geohelmintos en cuatro departamentos del país, en el marco de la Semana de la Vacunación (04/20/2013)

Se realiza en Panamá la 40.ª Reunión Ordinaria de la COSALFA (04/19/2013)

Innovative Strategies for Cervical and Breast Cancer Control: a regional meeting to share experiences and lessons learned (04/18/2013)

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)

Countries have access to affordable medicines for hypertension and other chronic diseases through the PAHO Strategic Fund (04/08/2013)

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: In the Americas, one in three adults has hypertension, the leading risk factor for death from cardiovascular disease (04/04/2013)

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)

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)

“There is no veterinary public health program like this anywhere in the world”, said the Director of PAHO about PANAFTOSA (02/27/2013)

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)

Situación de la implementación de las actividades de colaboración TB-VIH en las Américas. Resultados de una encuesta en los países de la Región – 2012 (01/14/2013)

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)

Special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health examines cardiovascular disease prevention through salt reduction (12/14/2012)

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)

Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia, es certificado por interrupción de la transmisión vectorial de Trypanosoma cruzi (agente de la enfermedad de Chagas) (12/01/2012)

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)

Fighting NCDs Requires Commitment from All Sectors: With Clear Rules of Engagement including Conflicts of Interest, It Can Be Done (10/21/2012)

The Check-up: Noncommunicable Diseases (10/17/2012)

Reunión Regional de Dirigentes Nacionales de Vigilancia, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades de los países de América Latina y Caribe - IV Reunión de Jefes Nacionales de Epidemiología en las Américas Brasilia, Brasil (In Spanish) (10/16/2012)

Documento de Santiago del Estero. Nuevas orientaciones para consenso en organización y estrategia de la atención de Chagas (10/09/2012)

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 Calls for Strengthening the Fight Against Hepatitis, a "Silent" Disease that Affects Millions of People in the Americas (07/26/2012)

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)

Affiliated Independent Event on Viral Hepatitis and HIV Co-Infection in the Program of the International Conference on AIDS (06/20/2012)

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)

Honduras: primer país del Continente con un plan nacional para prevención, atención, control y eliminación de enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (04/12/2012)

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)

Directora de la OPS: es urgente integrar y potenciar acciones, recursos y alianzas para eliminar las Enfermedades Desatendidas en las Américas (08/18/2011)

PAHO/WHO Warns of Growing Health Toll of Hepatitis (07/27/2011)

Wellness Week to Promote Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (07/19/2011)

Tackling and Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with Common Tools but Innovative Applications of Knowledge is a Moral Imperative (07/11/2011)

Enfrentar el problema de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles requiere la acción de múltiples sectores y no sólo la salud (06/16/2011)

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)

En Moscú, los ministros de Salud se comprometen a tomar acciones más fuertes contra las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (05/03/2011)

“Malaria Champions of the Americas” Seeks Nominations of Integrated Approaches and Synergies in Efforts against Malaria (04/26/2011)

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)

Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis: Innovar y acelerar esfuerzos para avanzar desde el control hacia la eliminación de la enfermedad (03/24/2011)

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)

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Latinoamérica conforman coalición para reducir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (03/03/2011)

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)

Se realizará certificación de la eliminación de la transmisión vectorial de la enfermedad de Chagas en la región Moquegua - Perú (09/14/2010)

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

OPS co-auspicia llamado de lucha contra enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (12/17/2008)

Diabetes: OPS urge luchar contra la obesidad y la malnutrición en las Américas (11/13/2008)

Malaria in the Americas: No Time to Ease Up (11/06/2008)

Se prevée que el número de personas con diabetes en las Américas incremente en casi un 150% (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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