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Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action
This publication, written by leading international public health professionals, highlights 13 case studies on a variety of topics including control of vitamin A deficiency, folic acid fortification of bread, control of iodine deficiency disorders, and the contribution of research to infant breast-feeding policies, as well as successful community projects to promote increased physical activity and the role of urban planning and public transportation in reducing the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles, among other important topics. (© PAHO, 2005)
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2013
Reducing the burden of viral hepatitis will require a strong commitment on the part of countries and partner organizations and an integrated approach to the disease, said international experts meeting at a special May 20 event on Viral hepatitis: facing the challenge of the 21st century. The event was held in parallel to this week's World Health Assembly, on 20-28 May, in Geneva.
With the arrival of 2013, PAHO has taken the opportunity to reaffirm its commitment into the fight against Viral Hepatitis in the Americas.
2012
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) called on the countries of the Americas to redouble their efforts in the fight against viral hepatitis, a disease about which...
PAHO events during the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. (07/19/2012)
The Region of the Americas is preparing the commemoration of "World Hepatitis Day" (06/24/2012)
The PAHO holds the first Regional Meeting on Viral Hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean (06/19/2012)
2011
PAHO/WHO Warns of Growing Health Toll of Hepatitis (07/27/2011)
PAHO releases an infographic to continue the fight against Hepatitis in the Americas
:: Link to WHO Hepatitis Day
