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Launch of the Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera from the Island of Hispaniola

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), the CDC, UNICEF and the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republican are hosting the launch of the new Regional Coalition on Water and Sanitation for the Elimination of Cholera in the Island of Hispaniola.
Last Updated on Friday, 29 June 2012 09:16
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PAHO highlights countries’ progress, challenges in expanding access to HIV treatment


A number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean—including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay—have made major progress in expanding the availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for people with HIV, saving the lives of thousands and...

Last Updated on Friday, 29 June 2012 02:15
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Road Safety is the Subject of a UN Rio+20 Side Event

A series of debates on urban transport took place this Wednesday (June 20) in the Auditorium of Rio Ônibus, downtown Rio de Janeiro. This side event to the Rio+20 conference had “Sustainable Urban Transport Saves Lives” as its subject and was organized by EMBARQ Brazil. 

Last Updated on Friday, 22 June 2012 11:32
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Experts say reducing demand is key goal for emerging drug policies


In the Americas, the toll of illegal drugs has grown dramatically in recent years, but with different impacts on producing, consuming, and transit countries. To mitigate these different impacts, drug policy must address not just supply of drugs but demand reduction and the reduction of harms, said experts at...
Last Updated on Friday, 29 June 2012 04:48
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PAHO and the Government of Catalonia Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Cooperation in Health

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya, through its Department of Health, signed on June 22 a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 June 2012 07:02
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