Three tobacco control alliances-from Chile, Peru and around the world-will be honored by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) as part of this year's World No Tobacco Day campaign.

An international commission says that transmission of Chagas' disease by insects has been halted in Bolivia's most populous department, La Paz, marking an important milestone in the country's and Latin America's battle against this potentially lethal parasitic disease.

We all have seen lately in the news cases of young people whose lives have been prematurely cut short due to stalking, harassment and homophobic harassment that they have suffered, and that led them to depression, isolation, despair and ultimately suicide. (In Spanish)

Three decades after the world's highest health authorities recommended strict limits on the marketing of infant formula and related products, a new report shows that Latin America has made much progress, although abuses continue to occur. (in Spanish)