PAHO-PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Now Open for Nominations
 PAHO and PAHEF awards recognize individuals, programs, and organizations advancing health in the Americas. Deadline for nominations is June 28. The nomination period for the 2013 PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health is open through June 28, 2013. Through the awards, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) recognize innovative individuals, programs, institutions, and organizations advancing health in the Americas, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. The awards highlight key aspects of public health as a way to stimulate the growth of the next and rising generation of leaders working together to improve health and health care in the Americas.
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PAHO/WHO urges countries of the Americas to work toward 100% voluntary altruistic blood donation
In Latin America and the Caribbean, only 41% of blood supplies are obtained through voluntary altruistic blood donation, the safest way to collect blood, according to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). On World Blood Donor Day, June 14, PAHO/WHO is calling on countries in the Americas to work to achieve blood supplies obtained 100% from voluntary altruistic donors.
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PAHO/WHO honors individuals and institutions for tobacco control contributions Winners are from Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Suriname
Health officials, researchers and a legislative body from Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Suriname will be honored by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for their contributions to advancing tobacco control on 31 May, World No Tobacco Day. World No Tobacco Day seeks to call attention to the harmful effects of tobacco use and promotes public health measures aimed at reducing tobacco consumption and exposure to secondhand smoke. PAHO will celebrate World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST. The event will include the launch of a regional campaign with the slogan “Don’t Buy Lies,” which exposes the deceptive nature of tobacco marketing, and the presentation of awards to the winners of the 2013 World No Tobacco Day Awards from the region of the Americas.
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