Dengue in the Americas has reached the highest number of cases recorded so far, with more than 2.7 million cases, including 22,127 severe cases and 1,206 deaths reported at the end of October 2019, according to a new epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Read more.
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11/14/2019 - Dengue in the Americas reaches highest number of cases recorded
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11/12/2019 - Economic development: ECLAC updates its growth projections for the countries of the region
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its projections for growth in the region’s economic activity in 2019, forecasting an average expansion of 0.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commission indicated today in a press release. Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020. Read more.
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11/12/2019 - World Diabetes Day 2019: Family and Diabetes
On World Diabetes Day 2019, PAHO/WHO joins partners around the world to promote that diabetes can be prevented and controlled. The theme for this year is "Family and Diabetes". Approximately 62 million people are living with type 2 diabetes in the Americas, and need support from their families. Read more.
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11/11/2019 - OECD publishes report on health spending
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report on November 7 that includes indicators from 44 countries - 38 members and six more. When it comes to health spending per capita, Brazilians are in 37th place. Last year, the figure was $ 1,282, while the average for other countries in the organization was $ 4,000. Topping the list is the United States, with over $ 10,000 per inhabitant. Read the document.
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11/05/2019 - Report launched on World Cities Day offers tools for city leaders to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases and road traffic injuries
The report ‘The Power of Cities: Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries’ offers guidance and tools for urban leaders to tackle some of the leading causes of death in cities. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - like heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes - kill 41 million people worldwide every year, and road traffic crashes kill 1.35 million. Read more
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10/31/2019 - VCPH-PAHO/WHO: Virtual Self-learning Course on Human Resources for Universal Health - 2019
The purpose of the course, which is free and about 10 hours long, is to present the Universal Health Human Resources Strategy approved by PAHO Member States in September 2017 and an overview of the challenges of the human resources field for health for the Region of the Americas. Sign up!
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10/30/2019 - The Health for All Film Festival (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO) will host the first-ever Health for All film festival in Geneva in May 2020.
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10/23/2019 - PAHO/WHO: 25 years of being polio-free in the Americas
On October 24, World Polio Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is celebrating 25 years of being certified polio-free in North, Central and South America, as well as in the Caribbean. There is no cure for polio, but it's preventable with vaccination. Read more.
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10/21/2019 - It's time to end cervical cancer!
As part of the campaign to eliminate cervical cancer, PAHO/WHO has prepared a page with numerous resources. In addition to stories and campaign materials, the page includes material aimed especially at women, girls and the community and health professionals. Read more.
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10/16/2019 - Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
About 6 million to 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, are estimated to be infected with Trypansosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Read more (WHO) and watch the video 'Chagas Disease in the United States'.