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  • PAHO Executive Committee briefed on Zika outbreak, advances new arbovirus control strategy
    06/22/2016 - The long-term outlook for the Americas resulting from the Zika virus outbreak is uncertain and the number of people affected is difficult to gauge, but the Pan American Health Organization is responding with a strong, four-tiered strategy to support its countries, according to Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, PAHO's incident manager for Zika.
  • New Zika response strategy to focus on preventing, managing medical complications
    06/20/2016 - The United Nations health agency today issued a revised strategic response plan for the next one and a half years to combat the transmission of the Zika virus, which has now spread to 60 countries.
  • WHO statement on the third meeting of the Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
    06/15/2016 - The third meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus was held by teleconference on 14 June 2016.  In addition to providing views to the Director-General on whether the event continued to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the Committee was asked to consider the potential risks of Zika transmission for mass gatherings, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games scheduled for August and September 2016, respectively, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Experts debate challenges to the access to biological medicines
    06/15/2016 - “The access to medicines is not a problem of developing countries only, but of the whole world. It is a battle of trade versus health". The declaration of the Vice President for Production and Innovation at Fiocruz and member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines, Jorge Bermudez, gives the gist of the two days of debates in the meeting "Strategies to improve the access to biological products: lessons learned and challenges”, which ended last Thursday (9) at ISAGS’ headquarters.
  • At governing body, UN atomic agency chief spotlights nuclear security, efforts to combat Zika
    06/13/2016 - Support for countries that are fighting the Zika virus and the verification and monitoring of activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Iran were among the key issues highlighted by Director General Yukiya Amano to the agency’s Board of Governors in Vienna today.
  • Latin America and the Caribbean approaching half-way mark toward goal of 100% voluntary blood donation
    06/13/2016 - This year's World Blood Donor Day, June 14, features the slogan "Share life, give blood" and focuses on how "blood connects us all." The 2016 campaign thanks all blood donors and highlights the solidarity and connection between donors and patients.
  • UN General Assembly adopts political declaration to fast-track progress on ending AIDS
    06/09/2016 - At a high-level meeting on ending AIDS that opened at the United Nations General Assembly today, Member States adopted a new political declaration that includes a set of time-bound targets to fast-track the pace of progress towards combating the worldwide scourge of HIV and AIDS over the next five years and end the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.
  • Good practices in South-South cooperation
    06/07/2016 - The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation launched a publication to highlight good practices from Southern nations that are relevant to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Called “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for sustainable Development”, the publication presents initiatives in which developing countries turn to one another to address common challenges, and the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger is one of the experiences featured.
  • Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly
    06/03/2016 - After a week of extensive debates, the 69th Session of the World Health Assembly ended on May 28, in Geneva (Switzerland). The last day of discussions included topics that had been part of the agenda of the WHO for more than four years, such as the Framework of Engagement with Non-state Actors (FENSA), whose resolution was headed by Argentina.
  • WHO Public Health Advice Regarding the Olympics and Zika virus
    05/31/2016 - Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus. Brazil is 1 of almost 60 countries and territories which to date report continuing transmission of Zika by mosquitoes. People continue to travel between these countries and territories for a variety of reasons. The best way to reduce risk of disease is to follow public health travel advice.

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