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  • PAHO provides guidance on improving the health of migrants in countries of the Americas
    05/03/2019 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) proposed on monday (29/4) series of interventions aimed at integrating migrant health needs into national policies, strategies and programs. The Organization has published a guidance document on migration and health that suggests five areas of action countries should take top improve the health of migrants and the populations that receive them.
  • PAHO announces the second webinar of 2019: "The importance of quality in interprofessional education plans"
    04/15/2019 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Regional Network of Interprofessional Education of the Americas (REIP) announce the second webinar of the year, which will take place on the 22nd, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Washington time). Open to all and led by Dr. Barbara Brandt from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Joseph Zorek from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this webinar will highlight trends and activities in interprofessional education and collaborative practice to achieve universal health.
  • Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: WHO
    04/05/2019 - Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries. The World Health Statistics 2019 – disaggregated by sex for the first time – explains why. “Breaking down data by age, sex and income group is vital for understanding who is being left behind and why,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Behind every number in the World Health Statistics is a person, a family, a community or a nation. Our task is to use these data to make evidence-based policy decisions that move us closer to a healthier, safer, fairer world for everyone.”
  • ‘Ticking bomb’ health warning over deteriorating conditions facing Cyclone Idai victims
    04/01/2019 - Latest reports indicate that more than 400 are now confirmed dead in Mozambique alone, with a further 300 fatalities in Zimbabwe and Malawi. In Geneva, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said that an estimated 300 square kilometres of land had been destroyed or submerged when 150 kilometre-per-hour-plus winds and floodwaters swept across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe from the night of 14 March. In partnership with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and other UN agencies, IFRC is working with the authorities to provide assistance.
  • Universal Health: everyone, everywhere | World Health Day 2019
    04/01/2019 - World Health Day is celebrated in April 7, and this year marks the end of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). In the region of the Americas, these celebrations were framed under the theme "Universal health: for all and everyone, everywhere". The aim of the 'universal health' is to ensure that all people have access, without discrimination, to quality integral services, without facing financial difficulties. 
  • UNAIDS report highlights the urgency of reaching people who use drugs to reduce HIV infections
    03/18/2019 - A report released on March 13 by UNAIDS shows that the incidence of the virus shows signs that is growing among people who inject drugs (1.2% in 2011 to 1.4% in 2017). This trend is against the global decline in new HIV infections in the general population, of around 25% between 2010 and 2017. The report also shows that 99% of people who inject drugs live in countries that do not offer adequate coverage of harm reduction services.
  • Coders are key to capturing accurate mortality and morbidity information
    03/15/2019 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing professionals responsible for capturing accurate data on mortality and morbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean with better training and support. This initiative forms part of efforts to improve the quality, timeliness and consistency of information on which so many public health decisions are based.
  • Half of all deaths of young people in the Americas can be prevented
    03/07/2019 - The report, “The Health of Adolescents and Youth in the Americas: Implementation of the Regional Strategy and Plan of Action on Adolescent and Youth Health 2010-2018,” presents and analyzes the latest available data related to the health of young people from 48 countries and territories in the Americas. It includes information on what they die from, what illnesses they suffer from, their sexual and reproductive health, substance use, nutrition and levels of physical activity.
  • Mental health spending must increase in order to meet current needs in the Americas
    03/07/2019 - While mental illness is responsible for more than a third of total disability in the Americas, current spending is far below that required to address its public health burden, highlights a new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO is urging countries to increase mental health budgets and allocate spending towards more proven, cost-effective interventions.
  • PAHO “Basic Indicators” shed light on health situation in the Americas
    02/15/2019 - The Americas region is home to more than one billion people. Every year, 15 million babies are born, and nearly 7 million people die. Life expectancy is 80.2 years for women and 74.6 for men. More than 8 in 10 people live in urban areas. These are some of the key statistics presented in the new “2018 Basic Indicators,” just published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

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