11/29/2019 - Every December 1, World AIDS Day is celebrated. Discrimination is an important barrier that prevents many from accessing health care. This year, the campaign aims to raise awareness, especially health workers, about the needs of young people and encourage them to participate in reducing stigma and discrimination towards people most vulnerable to HIV infection.

11/29/2019 - The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report yesterday (28/11) in Chile.

11/12/2019 - From before birth, to the end of life, taking to the dance floor or sketching a still life, can positively affect our health and even prove more cost-effective than conventional medical treatment, the World Health Organisation (WHO) found in a new study published on Monday (11/11). The arts are good for you! This report looks at: the performing arts; visual arts, design and craft; online, digital, and electronic arts; literature; and culture, to better understand their benefits to health

11/01/2019 - Experts, member countries, vaccine manufacturers and other partners from around the world met in Brasilia, Brazil, at the event it was organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in conjunction with the Secretariat to Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and GAVI - the Vaccine Alliance. The Annual Partners Meeting of the EYE 2019 strategy, which began on October 28 and ended on October 30, addressed the achievements, challenges and the way forward. WHO Deputy Director General for Emergency Response, Ibrahima Socé Fall, insisted that the risk of outbreaks and the spread of yellow fever persists.