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  • Health professionals are frequently assaulted, according to research published in the PAHO journal
    01/21/2016 - Health professionals frequently face situations of verbal or physical violence in the course of their duties, which has an impact on their work and health. This is the conclusion of a research paper published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
  • WHO fosters local, global collaboration to fight NCDs
    01/07/2016 - In 2012, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and lung diseases caused more than half of all deaths among those who died before their 70th birthdays. The vast majority of those deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. WHO, through its Global Coordination Mechanism on Noncommunicable Diseases, plays an important role in promoting action between governments, civil society organizations and other players working to improve health by preventing and controlling such diseases.
  • Applications accepted for PAHO’s ‘Leaders in International Health’ program.
    01/06/2016 -  The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) is currently accepting applications from public health professionals with managerial or directive experience in public health, international relations or related areas for the Edmundo Granda Ugalde Leaders in International Health Program (LIHP). The application deadline is 15 February 2016.
  • Ban hails Paris climate accord as ‘health insurance policy for the planet’
    12/16/2015 - Calling the Paris Agreement on climate change “a health insurance policy for the planet,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he never lost faith over his nine years in office that the international community could rise to the challenge and take steps to curb emission and boost climate-resilient growth.
  • Special UN rapporteur welcomes efforts to advance the right to health in the Americas
    12/16/2015 - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and its member countries in the Americas have made significant progress in incorporating the right to health into their public health plans and strategies, said Dainius Puras, the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
  • New report signals country progress in the path to malaria elimination
    12/14/2015 - New estimates from WHO show a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs over the past 14 years in many African countries.
  • 9 December: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
    12/09/2015 - In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. The 9th of December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”). 
  • Experts seek ways to boost public spending on health in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve and sustain universal health
    12/08/2015 - Investing the necessary public resources to achieve universal health is a social, political and economic necessity that should no longer be delayed, said participants in a forum organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today, in the lead-up to Universal Health Coverage Day, Dec.12.
  • WHO’s first ever global estimates of foodborne diseases find children under 5 account for almost one third of deaths
    12/04/2015 - First ever estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases show almost 1 in 10 people fall ill every year from eating contaminated food and 420 000 die as a result. Children under 5 years of age are at particularly high risk, with 125 000 children dying from foodborne diseases every year. WHO African and South-East Asia Regions have the highest burden of foodborne diseases.
  • Experts point to progress, challenges in ending the global epidemic of violence against women
    12/04/2015 - Experts on violence against women speaking at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today noted significant progress in domestic and international responses to violence against women. But they said that intensified and sustained efforts by both the health sector and other sectors will be needed to end the global epidemic of violence against women.

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