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• World No-Tobacco Day Awards recognizes advancements in Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela 2020-05-22

  Washington D.C., May 22, 2020 (PAHO) -- World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Awards for 2020 are being presented to three Bolivian institutions, three Mexican ministries, the Venezuelan Ministry of Health, and a Brazilian doctor for their contributions to tobacco control in their countries.

  The winners, selected by the World Health Organization (WHO) from nominations received in response to a public call, achieved key advancements for tobacco control in their countries. The awards are part of the global tobacco control efforts that are recognized for World No-Tobacco Day every year.

• #BeActive for the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2020-04-06

  FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to encourage people to be #HealthyAtHome as the world comes together in the fight against COVID-19, today and every day.

• The HEARTS initiative is launched in Mexico 2020-02-19

  Mexico City, 18 February 2020 - As part of its efforts to strengthen primary health care, Mexico has officially joined the HEARTS initiative. Promoted by the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the initiative aims to improve the prevention and control of hypertension at the primary care level. The objective is to have a positive impact on the burden of these diseases and advance toward meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

• World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet 2020-02-19
• PAHO, together with SickKids and St. Jude, joins forces with local leaders to improve childhood cancer survival in the Caribbean 2020-02-18
• Call for nominations of the World No Tobacco Day Awards 2020 2020-02-04
• WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer 2020-02-03
• Measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control 2020-01-30
• Smoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery 2020-01-21
• Putting the health of women and children first in the South American Chaco 2019-12-23
• PAHO/WHO urges southern hemisphere countries to prepare for heatwaves 2019-12-19
• Living with HIV in Anguilla: Reducing stigma and addressing mental health issues 2019-12-05
• New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk 2019-11-22
• 1 in 5 men will not reach the age of 50 in the Americas, due to issues relating to toxic masculinity 2019-11-18
• 9 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean join forces to eliminate violence against children and adolescents 2019-11-15
• WHO launches first-ever insulin prequalification programme to expand access to life-saving treatment for diabetes 2019-11-13
• United Nations calls for urgent action to curb the rise in hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019-11-11
• Saint Lucia joins HEARTS initiative to improve prevention and control of hypertension 2019-10-24
• Ultra-processed foods gain ground among Latin American and Caribbean families 2019-10-23
• PAHO Directing Council ends with regional agreements to eliminate diseases and improve the quality of health care for all people 2019-10-04
• Agreement to eliminate trans-fatty acids from industrial food production aims to prevent cardiovascular disease 2019-10-03
• Ministers of Health agree on plan to increase organ donations and transplants in an effort to meet demand 2019-10-02
• Number of older adults with long-term care needs will triple by 2050, PAHO warns 2019-10-01
• Annual Report of the Director 2019: Advancing the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2019-09-30
• The Latin American Parliamentary Road Safety Network Was Formed 2019-09-23
• All hands (and paws) on deck following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas 2019-09-17
• PAHO urges the health and education sectors to work together to create healthy schools 2019-09-13
• How to cope with the psychological impact of disasters 2019-09-11
• Dominican Republic and Costa Rica join efforts to promote safe mobility 2019-09-10
• Suicide : one person dies every 40 seconds 2019-09-09
• Anti-stigma campaign ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’ marks beginning of World Alzheimer’s Month in the Americas 2019-08-30
• Which are the key medical devices for primary health care services 2019-08-06
• PAHO convenes leaders from governments, UN agencies and civil society to discuss strategies for cervical cancer prevention and control, to set a path towards future elimination 2019-08-02
• Maternity Protection Laws must be implemented throughout the Americas to protect breastfeeding mothers in the workplace 2019-08-01
• WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019-07-26
• WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis 2019-07-26
• International and Brazilian institutions discuss strategies to tackle the tobacco industry in Brazil and worldwide 2019-07-25
• “I’m cured!” A story about overcoming hepatitis C in Argentina 2019-07-18
• Workshop on regulatory mechanisms to eliminate industrially produced trans fatty acids from the food supply in the Region of the Americas, Mexico City 2019-07-17
• PAHO/WHO urges northern hemisphere countries to prepare for heatwaves  2019-07-12
• CDB, PAHO launch “Stronger Together” campaign, raising awareness about mental health and psychosocial support in disasters 2019-07-10
• Ministry of Finance officials, researchers and civil society advocates gather in Washington D.C. to foster the use of fiscal policies to reduce tobacco consumption 2019-07-09
• PAHO Executive Committee concludes sessions with agreements on advancing health in the Region of the Americas 2019-06-28
• PAHO launches online course to address alcohol use in pregnancy 2019-06-25
• PAHO Executive Committee begins debate on strategies and plans for improving the health of the Americas 2019-06-25
• WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries 2019-06-20
• New PAHO report calls for urgent measures to reduce road traffic deaths among children, adolescents and young people 2019-06-17
• Tobacco kills one person every 34 seconds in the Americas 2019-05-30
• Individuals and organizations from across the Americas to receive WHO World No Tobacco Day Award  2019-05-28
• Delegations adopted resolutions on patient safety, emergency and trauma care, water and sanitation, and on the ICD-11 2019-05-27
• Nine countries from the Region of the Americas now participating in the HEARTS Initiative for cardiovascular disease prevention and control 2019-05-25
• Ministers of Health of the Americas to participate in the 72nd World Health Assembly 2019-05-17
• PAHO receives award from the World Hypertension League for its efforts to address hypertension in the Americas 2019-05-17
• Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia 2019-05-15
• Myths and Truths about Seasonal Influenza and the Flu Vaccine 2019-05-14
• Three examples from Latin America highlight how road safety can be improved 2019-05-06
• PAHO provides guidance on improving the health of migrants in countries of the Americas 2019-04-26
• To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more 2019-04-24
• PAHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Brazil, urging countries in the Region to unite to end measles 2019-04-23
• Bolivia inicia una campaña nacional integral para la prevención del cáncer cervicouterino 2019-04-11
• PAHO Director recognizes Rotary International for its work on polio elimination in the Americas 2019-04-08
• World Health Day: PAHO calls for equitable access to health care 2019-04-03
• Half of all deaths of young people in the Americas can be prevented 2019-03-05
• Mental health spending must increase in order to meet current needs in the Americas 2019-03-01
• CARICOM Member States discussing ‘HIGH IN’ Front of Package Labelling 2019-02-27
• Prime Minister of Belize holds official meeting with PAHO Director 2019-02-19
• Latest PAHO “Basic Indicators” shed light on health situation in the Americas 2019-02-13
• Costa Rican Minister of Heath outlines priority areas for collaboration in visit to PAHO headquarters 2019-02-05
• Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it can be prevented 2019-02-01
• Call for nominations of the World No Tobacco Day Awards 2019 - Extended until March 15th, 2019 2019-01-31
• Editorial: Addressing masculinity and men’s health to advance universal health 2019-01-31
• Stigma and discrimination prevent early diagnosis and treatment of Leprosy in the Americas 2019-01-25
• More than half of people with epilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean do not receive treatment 2019-01-24
• Ten threats to global health in 2019 2019-01-17
• New WHO Report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world’s roads 2018-12-07
• PAHO launches campaign to prevent cervical cancer 2018-11-27
• Senior citizens in Guatemala take control of their health 2018-11-09
• Inequality exacerbates hunger, malnutrition and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018-11-07
• ‘Health is a right of the people and a responsibility of government,’ says PAHO Director 2018-10-29
• More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day 2018-10-29
• New global commitment to Primary Health Care for all at Astana Conference 2018-10-25
• WHO launches new Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer 2018-09-28
• Actions agreed to improve the health of women, children and adolescents across their life course 2018-09-27
• Heads of State commit to lead response to beat noncommunicable diseases, promote mental health 2018-09-27
• Ministers of health commit to reducing cervical cancer cases and deaths by 30% in the Americas by 2030 2018-09-26
• Ministers of Health of the Americas agree to strengthen actions to prevent vector-borne diseases 2018-09-24
• Uruguayan President and pioneer in tobacco control is named a PAHO Health Hero of the Americas 2018-09-24
• Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men 2018-09-21
• PAHO and IACHR call on countries to guarantee people with Alzheimer’s access to health services 2018-09-21
• PAHO launches virtual course on suicide prevention for primary healthcare workers 2018-09-07
• Parliamentarians from the Americas agree to harmonize health legislation to prevent disease and save lives 2018-08-30
• A third of all countries in the Americas have still not implemented effective tobacco control measures 2018-08-29
• PAHO and ASHA renew their collaboration to support the development of communication disorder services 2018-08-07
• Front-of-package labeling advances in the Americas 2018-08-02
• Babies should be breastfed within the first hour of life 2018-07-31
• Brazilian doctor appointed Assistant Director of PAHO 2018-07-31
• PAHO calls for curative treatment for hepatitis to reduce thousands of preventable deaths in the Americas 2018-07-27
• New course to improve nutrition programs in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018-07-25
• Guyana's Tobacco Control Act: One year on 2018-07-11
• Dialogue in Central America to Strengthen Multisectoral Plans and Programs for Noncommunicable Diseases 2018-07-09
• Two Great Steps Forward in Tobacco Control 2018-06-28
• Journalism that offers solutions for road safety: a way forward? 2018-06-28
• WHO releases new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) 2018-06-18
• PAHO Director meets with national authorities to discuss health-related issues 2018-06-15
• CDB and PAHO sign agreement to support mental health in aftermath of natural disasters 2018-06-13
• PAHO Director to meet with health authorities in Venezuela 2018-06-13
• Appeal made to UN Ambassadors to ensure high level and informed participation at the upcoming UN HLM on NCDs 2018-06-07
• New report shows tobacco use is falling, but more needed to protect people from heart diseases and other noncommunicable diseases 2018-05-31
• Shining a spotlight on mental health in rural communities in Colombia 2018-05-30
• 71st World Health Assembly Wraps Up With Adoption of Resolutions on Wide-Ranging Topics 2018-05-26
• President of Uruguay to receive WHO Director-General's Special Recognition Award for World No Tobacco Day 2018-05-24
• WHO Director-General calls for all countries to take action to help end the suffering caused by cervical cancer 2018-05-21
• Healthy hearts 2018-05-17
• WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply 2018-05-14
• 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action 2018-05-02
• Breaking down barriers to healthcare access for transgender people in Argentina 2018-04-17
• Mexico expands access to generics, reducing spending on drugs 2018-04-09
• PAHO Director asks the countries of the Americas for increased political commitment to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases 2018-03-19
• High-level meeting gathered Caribbean leaders from different sectors to discuss the use of law to help reduce noncommunicable diseases 2018-03-12
• WHO´s MENTOR-VIP program open for applications 2018-03-01
• Training on the Economics of Tobacco Control for practitioners, researchers and advocates in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018-02-26
• PAHO, OAS renew agreement to cooperate on a public health response to the drug problem in the Americas 2018-02-22
• World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases 2018-02-16
• Ecuador acoge reunión regional de la OPS sobre salud universal 2017-12-10
• PAHO/WHO and Special Olympics agree to improve health access for people with intellectual disabilities 2017-11-28
• Responding to Violence against Women: What Health Services Can Do 2017-11-22
• PAHO, Russian Federation sign agreement on public health cooperation 2017-11-16
• Obesity, a key driver of diabetes 2017-11-10
• Close to 3 million people access hepatitis C cure 2017-10-31
• The Region of the Americas leads in the vaccination of pregnant women against influenza 2017-10-24
• Governments commit to reduce suffering and deaths from noncommunicable diseases 2017-10-19
• PAHO Director calls for coherence in public policies to reduce deaths, disease from noncommunicable diseases 2017-10-18
• Director of PAHO visits Uruguay 2017-10-13
• Gobierno de El Salvador recibirá asistencia técnica para acelerar la implementación del Convenio Marco de la OMS para el Control del Tabaco 2017-10-12
• Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO 2017-10-12
• Eradicating hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030 is becoming increasingly unlikely 2017-10-10
• Health services must stop leaving older people behind 2017-10-02
• Hypertension control project in the Americas 2017-09-29
• Region of the Americas aims to be smoke-free by 2022 2017-09-28
• Dr. Carissa F. Etienne re-elected for second term as PAHO Director 2017-09-27
• The Americas adopt ambitious agenda to build sustainable and universal health by 2030 2017-09-27
• Countries of the Americas pledge to improve the health of ethnic groups 2017-09-26
• Life expectancy in the Americas increases to 75 years 2017-09-26
• Ministers of Health of the Americas set to discuss actions to improve the health of the population in the region 2017-09-22
• Critical Health Response Ongoing due to Hurricanes Maria and Irma in the Caribbean 2017-09-19
• WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor 2017-09-18
• Wellness Week in the Americas promotes mental well-being 2017-09-11
• Latin America and the Caribbean seek to transform their food systems to defeat hunger and malnutrition 2017-09-06
• PAHO Issues Recommendations to Strengthen Surveillance on Unusual Kidney Disease Epidemic in Central America 2017-08-24
• Dra. Carissa Etienne encabeza encuentro internacional en Chile para abordar y trabajar la disminución del sobrepeso y obesidad en la Región de las Américas y el Caribe 2017-08-21
• Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding 2017-08-01
• New PAHO publication presents the methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance of Chronic Kidney Disease 2017-07-28
• WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade 2017-07-19
• Hepatitis C Patient Testimonial: "A dream come true" 2017-07-17
• Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed 2017-07-07
• Presentation of the mid-term reviews of the plans of action on mental health, epilepsy and disability to the Executive Committee 2017-07-03
• 26 June 2017 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2017-06-23
• Two new virtual courses on alcohol available for English and Portuguese speakers 2017-06-07
• World No Tobacco Day 2017: Tobacco threatens development, strong control measures needed 2017-05-30
• Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to receive WHO World No Tobacco Day Award 2017-05-30
• Delegates at the 70th World Health Assembly adopt their initial decisions 2017-05-25
• PAHO Director and countries of the Americas review the agenda of the 70th World Health Assembly 2017-05-22
• Health authorities from the Americas to participate In the 70th World Health Assembly 2017-05-19
• Countries of the Americas show benefits of initiative to reduce cardiovascular risk through the control of hypertension 2017-05-17
• More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable 2017-05-17
• PAHO Encourages Caribbean Countries to Tax Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Burden of Noncommunicable Disease 2017-05-16
• Non-Latin Caribbean countries gather for a Country Capacity Survey Workshop 2017-04-28
• Vaccination Week in the Americas: 15 years, 15 achievements 2017-04-27
• Unprecedented progress against neglected tropical diseases reported 2017-04-19
• Experts from the Americas discuss strategies to reduce deaths from noncommunicable diseases 2017-04-17
• The CARMEN network of national NCD program managers gather on their 20th anniversary to review the achievements and challenges to reduce the burden of NCDs and their risk factors in the Americas 2017-04-11
• Ismael Cala joins PAHO's World Health Day Campaign 2017-04-06
• PAHO trains more than 100 journalists from the Americas on responsible coverage of suicide to prevent 'suicide contagion' 2017-04-06
• "Depression: let's talk" says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health 2017-03-30
• Increasing Access to NCD Medicines in the Caribbean 2017-03-09
• The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO 2017-03-06
• Universal health and retention of health workers are top priorities in new PAHO-Belize cooperation strategy 2017-02-14
• "Health is everyone's business," PAHO Director tells senior Belizean officials 2017-02-14
• PAHO Director congratulates Belize's Prime Minister for his country's achievements in vaccination and malaria 2017-02-14
• Anti-tobacco law is key to reducing top causes of death in Guyana 2017-02-07
• Early cancer diagnosis saves lives, cuts treatment costs 2017-02-03
• Overweight affects almost half the population of all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean except for Haiti 2017-01-18
• Tobacco control can save billions of dollars and millions of lives 2017-01-10
• PAHO/WHO publishes "Mammography services quality assurance: baseline standards for Latin America and the Caribbean 2016-12-19
• PAHO Director Meets Bloomberg Philanthropies Officials 2016-12-19
• Fortalecer la atención primaria y reducir las enfermedades transmisibles y crónicas, objetivos de la estrategia de OPS/OMS con Guatemala 2016-12-07
• Taller internacional sobre control de tabaco en Chile 2016-12-05
• República Dominicana realiza taller para consulta pública del Plan Nacional de Seguridad Vial 2016-12-01
• Presentation of the campaign 100 Thousand Hearts in Argentina 2016-11-29
• UN human rights experts urge countries to increase efforts to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, and end inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes 2016-11-22
• PAHO Director meets with Canadian officials to discuss cooperation for health development in the Americas 2016-11-17
• High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people, says new study 2016-11-16
• Experts call for stronger, more resilient health systems to mitigate and manage future health crises 2016-11-14
• New WHO/Europe report calls for urgent action to protect children from digital marketing of food 2016-11-04
• Haiti needs support to restore, rebuild health services after Hurricane Matthew 2016-11-03
• Nueva guía de la OPS indica normas para asegurar calidad en los servicios de mamografía en América Latina y el Caribe 2016-10-28
• PAHO/WHO renews cooperation strategy with Nicaragua 2016-10-22
• PAHO/WHO issues appeal for $9 million for emergency health operations in Haiti 2016-10-14
• Depression: Let's talk 2016-10-11
• WHO urges global action to curtail consumption and health impacts of sugary drinks 2016-10-11
• WHO releases country estimates on air pollution exposure and health impact 2016-09-27
• PAHO recognizes Uruguay for defending tobacco control policies against commercial interests 2016-09-26
• Ministers of health to discuss actions to improve health in the Region 2016-09-23
• Health Minister of Jamaica outlines priority health concerns 2016-09-16
• PAHO calls for strengthening road safety legislation 2016-09-13
• New PAHO publication brings together strategies for suicide prevention in the Americas 2016-09-09
• Advancing on Economics for the Prevention and Control of NCDs in the Americas 2016-09-02
• World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfed infants have healthier futures 2016-08-02
• Brazil: Free testing and access to treatment mean more people with chronic hepatitis C can be cured 2016-08-02
• PAHO and U.K. Overseas Territories in the Caribbean map future technical cooperation 2016-07-29
• Peru puts a brake on mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B 2016-07-25
• PAHO supports Uruguay in litigation filed by industry against tobacco control measures 2016-07-22
• Social inclusion and heallth in all policies: a multisectoral approach 2016-07-13
• PAHO/WHO congratulates Uruguay for successfully defending tobacco control policies against tobacco industry challenges 2016-07-08
• IARC Monographs evaluate drinking coffee, maté, and very hot beverages 2016-06-15
• PAHO launches "Economic Dimensions of NCDs in Latin America and the Caribbean" at the World Congress of Cardiology 2016-06-07
• World No Tobacco Day: 'Get ready for plain packaging' 2016-05-31
• Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly closes 2016-05-28
• PAHO honors Canadian and U.S. academics, Brazilian NGO with regional 2016 World No Tobacco Day awards 2016-05-26
• More government action needed to reverse the smoking epidemic in the Americas 2016-05-18
• PAHO hosts roundtable on multisectoral action to reduce childhood obesity 2016-05-18
• Air pollution levels rising in many of the world's poorest cities 2016-05-12
• OPS felicita al Perú por aumentar impuesto selectivo al consumo de tabaco 2016-05-10
• Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries 2016-05-06
• Workplace stress takes a toll on individuals, employers and societies 2016-05-04
• Communities urged to clean up mosquito breeding sites to prevent Zika, during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016-04-29
• Some 60 million people set to benefit from vaccines during Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016-04-22
• PAHO Director honors Ecuador for health achievements 2016-04-11
• PAHO Director lauds Mexico's soda tax as a model measure to fight diabetes 2016-04-07
• The number of people with diabetes in the Americas has tripled since 1980 2016-04-06
• 'Don Francisco' joins PAHO to promote diabetes prevention and control 2016-04-05
• An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments 2016-03-15
• UN Task Force on NCDs: Joint UN actions to accelerate action to address noncommunicable diseases in Paraguay 2016-03-01
• World No Tobacco Day Awards: call for nominations is open until 30 March 2016 2016-02-29
• PAHO calendar featuring Argentine cartoon character Matías highlights benefits of breastfeeding 2016-02-24
• PAHO defines excess levels of sugar, salt and fat in processed food and drink products 2016-02-19
• New evidence in The Lancet shows more benefits of breastfeeding 2016-01-30
• PAHO urges governments to implement public policies that can prevent more than one-third of cancers 2016-01-29
• Special UN rapporteur welcomes efforts to advance the right to health in the Americas 2015-12-15
• Experts seek ways to boost public spending on health in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve and sustain universal health 2015-12-07
• The health challenges posed by urbanization must be addressed through cross-sector policies, experts say 2015-12-03
• PAHO/WHO helps countries of the Americas prepare to work toward the new Sustainable Development Goal for health 2015-12-01
• Improving diabetes control for patients in the Dominican Republic 2015-11-11
• Quality assurance standards for mammography in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015-11-06
• IARC evaluates consumption of red meat and processed meat 2015-10-26
• Experts define strategies and standards to improve the quality of mammography services in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015-10-23
• New report identifies four ways to reduce health risks from climate pollutants 2015-10-22
• Despite progress, road traffic deaths remain too high 2015-10-19
• PAHO urges accelerated shift to community-based mental health services to widen access, protect human rights 2015-10-10
• PAHO/WHO helps Bahamas cope with health impact of Hurricane Joaquin 2015-10-07
• Breast cancer awareness, screening and treatment save lives, PAHO experts say 2015-10-06
• Health Ministers hear progress reports on pressing health concerns 2015-10-02
• Health ministers adopt first regional plan to reduce the burden of hepatitis in the Americas 2015-09-30
• World population over 60 is set to double by 2050; major societal changes required 2015-09-30
• International Coalition Urges Final Push to Eliminate River Blindness from the Americas 2015-09-29
• International Coalition Urges Final Push to Eliminate River Blindness from the Americas 2015-09-29
• Health Minister of El Salvador elected president of the Pan American Health Organization's 54th Directing Council 2015-09-28
• Health ministers of the Americas to agree on key policies and actions to improve health 2015-09-24
• PAHO donates medical supplies to Dominica in aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika 2015-09-14
• Ultra-processed foods are driving the obesity epidemic in Latin America, says new PAHO/WHO report 2015-09-01
• PAHO helps Dominica cope with health impact of Tropical Storm Erika 2015-08-31
• Support for mothers' breastfeeding can benefit employers' bottom line 2015-07-31
• Harmful alcohol use is increasing in the Americas 2015-07-20
• Global health workforce, finances remain low for mental health 2015-07-14
• WHO: Stepped up government tax action needed to curb tobacco epidemic 2015-07-07
• Heatwaves and health: guidance on warning-system development 2015-07-02
• Women's health needs still not adequately met, according to new articles in the Pan American Journal of Public Health 2015-06-24
• Health Coverage Reaches 46 Million More in Latin America and the Caribbean, says new PAHO/WHO-World Bank report 2015-06-22
• PAHO/WHO, OAS launch new Inter-American Task Force on NCDs to accelerate multisectoral action to combat noncommunicable diseases 2015-06-17
• Launch of the Inter American Task Force on NCDs 2015-06-17
• Caribbean countries vow to step up action on chronic diseases 2015-06-16
• Negative impact of ultra-processed foods demands strong response from governments and civil society 2015-06-11
• Tackling the leading causes of death in the Americas: Launch of the Inter-American Task Force on Noncommunicable Diseases 2015-06-10
• Forum of Key Stakeholders on NCDs. Advancing the NCD Agenda in the Caribbean 2015-06-09
• Caribbean leaders will discuss stepped-up action to tackle chronic diseases 2015-06-08
• Call for awareness projects on illicit trade and tobacco taxation 2015-05-26
• World Health Assembly closes with approval of new resolutions 2015-05-26
• Countries share innovative solutions to obesity and NCDs 2015-05-22
• PAHO/WHO honors Nicaragua, Uruguay and four tobacco control advocates with the 2015 World No Tobacco Day awards 2015-05-22
• Countries share innovative solutions to obesity and NCDs 2015-05-21
• LGBT health sees progress and challenges 15 years after homosexuality ceased being considered a disease 2015-05-15
• PAHO/WHO urges more attention to blood pressure control 2015-05-14
• In Latin America and the Caribbean, more than half of road traffic deaths are among pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists 2015-05-07
• PAHO/WHO calls on countries to adopt 10 strategies to keep children safe on the road 2015-05-04
• South American countries will create plan to prevent and control cancer 2015-04-23
• PAHO/WHO donation will help flood-affected communities in Chile 2015-04-10
• Virtual Course: "How to Effectively Address Non Communicable Diseases in 21st Century" 2015-04-09
• PAHO/WHO urges food processors to reduce salt in children's foods and cease advertising salty products to children 2015-03-17
• Global scale-up of a PAHO-CDC hypertension project could save millions of lives 2015-03-13
• Cardiovascular Risk Calculator now includes Glomerular Filtration module to estimate kidney function 2015-03-12
• WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelines 2015-03-12
• PAHO and Latin American Society of Nephrology call for increased prevention and better access to treatment for kidney disease 2015-03-09
• Message from PAHO's Director on International Women's Day 2015-03-08
• PAHO and WHO urge countries to reduce sugar consumption among adults and children 2015-03-04
• Tobacco: 10 years fighting a top killer in the Americas 2015-02-26
• New PAHO/WHO publication gives guidance on early diagnosis of childhood cancer 2015-02-12
• PAHO/WHO says accessible, cost-effective measures can prevent premature cancer deaths 2015-02-02
• The majority of most frequent cancers worldwide can be prevented 2015-01-30
• Questions and answers on seasonal influenza 2015-01-28
• Noncommunicable diseases prematurely take 16 million lives annually, WHO urges more action 2015-01-19