PAHO Publishes First Guidelines for the Treatment of Tungiasis, a Neglected Disease That Affects Millions

PAHO Publishes First Guidelines for the Treatment of Tungiasis, a Neglected Disease That Affects Millions

By: Paho.org Washington, D.C., 3 September 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released the world’s first evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of tungiasis, a parasitic disease that affects millions of people in vulnerable communities across Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the female […]

The Importance of Black Americans Developing Cultural and Economic Investment Relationships with Black People Outside the USA

The Importance of Black Americans Developing Cultural and Economic Investment Relationships with Black People Outside the USA

By Esther Claudette Gittens The global Black community shares a rich history of resilience, innovation, and cultural wealth. Despite the forced displacement of Africans through the transatlantic slave trade and the systemic disenfranchisement of Black populations worldwide, Black people have continuously built, rebuilt, and contributed significantly to economies, cultures, and political movements. Black Americans, in […]

OAS Secretary General Election and Remedying Inequity in the Institution

OAS Secretary General Election and Remedying Inequity in the Institution

By Sir Ronald Sanders The upcoming election for the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 10, 2025, presents an opportunity to invigorate and rectify the direction of the institution for the future. The OAS has always been an organization where achieving broad consensus on contentious issues is difficult. In recent years, […]

PAHO Highlights the Need to Prioritize Primary Health Care to Advance Towards Universal Health in the Americas

PAHO Highlights the Need to Prioritize Primary Health Care to Advance Towards Universal Health in the Americas

By Pan American Health Organization  Washington, D.C., December 12, 2024 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today presented a new report highlighting both the progress made and the persistent challenges faced by countries in the region in their efforts to ensure access to health services without imposing an unsustainable financial burden on individuals. […]

Likely Impact of Trump 2.0 on Latin America and the Caribbean Migrants, Tariffs, China & Oil

Likely Impact of Trump 2.0 on Latin America and the Caribbean Migrants, Tariffs, China & Oil

By Ron Cheong |Photo by A.I. The election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, with Republican control of the Senate and probably the House, is likely to bring sweeping, heavy-handed changes, staffing his Administration with like-minded people and purging professional staffing at government agencies, including the military, justice department, law […]