World Obesity Day: PAHO Launches Creative Play Initiative in Barbados Schools

World Obesity Day: PAHO Launches Creative Play Initiative in Barbados Schools

By PAHO | March 4, 2024 Bridgetown, Barbados 4 March 2024 (PAHO) – Creative Play, a new initiative from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Barbados, aims to address the growing issue of overweight and obesity in children through the development of innovative approaches to encourage physical activity […]

PAHO Partners with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Improve Access to Medicines for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

PAHO Partners with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Improve Access to Medicines for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

By PAHO | February 15, 2024 Washington D.C. 15 February 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced a new partnership agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help strengthen equitable access to cancer medications for children in Latin America and the Caribbean. The four-year agreement will focus on the provision of […]

A Child or Youth Died Once Every 4.4 Seconds in 2021 – UN Report

A Child or Youth Died Once Every 4.4 Seconds in 2021 – UN Report

NEW YORK/GENEVA/WASHINGTON D.C., 10 January 2023 – An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In a separate report […]

Haiti Receives First Shipment of Cholera Vaccines

Haiti Receives First Shipment of Cholera Vaccines

Port-au-Prince, December 12, 2022 (PAHO) – With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Haiti today received around 1.17 million doses of oral cholera vaccines as cases continue to rise in the country. The vaccine (Euvichol) was provided by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (IGC), which manages the global cholera vaccine […]

The Number of People With Diabetes in the Americas has More Than Tripled in Three Decades, PAHO Report Says

The Number of People With Diabetes in the Americas has More Than Tripled in Three Decades, PAHO Report Says

Washington D.C. 11 November 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – Growing rates of obesity, poor diets, and lack of physical activity, among other factors, have contributed to a more than three-fold increase in the number of adults living with diabetes in the Americas in the past 30 years according to a new report by the Pan American Health […]

Cholera’s Resurgence in Haiti a Reminder of How Quickly Diseases Spread, PAHO Director Says

Parallel health emergencies put the region under pressure and highlight importance of resilient health systems.

Cholera’s Resurgence in Haiti a Reminder of How Quickly Diseases Spread, PAHO Director Says

Port au Prince / Haiti – May 28 2015: City Life in Port-au-Prince. (Shutterstock) Washington D.C., 12 October 2022 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, said the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti, a steady increase in monkeypox cases, ongoing COVID-19 infections and low polio vaccination rates […]

PAHO Calls on Countries to Continue COVID-19 Testing and Increase Vaccination to Avoid a Prolonged Pandemic

PAHO Calls on Countries to Continue COVID-19 Testing and Increase Vaccination to Avoid a Prolonged Pandemic

Washington, DC, 30 de September de 2022 (PAHO) – In an update on COVID-19 presented at the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, the Director of Health Emergencies of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ciro Ugarte, stated that “we are transitioning from an acute phase of the pandemic to more sustained control of the virus.” […]

As COVID-19 Continues to Impact the Americas, Dwindling Vaccination Rates Leave Countries Susceptible to Polio and Other Preventable Diseases

As COVID-19 Continues to Impact the Americas, Dwindling Vaccination Rates Leave Countries Susceptible to Polio and Other Preventable Diseases

By PAHO Washington D.C. 21 September 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 continues to take around 4,000 lives each week in the Americas, and monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York. In light of this, the Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) has called on countries to […]

With the Americas Facing COVID-19 and Monkeypox, Prevention is key to Tackling Outbreaks and Protecting Public Health, PAHO Director Says

With the Americas Facing COVID-19 and Monkeypox, Prevention is key to Tackling Outbreaks and Protecting Public Health, PAHO Director Says

Washington D.C. 7 September 2022 (PAHO) – With the Americas now accounting for highest numbers of monkeypox cases in the world, and COVID-19 remaining a “significant threat” to the region, prevention is key to avoiding infection and protecting peoples’ health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said. Despite a decrease […]