In another grave trend, COVID-19 disruption to health services threatens testing and treatment. PAHO and UNAIDS Launch Campaign to Promote HIV Self-Testing Washington DC, November 30, 2020 (PAHO) – New yearly infections from the HIV virus rose 21% from 2010 through 2019 in Latin America, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said today. Meanwhile, deaths…
26 November 2020/ Geneva: Up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted if the global population was more active. At a time when many people are home bound due to COVID-19, new WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour, launched today, emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically…
Se ofrecen consejos para limitar reuniones en sitios cerrados, viajes y eventos públicos Washington, DC, 25 de noviembre de 2020 (OPS) – Las reuniones y los viajes durante la temporada de fin de año implican riesgos y las personas deben seguir la orientación de las autoridades de salud nacionales y locales para que las fiestas sean lo…
Recommendations on closures and restrictions are detailed in a new PAHO publication Washington D.C., November 24, 2020 (PAHO) – Measures to control COVID-19 can be made more effective by targeting, embracing, and engaging informal workers, migrants and other populations in vulnerable situations, say experts at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Recommendations and guidance about those…
PAHO calls on governments to sustain progress Washington D.C., November 23, 2020 (PAHO) A first-of-its kind analysis of country data on violence against children and adolescents in the Americas reports that while the region has taken important action, serious gaps in prevention and response leave many children behind. The problem has gained new urgency amid…
Study presents strategies to provide effective and accessible community-based care for people with mental health conditions. Washington D.C. November 20, 2020 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) introduced a new publication on the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care that presents strategies to transform mental health care in Latin America and the Caribbean by promoting the treatment of…
Vaccinating 20% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean is projected to cost over $2 billion Washington, D.C., November 18, 2020 (PAHO) –Delivering vaccines for COVID-19 “will be challenging and costly “so it is vital that countries start preparing now,” said Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization during a…
PAHO supports WHO’s new global strategy and will work with countries and partners in the Americas to eliminate cancer that kills 34,000 regional women each year Geneva, 17 November 2020 – WHO’s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could…
Washington, D.C., November 16, 2020 (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is responding to the passage of Tropical Storm Eta and getting ready for Hurricane Iota in Central America, supporting the countries’ health response and operation of Mobile and Fixed Emergency Medical Teams, to ensure that people in affected areas receive medical care and to…
In the Americas, more than 60 million people live with diabetes, which if uncontrolled can lead to heart disease, blindness, kidney disease and amputations. Diabetes is also an underlying condition that increases the risk of severe forms of COVID-19 illness. Washington, DC, November 12, 2020 (PAHO)- On the eve of World Diabetes Day on November…