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10 Key Health Issues for the Americas in 2021

WebBuild solidarity for health security . In 2021, PAHO will work with countries to improve health emergencies preparedness, in part by ensuring that nations work together.PAHO …

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Environmental Determinants of Health

WebA healthy environment is vital to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.”(1) As the intersection of environment and public health, in the …

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Essential Public Health Functions

WebThe essential public health functions (EPHF) are the capacities of health authorities, at all institutional levels and together with civil society, to strengthen health …

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Health overview Health in the Americas

WebThe Region of the Americas, with 13% of the world's population, has been one of the regions most affected by the pandemic, with 29% of confirmed cases and 44% of …

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Health in the Americas Health in the Americas

WebHealth in the Americas + is a new way of viewing the flagship publication of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Since its creation in 1954, this …

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Country Profiles Health in the Americas

WebHealth in the Americas was created in 1954, and since its groundbreaking first edition in 1956 has been published fifteen times. Since its inception, it has been …

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Climate Change and Health

WebClimate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Health is and will be affected by the changing climate through direct impacts (heat …

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PAHO shares innovative country experiences to promote …

WebWashington, D.C., April 16, 2024. In the context of the 22nd Vaccination Week in the Americas, celebrated from 20-27 April, the Pan American Health Organization …

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World Health Day 2023

WebWorld Health Day (WHD), held every year on 7 April, marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 and each year focuses on a specific …

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PAHO presents key recommendations to increase equitable access …

WebBrasilia, April 15, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently presented a series of recommendations at G20 events in Brazil to strengthen …

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World Health Day 2022

WebWHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide: executive summary. Clean Air: You are part …

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Despite vaccination gains, 1.2 million children under one remain

WebWashington D.C. 18 April 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – With 15 out of every 100 children in the Americas only partially protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, …

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The Virtual Campus for Public Health surpasses three million users

WebWashington DC, April 18, 2024- The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) surpassed 3 million users from more …

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PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization

WebThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of their populations. Founded in …

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World Salt Awareness Week 2024

Web13 - 19 May 2024. World Salt Awareness Week aims to encourage the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce salt consumption in the …

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Remarks PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Press Briefing, 18 April …

WebWashington, DCGood morning to everyone joining us. Today, we are here to celebrate the 22nd version of Vaccination Week in the Americas. Every year, in April, …

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Gender Equality in Health

WebGender inequity in health refers to the unfair, unnecessary, and preventable inequalities that exist between women and men in the state of health, health care, and …

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World Health Day 2024 is celebrated April 7th

WebWorld Health Day 2024"My health, my right"Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat.Conflicts are devastating lives, causing death, pain, …

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PAHO conducts an NCD data analysis workshop with Aruba health

WebWashington D.C., 19 April 2024. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) received public health officers, policy advisors, and epidemiologists from the …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health

WebSexual health and rights in the life course According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sexual health is: "a state of physical, mental and social well …

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Situation Report No 13

WebUpdate: April 09, 2024 14:00 PM (GMT-5)Between epidemiological weeks (EW) 1 and 12 of 2024, a total of 4,257,154 suspected cases of dengue were reported, …

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Natural Hazards Monitoring

WebUnited States of America. On 12 April 2024, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published information on the heavy rains …

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