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PAHO celebrates 30 years without wild polio in the Americas

Published on: October 24, 2024
18:23

Washington, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) As World Polio Day is celebrated on Thursday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlighted the 30 years of certified eradication of wild polio transmission in the Americas.

Cuba keeps health surveillance over Oropouche virus

Published on: May 27, 2024
13:39

Havana, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is keeping health surveillance over the transmission of the Oropouche virus, after several cases were identified in two healthcare areas in eastern Santiago de Cuba province.

PAHO warns against Oropouche fever outbreak in the Americas

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:43

Washington, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Oropouche fever, a virus transmitted by vectors of the genus Culicidae (mosquitoes) and Culicoides (midges), is now affecting rural and urban communities in Central and South America, as well as in Caribbean countries.

PAHO promotes health protection with less salt consumption

Published on: May 13, 2024
16:57

Washignton, May 13 (Prensa Latina) World Salt Awareness Week, which runs from today through May 19, aims to encourage the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce salt consumption in the population to protect cardiovascular health and help prevent many other diseases, according to PAHO.

PAHO calls to prioritize expenditures for primary health care

Published on: May 8, 2024
14:11

Santiago de Chile, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Participating in the 36th Fiscal Policy Seminar, which is being held today in Chile, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called on the countries of the region to increase spending on primary health care.

PAHO calls to prioritize expenditures for primary care at ECLAC forum

Published on: May 8, 2024
10:19

Santiago, Chile, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) called on the countries of the region to increase expenditures on primary care on Wednesday, at the 36th Fiscal Policy Seminar being held in Chile.

PAHO praises El Salvador’s vaccination program

Published on: April 28, 2024
11:58

San Salvador, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) praised the existing vaccination program in El Salvador, local media reported today.

PAHO urges to recover vaccination coverage in the Americas

Published on: April 19, 2024
16:45

Washington, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) PAHO urged the countries of the Americas to recover routine vaccination coverage, as today only 15 out of every 100 children in the region are partially protected against preventable diseases.

Childhood cancer: Sad and unfortunate epidemic with no cure

Published on: February 15, 2024
16:44

United Nations, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Cancer has become an epidemic with no cure that affects millions of children around the globe, that´s why today marks the International Childhood Cancer Day.

PAHO provides toolkit to fight off cardiovascular risk, hypertension

Published on: January 31, 2024
16:44

Washington, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently published HEARTS in the Americas: Compendium of essential clinical tools 2023, a collection of resources aimed at assisting healthcare teams in improving the management of cardiovascular risk conditions and hypertension in primary healthcare settings across the region.

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