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Cuba, PAHO work on a cooperation strategy

Published on: May 31, 2023
13:12

Havana, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are currently working on a new cooperation strategy that runs from 2023 to 2027, unfolded Cuba's Minister of Public Health Jose Angel Portal.

PAHO urges to hypertension under control to live much longer

Published on: May 17, 2023
15:54

Washington, May 17 (Prensa Latina) In the run-up to World Hypertension Day (May 17), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa has urged nations to step up efforts to improve the management of hypertension, a measure that could save around 420,000lives in the Americas each year.

Reducing shortages of nurses key to better respond to coming pandemic

Published on: May 12, 2023
16:32

Washington, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday called for greater investment to ensure the Americas has the nursing personnel necessary to better respond to the next health emergency.

PAHO recommends getting vaccinated against influenza

Published on: April 27, 2023
14:16

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommended today to carry out campaigns to vaccinate against influenza, mainly to groups identified as high risk.

Malaria: PAHO urges to step up efforts to reach vulnerable population

Published on: April 25, 2023
17:17

Washington, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to intensify malaria elimination efforts among indigenous, mobile and remote communities, the populations disproportionately affected by the disease.

Cuba sets to start off second polio vaccination campaign

Published on: April 24, 2023
18:10

Havana, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday began the second stage of the 62nd National Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign for children who received one dose in the first phase from February 27 to March 4.

PAHO launches report to back healthy aging strategies in the Americas

Published on: April 17, 2023
18:23

Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) A series of reports that seek to contribute to the development of healthy aging strategies in the Americas was launched today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Inter-American System.

PAHO donates refrigerators to Cuba for vaccines conservation

Published on: April 5, 2023
07:45

Havana, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The Canadian government and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) donated 321 refrigerators to Cuba to reinforce the National Health System’s cold chain for the storage and distribution of vaccines.

PAHO urges stepped-up efforts against TB in the Americas

Published on: March 24, 2023
18:50

Washington, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday called on Latin American nations to urgently expand access to prevention, detection and treatment services to speed up progress towards curbing tuberculosis (TB), one of the world´s mostly deadly infectious diseases.

PAHO chief calls for greater cooperation between health, economy

Published on: March 21, 2023
17:57

Washington, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Jarbas Barbosa has called for a closer alliance between the health and economy sectors to avoid a “triple crisis” such as the one generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which stretched economies, safety nets, and health systems to the limit.

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