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PAHO praises Cuba´s excellent Covid-19 management

Published on: April 5, 2022
16:35

Havana, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's results in relation to fighting off the Covid-19 pandemic are too positive, showing perceivable evidence in managing Omicron, according to an authorized source.

PAHO calls to be alert to possible polio outbreaks

Published on: March 16, 2022
17:45

Washington, March 16 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday called on to be alert to possible outbreaks of poliomyelitis and also urged to increase Polio vaccination.

WHO releases new standard to tackle rising threat of hearing loss

Covid-19
Published on: March 2, 2022
17:28

Washington, March 2 (Prensa Latina) In the WHO Region of the Americas, around 217 million people live with hearing loss i.e., 21,52% of the population. It is expected that by 2050, this number could rise to 322 million.

PAHO regards Covid-19 impact on maternal mortality rate as disastrous

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Published on: March 2, 2022
16:55

Washington, March 2 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic had a catastrophic impact on maternal mortality rates, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne warned Wednesday.

PAHO reports Caribbean Covid-19 vaccination inequalities

Published on: February 23, 2022
19:33

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Out of the 13 countries and territories in the Americas that have not yet reached WHO’s 2021 goal of 40% vaccination coverage, 10 are in the Caribbean, PAHO Director, Carissa F. Etienne said Wednesday.

PAHO urges to improve survival of children with cancer

Published on: February 15, 2022
17:23

Washington, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday urged to improve the survival of children and adolescents with cancer, whose rate in Latin America and the Caribbean is 55%.

Covid-19 cases in the Americas drop by 31%

Published on: February 9, 2022
16:58

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 infections fell 31% in the Americas from the last week compared to the same previous period, an official source reported Wednesday.

PAHO calls for universal attention to tropical diseases

Published on: January 30, 2022
00:15

Havana, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) urged the Governments of the Americas to provide comprehensive and universal care to millions of people who are currently affected by tropical diseases.

The Americas reports world´s highest increase in Covid-19 cases

Covid-19
Published on: January 1, 2022
15:05

Washington, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) The Americas has begun 2022 reporting the highest increase in Covid-19 cases worldwide, as the media focused mainly on Europe due to the spread of the new omicron variant across the continent.

Nearly 1.5 million arboviral cases in the Americas – PAHO report

Published on: December 28, 2021
18:30

Washington, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday reported 1,324,108 arboviral cases in the Americas, a decrease of nearly 50% compared to the same period in 2020.

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