prevention

Prevention, vital to stop glaucoma

Published on: March 12, 2025
09:33

Geneva, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Early detection is key to stop the progression of glaucoma and avoid blindness, one of the messages for World Glaucoma Day, which also urges ophthalmologic control, warns.

Raúl Castro congratulates Prevention Troops Brigade in Cuba

Published on: February 26, 2025
16:39

Havana, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro, congratulated the Prevention Troops Brigade on its 30th anniversary on Wednesday, local television reported.

PAHO launches campaign to promote HIV prevention

Published on: November 29, 2024
00:15

Washington, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the "Better with PrEP" campaign on Thursday to expand access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America and the Caribbean to prevent HIV.

Angola among African countries with best response to HIV-AIDS

Published on: November 10, 2024
09:49

Luanda, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) Angola is today among the four countries in Central and Southern Africa with the best response to HIV-AIDS, according to the Global HIV-AIDS Surveillance Agency.

Cuba increases prevention against forest fires, FAO says

Published on: August 21, 2024
11:49

Havana, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is expanding preventive measures against forest fires in its most fragile territories due to climate change, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said.

Health Ministry reinforces prevention and control of diseases in DR

Published on: June 28, 2024
13:41

Santo Domingo, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Ministry of Public Health today reinforced its strategy for the prevention and control of malaria and dengue fever, especially in areas where cases have been identified, in order to avoid their spread.

South Africa to strengthen fight against exotic species

Published on: March 8, 2024
14:43

Pretoria, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Barbara Creecy, called for greater efforts to prevent the introduction of new invasive species through border surveillance and risk analysis.

World forum on cervical cancer begins in Colombia

Published on: March 5, 2024
11:58

Cartagena, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) The first Global Forum for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer opened here on Tuesday to call on the entire international community to accelerate the efforts to combat the disease.

Minister of Health called to avoid motorcycle accidents in Guatemala

Published on: September 22, 2023
15:53

Guatemala City, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health and Social Assistance Francisco Coma called Friday to prevent motorcycle accidents in Guatemala, as they are turning into an epidemic, so he raised the need to address the predicament, which he described as paramount.

WHO launches new resources on suicide prevention, decriminalization

Published on: September 12, 2023
17:12

Geneva, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Today the World Health Organization (WHO) launches two resources designed to strengthen suicide prevention efforts: Preventing suicide: a resource for media professionals (2023 update) and a policy brief on the health aspects of decriminalization of suicide and suicide attempts.

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