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10 Key Health Issues for the Americas in 2021

WebAdvance health for all. In 2021, PAHO will work with partners to help countries strengthen health systems so they can respond to COVID-19, ensure delivery of essential health

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Health in the Americas Health in the Americas

(3 days ago) 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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Health promotion

(7 days ago) WebGood health is the best resource for personal, economic, and social progress. Health Promotion constitutes a global, political, and social process that …

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Essential Public Health Functions

(4 days ago) WebPAHO provides technical cooperation on the essential public health functions related to assessment, policy development, resource allocation, and access; to …

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Health in All Policies

(Just Now) WebHealth in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to policymaking that systematically considers the health implications of decisions across sectors, seeking …

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Climate Change and Health

(6 days ago) 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 waves, droughts, heavy storms, and sea-level rise), …

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Healthy Life Course

(Just Now) WebThe current demographic, social, and epidemiological transitions, the rapid increase of life expectancy, the recognition of social determinants of health, and the …

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Health overview Health in the Americas

(1 days ago) WebStudies among health personnel in the Region show high levels of mental disorders in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. To …

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Experts discuss key issues in strengthening Primary Health …

(9 days ago) WebWashington, D.C., 25 October 2023 (PAHO) -- Primary Health Care is the most effective and efficient way to provide comprehensive health care, including disease …

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Gender Equality in Health

(3 days ago) WebEquality in health means that women and men have equal conditions for realizing their full rights and potential to be healthy, contribute to health development, and benefit from the results. Gender equity …

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Health Information Systems

(7 days ago) WebHealth Information Systems are digital systems with open data that comes from different sources and that is ethically used, through effective ICT tools, to generate …

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Risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks at 30-year high

(3 days ago) WebIn 2021, one in five children under the age of one year did not receive all vaccine doses. With Vaccination Week in the Americas 2023 starting next week, …

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United States of America

(6 days ago) WebThis is a territory health profile of United States of America based on the interagency indicators available as of the dates referenced: environmental and social determinants of …

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Environmental Determinants of Health

(4 days ago) 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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Disaster Risk Reduction in Health

(1 days ago) WebDisaster Risk Reduction in Health. Each year, disasters cost between US$300-500 billion worldwide, with disproportionate effects on low-income countries. …

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Scientific papers and resources on COVID-19

(7 days ago) WebThe Pan American Health Organization has put together a set of technical guidelines, recommendations, scientific publications, and ongoing research protocols …

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A vaccine that protects against five diseases

(Just Now) WebThe pentavalent vaccine is important for the infant population under the age of five. It is a combination vaccine that protects these children from the following diseases: Whooping …

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Global partners cheer progress towards eliminating cervical cancer …

(Just Now) WebIn the United Kingdom, England’s National Health Service (NHS) pledged this week to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. Strong progress on HPV vaccination …

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SAGE updates COVID-19 vaccination guidance

(1 days ago) WebThe public health impact of vaccinating healthy children and adolescents is comparatively much lower than the established benefits of traditional essential vaccines …

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PAHO/WHO HEALTH INDICATORS: Conceptual and operational …

(8 days ago) Web1.1.1 The concept of health. 1.1.2 Defining the indicators. 1.1.3 Data, indicator, and health indicator. 1.1.4 Positive and negative indicators. 1.2 Uses of health indicators. 1.3 …

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PAHO Suriname Gears Up in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer …

(Just Now) WebSuriname, November 29, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – In a significant step towards combating cervical cancer, PAHO Suriname and the National Immunization Program hosted a two …

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Epidemiological alert: Invasive disease caused by streptococci of …

(5 days ago) WebIn December of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an alert on the increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection in …

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Statement on the passing of PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr. Carissa F

(Just Now) WebDecember 1, 2023 It is with great sorrow that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs of the passing of Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. Dr. Carissa …

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The PAHO Guyana Country Office sends condolences to the family …

(9 days ago) Web“The essential health package that PAHO elaborated with the Ministry of Health is a key development for the next years to ensure access to health services, …

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OPS y ONUSIDA destacan el rol clave de las comunidades para …

(2 days ago) WebWashington, DC/ Ciudad de Panamá, 30 de noviembre de 2023- En el marco del Día Mundial del Sida (1 de diciembre), la Organización Panamericana de la …

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HIV epidemic and response in Latin America and the Caribbean.

(Just Now) WebExecutive Management. Organizational Chart. Statement of Assessed Contributions due from Member States. What We Do. Communicable Disease …

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