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PAHO urges intensified response to HIV

Published on: November 28, 2025
09:21

Washington, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the region to intensify their response to HIV, as one-third of those affected are diagnosed too late.

PAHO: Violence against women remains a serious problem in the America

Published on: November 25, 2025
10:39

Washington, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) One in three women aged 15 and over in the Americas has suffered physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives, according to estimates from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

PAHO/WHO seeks to mitigate effects of Melissa in Haiti

Published on: November 3, 2025
10:18

Port-au-Prince, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) are supporting Haitian health authorities in responding to the effects of the rains associated with Hurricane Melissa.

PAHO calls for vaccination due to increase in whopping couph

Published on: August 27, 2025
10:00

Washington, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Cases of whooping cough in the Americas rose drastically in the last year, so the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reaffirmed the importance of strengthening vaccination and surveillance systems.

PAHO: Urgent Need to Confront Deaths from Poisonous Animal Bites

Published on: August 25, 2025
11:19

Washington, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The Latin America and the Caribbean countries are moving towards a regional strategy to address the growing health burden of accidents caused by poisonous animals, which cause deaths and disabilities, PAHO reported.

PAHO: Noncommunicable diseases are costly for South America

Published on: July 21, 2025
10:32

Washington, July 21 (Prensa Latina) Estimates from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) indicate that noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders will cost South America more than $7.3 trillion between 2020 and 2050.

Eliminate 30 communicable diseases by 2030, PAHO’s challenge

Published on: April 28, 2025
09:07

Washington, April 28 (Prensa Latina) Accelerating the elimination of more than 30 communicable diseases by 2030, 11 of them preventable with immunization, is the objective of the Vaccination Week of the Americas, which is taking place today in the region and will last until Saturday.

PAHO warns of risk of dengue outbreaks in the Americas

Published on: February 11, 2025
00:31

Washington, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) PAHO urged the Americas on Monday to be prepared for a possible rise in dengue cases, given the risk of increased circulation of serotype three in the southern hemisphere of the region.

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.

PAHO: Caribbean must keep an eye on monkeypox

Published on: November 28, 2024
14:46

Kingston, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned countries in the Caribbean basin to be on high alert concerning the Monkeypox (Mpox) threat.

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