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PAHO calls for strengthened measures against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to combat dengue |
![]() Washington, DC, February 20, 2024 (PAHO)- In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reiterated its call to countries in the Americas to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector that transmits dengue fever. The call comes in response to a significant increase in number of… |
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Geneva, 28 July 2025 (WHO) –As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths."Every 30 seconds, someone dies from a hepatitis-related severe liver disease or liver cancer. Yet we have the tools to stop hepatitis… 08/01/2025
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A single song can go a long way in helping you focus, recall memories and develop new neural connections in your brain 08/01/2025
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You can now get lifesaving epinephrine in a nasal spray and prefilled syringes 08/01/2025
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They may not be your favorite veggie, but they’re packed with disease-fighting nutrients and tasty when roasted 08/01/2025
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A single song can go a long way in helping you focus, recall memories and develop new neural connections in your brain 08/01/2025
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Countries of the Americas move toward a joint approach to manage health workforce migration amid growing shortages
Brasília, 25 July 2025 (PAHO) — Representatives from Ministries of Health across the Americas reached consensus on key elements for a future roadmap to ethical and sustainable management of migration of health professionals, in response to the growing shortage of health workers in the region. These discussions took place during the… 08/01/2025
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Brazil and PAHO host strategic meeting to strengthen regional supply of medicines, vaccines, and health technologies
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28 July 2025 (PAHO) – In a bid to boost regional health security and reduce dependence on global supply chains, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Brazil’s Ministry of Health brought together leading manufacturers of health product at a strategic workshop in Sao Paulo last week. Hosted in collaboration with the Sao… 08/01/2025
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PAHO/WHO convenes journalists to reshape how road safety is covered in Latin America
28 July 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico took part in a regional workshop on solutions journalism and road safety held in Natal, Brazil. The event was organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative… 08/01/2025
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Washington D.C. 30 July 2025 (PAHO) - The number of users to register for courses on the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) has surpassed 4 million, underscoring the platform’s role as a vital tool for the training of health personnel in the Region of the Americas.The Virtual Campus is a free, open-… 08/01/2025
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Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. 08/01/2025
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As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths. 08/01/2025
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The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers meeting via video conference with affected countries, supported by the WHO Secretariat. The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV) in the context of the global target of interruption and certification of WPV1 eradication by 2027 and interruption and certification of cVDPV2 elimination by 2029. Technical updates were received about the situation in the following countries: 08/01/2025
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for the Gaza Strip. The details are as noted below. 08/01/2025
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Ontario health agency informed of cyberattack more than 2 months before telling patients
Ontario Health atHome was told by one of its vendors about a cyber incident on April 14, according to new information. It waited until June 27 to begin telling patients. 08/01/2025
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Rural Ontario hospitals offering hefty incentives for traveling doctors amid shortage
As a travelling physician in northern Ontario, Dannica Switzer is acutely aware of the health-care crisis in underserved communities. 08/01/2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002. 07/24/2025
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On Friday, Liberal MPP Adil Shamji published a letter which indicated the data of some 200,000 patients using Ontario Health atHome had been compromised in March. 07/02/2025
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The move comes on the heels of licences for 57 privately operated MRI, CT scan and endoscopy clinics last week and the expansion of for-profit cataract centres in the province. 07/02/2025
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Ontario awards licences for publicly funded, privately operated diagnostic centres
As part of the creation of 57 new privately run facilities — referred to as community surgical and diagnostic centres — Ontario will chip in $155 million over two years. 06/28/2025
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Geneva, 28 July 2025 (WHO) –As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths."Every 30 seconds, someone dies from a hepatitis-related severe liver disease or liver cancer. Yet we have the tools to stop hepatitis… 08/01/2025
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A single song can go a long way in helping you focus, recall memories and develop new neural connections in your brain 08/01/2025
-
You can now get lifesaving epinephrine in a nasal spray and prefilled syringes 08/01/2025
-
They may not be your favorite veggie, but they’re packed with disease-fighting nutrients and tasty when roasted 08/01/2025
-
A single song can go a long way in helping you focus, recall memories and develop new neural connections in your brain 08/01/2025
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PAHO Org more ...
Countries of the Americas move toward a joint approach to manage health workforce migration amid growing shortages
Brasília, 25 July 2025 (PAHO) — Representatives from Ministries of Health across the Americas reached consensus on key elements for a future roadmap to ethical and sustainable management of migration of health professionals, in response to the growing shortage of health workers in the region. These discussions took place during the… 08/01/2025
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PAHO Org more ...
Brazil and PAHO host strategic meeting to strengthen regional supply of medicines, vaccines, and health technologies
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28 July 2025 (PAHO) – In a bid to boost regional health security and reduce dependence on global supply chains, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Brazil’s Ministry of Health brought together leading manufacturers of health product at a strategic workshop in Sao Paulo last week. Hosted in collaboration with the Sao… 08/01/2025
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PAHO Org more ...
PAHO/WHO convenes journalists to reshape how road safety is covered in Latin America
28 July 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico took part in a regional workshop on solutions journalism and road safety held in Natal, Brazil. The event was organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative… 08/01/2025
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Washington D.C. 30 July 2025 (PAHO) - The number of users to register for courses on the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) has surpassed 4 million, underscoring the platform’s role as a vital tool for the training of health personnel in the Region of the Americas.The Virtual Campus is a free, open-… 08/01/2025
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Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. 08/01/2025
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As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths. 08/01/2025
-
The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers meeting via video conference with affected countries, supported by the WHO Secretariat. The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV) in the context of the global target of interruption and certification of WPV1 eradication by 2027 and interruption and certification of cVDPV2 elimination by 2029. Technical updates were received about the situation in the following countries: 08/01/2025
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for the Gaza Strip. The details are as noted below. 08/01/2025
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GlobalNews more ...
Ontario health agency informed of cyberattack more than 2 months before telling patients
Ontario Health atHome was told by one of its vendors about a cyber incident on April 14, according to new information. It waited until June 27 to begin telling patients. 08/01/2025
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GlobalNews more ...
Rural Ontario hospitals offering hefty incentives for traveling doctors amid shortage
As a travelling physician in northern Ontario, Dannica Switzer is acutely aware of the health-care crisis in underserved communities. 08/01/2025
-
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002. 07/24/2025
-
On Friday, Liberal MPP Adil Shamji published a letter which indicated the data of some 200,000 patients using Ontario Health atHome had been compromised in March. 07/02/2025
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The move comes on the heels of licences for 57 privately operated MRI, CT scan and endoscopy clinics last week and the expansion of for-profit cataract centres in the province. 07/02/2025
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GlobalNews more ...
Ontario awards licences for publicly funded, privately operated diagnostic centres
As part of the creation of 57 new privately run facilities — referred to as community surgical and diagnostic centres — Ontario will chip in $155 million over two years. 06/28/2025