PAHO and CDRI Sign Agreement to Strengthen Health Infrastructure Resilience Against Disasters at HealthBulance.

The U.S. citizens, who travelled to Mexico for a medical procedure, were abducted Friday after getting caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups. 08/03/2025

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A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done. 08/03/2025

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Wildfire smoke contributes greatly to poor air quality, and as wildfires become more frequent due to climate change and drier conditions, more of us and more of our communities are at risk for health harms. Here are ways to cope. 06/05/2025

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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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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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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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Men on active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer might need treatment if their PSA levels start to rise. Doctors also measure PSA to check for recurring cancer in men who were already treated with surgery or radiation. But use of the test in such cases differs in important ways. 07/28/2025

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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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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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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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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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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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The surge in heat waves and extreme heat poses serious health risks for everyone but is a particular worry for older adults. What can you do to manage heat-related risks, especially if you have existing health conditions or take certain medications? 07/16/2025

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Every year, millions of men around the world get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Abnormal readings on the test suggest a man might have prostate cancer. But how should an abnormal result be interpreted? 07/14/2025

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Simpson was facing at least a five-month wait to receive an MRI, and potentially up to a year for surgery to fix his intense nerve pain. 07/10/2025

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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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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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The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the changes aim to improve on-site leadership, manager-to-staff ratios, and oversight at local health facilities. 06/13/2025

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06/10/2025

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Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says an infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario. 06/06/2025

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The U.S. citizens, who travelled to Mexico for a medical procedure, were abducted Friday after getting caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups. 08/03/2025

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A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done. 08/03/2025

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Wildfire smoke contributes greatly to poor air quality, and as wildfires become more frequent due to climate change and drier conditions, more of us and more of our communities are at risk for health harms. Here are ways to cope. 06/05/2025

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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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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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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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Men on active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer might need treatment if their PSA levels start to rise. Doctors also measure PSA to check for recurring cancer in men who were already treated with surgery or radiation. But use of the test in such cases differs in important ways. 07/28/2025

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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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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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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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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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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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The surge in heat waves and extreme heat poses serious health risks for everyone but is a particular worry for older adults. What can you do to manage heat-related risks, especially if you have existing health conditions or take certain medications? 07/16/2025

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Every year, millions of men around the world get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Abnormal readings on the test suggest a man might have prostate cancer. But how should an abnormal result be interpreted? 07/14/2025

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Simpson was facing at least a five-month wait to receive an MRI, and potentially up to a year for surgery to fix his intense nerve pain. 07/10/2025

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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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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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The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the changes aim to improve on-site leadership, manager-to-staff ratios, and oversight at local health facilities. 06/13/2025

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06/10/2025

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Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says an infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario. 06/06/2025

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