PAHO News
- Caribbean public health authorities propose to eliminate vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis by 2015
Public health authorities, HIV and Maternal and Child Health experts concluded that it is feasible to eliminate the vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis in the Caribbean by 2015. Read More »
- PAHO praises Brazil for passing new legislation on alcohol and driving
On behalf of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Director, Dr. Mirta Roses, praised Brazil and congratulated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for recently promulgated legislation on driving and alcohol that sets an example and represents a true model for the Americas to follow with regards to road safety and the prevention of deaths and injuries in the hemisphere. Read More »
- Mother Support Maximizes Life-saving Benefits of Breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a child's life is the best and most cost-effective intervention to provide newborns with the nutrients they need, and to improve infant and children survival rates. Read More »
- UN: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should improve, expand sexuality education
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean should improve and expand sexuality education programmes in order to prevent HIV and AIDS and reduce the impact of the epidemic in the region, a group of United Nations agencies said today. Read More »
- U.N. Experts Warn on New Threats to MDG Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean
Top United Nations experts on Latin America and the Caribbean warned this week that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important gains toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region. Read More »