PAHO: Caribbean countries among those with the lowest incidence of TB
Progress must be accelerated to end tuberculosis in the Americas, says new PAHO report Over a quarter of a million people live with TB in the Region of the Americas and 24,000 died from the disease in 2017. But the…
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Cayman Islands: 14th Regional CPA Youth Parliament
WHO: House Speaker, Dr. the Hon. McKeeva Bush, OBE WHAT: 14th Regional CPA Youth Parliament WHEN: Friday, 22 June 2018, 9 am – 12 noon WHERE: Legislative Assembly PARTICIPANTS: Nineteen debaters from nine…
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and heart disease
New report shows tobacco use is falling, but more needed to protect people from heart diseases and other noncommunicable diseases Geneva/Washington D.C., 31 May, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) – Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, both globally and in…
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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices Unveiling of plaque and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Mobi-Mat WHO: The National Council for Persons with Disabilities WHAT: Unveiling of plaque and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Mobi-Mat for use…
Bahamian pioneer in disease elimination is named a PAHO Health Hero of the Americas
Nassau, May 2, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, a Bahamian public health pioneer known for her work in advancing and verifying regional disease elimination efforts, was named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan…
Cayman Islands Minister’s message for World Health Day
Health Minister Dwayne Seymour: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Cayman Islands will be holding World Health Day activities from 9 to 13 April. WHO’s constitution came into force on 7 April 1948. This…
PAHO World Health Day conference will feature former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet
The special April 4 event will highlight challenges and advances toward guaranteeing the right to health in the 21st century. It can be followed via livestream. Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — In observance of World Health…
Law firm files 2nd major embryo loss case in same week, focus is on thousands of egg/embryos at San Francisco fertility clinic
Similar Cases Filed Monday by Peiffer Rosca Wolf Abdullah Carr & Kane (PRW) in Cleveland WHO: Just days after filing a smiliar case involving the University Hospitals (UH) Ahuja Medical Center in Cleveland, OH, the law firm Peiffer Rosca Wolf…
Carissa F. Etienne begins second term as Director of PAHO, the premier public health agency of the americas
Improving access to health for the most vulnerable, ensuring sufficient financing for health, and preparing health services to withstand the effects of climate change are among her priorities for the next five years. Washington, D.C., 2 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) —…
PAHO/WHO to inaugurate Dr. Carissa F. Etienne for a second term as Director
WHAT: Swearing-in of Dr. Carissa F. Etienne as the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). See biographical note below. WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 1,…
