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Changing demographics create new health care challenges in the Americas
In the past 25 years, the population of the Americas has aged, while inequalities in health have increased. These changes will make achieving universal health coverage and universal access to health care more of a challenge in the Region, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Read more...Dancing shoes and the road to lymphatic filariasis elimination in Guyana
Lymphatic Filariasis is a mosquito-borne, parasitic disease, which threatens the health of around 500,000 people in Guyana. While it is not fatal, it affects the lymphatic system, leading to a variety of permanent, debilitating symptoms including severe swelling of the genitals (hydrocele) and lower extremities (elephantitis, or “big foot” as it is more commonly known in the country).
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Public Health 2020 Call for Submissions
October 17 - November, 07, 2019
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Webinar: “How are ultra-processed products harming diets in Latin America?”
October 18, 2019
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Seminario web: "¿De qué forma los productos ultraprocesados están dañando las dietas de América Latina?"
October 18, 2019
Transplanting Knowledge and Saving Lives
“This has been a very enriching experience. The objective now is to go back to my country and help create a program that performs this kind operation,” said Daniel Vargas, an Ecuadorian surgeon.
"I believe strongly that good health is rooted in equity, universality, solidarity, and inclusiveness"
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne
Director of the Pan American Health Organization