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En la última década, la reducción de la mortalidad materna en América Latina y el Caribe ha mostrado indicios de un marcado enlentecimiento y en algunos casos de retroceso, que ponen en riesgo el cumplimiento de los compromisos acordados a nivel mundial, regional y dentro de los propios Estados, ... more
Los objetivos y estrategias de EPMM se basan en un enfoque de derechos humanos para la salud materna y neonatal, y se centran en eliminar las inequidades significativas que conducen a disparidades en el acceso, la calidad y los resultados de la atención dentro y entre los países. Los compromisos p ... more
Este perfil de la República Dominicana sobre la salud y el cambio climático ofrece un resumen de la información sobre los riesgos climáticos, las vulnerabilidades en materia de salud, las repercusiones sobre la salud y los avances logrados hasta la fecha gracias a los esfuerzos del sector de la ... more
La infografía repasa el estado de los sistemas de vigilancia de clima y salud en las Américas, indicando que solo 12 de los 35 países cuentan con observatorios o boletines nacionales o regionales sobre esta temática. Sin embargo, muestra avances importantes, ya que 26 países incorporan datos me ... more
Epilepsy is one of the world’s most common chronic neurological disorders. Roughly 50 million people suffer from it, 5 million of them in the Region of the Americas . Nevertheless, it is estimated that over 50% of these people in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to services. Furthe ... more
This publication presents the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030 (the Agenda). The Agenda is a call to action to the health sector to lead the charge to a ... more
The waves of yellow fever transmission in the Region of the Americas in 2016–2018 involved the largest number of human and epizootic cases to be reported in several decades. Yellow fever is a serious viral hemorrhagic disease that poses a challenge for h ... more
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Sesame Street: if the mosquito can't bite you, bye-bye Zika! PSA 1

Sesame Workshop Unicef, Pan American Health Organization PAHO; World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas (2016)
Sesame Street Muppets Elmo and Raya are taking on the Zika virus, helping to raise awareness and share critical information to reduce the spread of the mosquito-borne virus, now reported in 33 countries and territories of the Americas. The Muppet friends appear in two public service messages, sharin ... more

Sesame Street: if the mosquito can't bite you, bye-bye Zika! PSA 2

Sesame Workshop Unicef, Pan American Health Organization PAHO; World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas (2016)
Sesame Street Muppets Elmo and Raya are taking on the Zika virus, helping to raise awareness and share critical information to reduce the spread of the mosquito-borne virus, now reported in 33 countries and territories of the Americas. The Muppet friends appear in two public service messages, sharin ... more
This summary covers the preventive approach to breast cancer control and includes prophylactic medications, prophylactic surgery and lifestyle modifications for breast cancer prevention. Health professional training and individual risk assessments a ... more
Se espera que el Panorama 2020 ayude a visibilizar los desafíos de los territorios con peores indicadores en términos de alimentación y nutrición, y que sirva para movilizar el compromiso político y la atención pública en los lugares que sufren mayores rezagos respecto a los promedios naciona ... more
n the countries of the Region of the Americas, there are different forms of organization of health services at the first level of care. Some countries include certain laboratory, dental and diagnost ... more
Since 2016, the Pan American Health Organization (PA ... more
In the face of rapid increases in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with shortages of human and material resources, including medical equipment and gases, there is a need to redesign models of care in the Region to optimize available resources ... more
2nd edition. This is a revision of an illustrated booklet developed by the Pan American Health Organiza ... more
This regional report on the situation of tuberculosis (TB) in the Americas contains information from 2019, provided by the countries of the Region through the World Health Organization TB data colle ... more
Tuberculosis continues to represent a severe public health problem in the Region of the Americas, even more so in the case of indigenous peoples, whose TB incidence is much higher than that of the general population. To achieve tuberculosis control ... more
Updated 2 June 2022.# This entry contains the Status Report of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Americas by Country and a new document with information of Collaborating Centres by Outcome of the Strategic Plan of the Pan ... more