/en en /en/news/22-11-2024-cop29-paho-warns-failure-focus-people-vulnerable-situations-will-exacerbate-health <p><strong>Baku, Azerbaijan/Washington, D.C., 22 November 2024</strong> – At COP29 this week, the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) underscored the importance of focusing on the needs of populations in situations of vulnerability when implementing policies to address the health impact of climate change.</p> 22 Nov 2024 Oscar Reyes node/97968 /en/news/19-11-2024-caf-eclac-idb-and-paho-advancing-equity-and-sustainable-development-americas <p class="text-align-center"><em>19 November 2024&nbsp;</em></p> 19 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97899 /en/news/15-11-2024-paho-announces-costa-rica-malaria-champion-americas-2024 <p>Washington, DC, November 15, 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·)- The Northern Huetar Region of Costa Rica was today awarded with the 2024 Malaria Champions prize, an initiative that recognizes evidence-based efforts in malaria control and elimination in the Americas.</p> 15 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97905 /en/news/14-11-2024-paho-celebrates-100-year-anniversary-pan-american-sanitary-code <p>Washington D.C. 14 November 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) – The ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today convened Ministers of Health and other high-level health authorities for a panel discussion to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the Pan American Sanitary Code.</p> 14 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97857 /en/news/14-11-2024-measles-cases-rise-globally-while-americas-region-regains-measles-elimination <p>14 November 2024 | Geneva / Washington, D.C. (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO)– While global measles cases surged to an estimated 10.3 million in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, the Americas region has successfully regained its status as free of endemic measles, with Brazil recently re-verified as having eliminated the disease.</p> 14 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97856 /en/news/14-11-2024-urgent-action-needed-global-diabetes-cases-increase-four-fold-over-past-decades <p><em>In the Americas, the number of people with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1990.&nbsp;</em></p> 14 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97851 /en/news/13-11-2024-paho-delivers-critical-medical-supplies-support-hurricane-oscar-response-and <p>Havana, November 13, 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) - In partnership with other United Nations agencies, funds, and programs, the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO) has actively joined the response and recovery efforts in Guantánamo, Cuba, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Oscar.</p><p>Two of four flights funded by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Office (ECHO) will deliver over four tons of essential supplies, including medical and trauma care materials, as well as personal protective equipment, to the regions most affected by the disaster.</p> 13 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97832 /en/news/12-11-2024-paho-re-verifies-brazil-measles-free-country <p><em>With this achievement, the Americas regains its status as a region free of endemic measles.</em></p><p>Brasilia, November 12, 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) – The Director of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, today confirmed that Brazil has been re-verified as free of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). This means that the Americas has now recovered its status as a region free of endemic measles, a milestone first achieved in 2016.</p> 12 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97819 /en/news/7-11-2024-paho-director-calls-urgent-action-end-violence-against-children-americas <p><em>Globally, one in two children and adolescents experience some form of violence each year. In the Americas, the homicide rate among those under the age of 18 is the highest in the world.&nbsp;</em></p> 7 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97783 /en/news/7-11-2024-paho-joins-global-alliance-against-hunger-and-poverty <p>Washington D.C. 7 November 2024 (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·/WHO) –&nbsp;The ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· (¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·) has joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative proposed by the Government of Brazil during its G20 Presidency to combat hunger and poverty worldwide.</p><p>The Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty aims to promote collective actions towards ensuring that countries have the resources and knowledge needed for the development of public policies that are proven to be effective in reducing hunger and poverty around the world.</p> 7 Nov 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97740