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Mashup Score: 0Despite vaccination gains, 1.2 million children under one remain unprotected in the Americas - 9 day(s) ago
Washington D.C. 18 April 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – With 15 out of every 100 children in the Americas only partially protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged countries of the region to continue efforts to recover routine vaccination coverage.
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Mashup Score: 5PAHO, WHO directors meet President Lula to discuss priority health issues for Brazil, the Americas and the world - 3 month(s) ago
Brasilia, February 7, 2024 – On an official visit to Brazil, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, met on Monday 5 February with the President of the Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the country’s Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, where they reviewed priority issues to make the country, the region and the world healthier, safer and more equitable.
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Great to see @WHO @DrTedros teaming up with @LulaOficial to champion #UHC https://t.co/DPV30CcqCY
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Mashup Score: 0Latin America and the Caribbean Code against Cancer - 6 month(s) ago
Presentation The International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization convened a group of specialists and representatives of civil society from Latin America and the Caribbean to formulate a series of prevention measures for cancer, based on the most recent scientific evidence and adapted to common scenarios in the subregion. As a result of this initiative, this code presents 17 actions to help prevent cancer, as well as public policy recommendations aimed at guaranteeing its effective application.
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Read the Code here! Includes priority actions for policymakers and the public, plus guidance for primary care providers @IARCWHO @pahowho + civil society partners throughout the region! #WCLS2023 @uicc https://t.co/YkY1XP2QuW https://t.co/IyO0MgXwwA
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Mashup Score: 65Integrating traditional midwives into Bolivia’s health care system to promote culturally secure births and intercultural dialogue - 9 month(s) ago
May 2022 Background For years, the traditional midwives of Bolivia’s 36 nations and indigenous territories have used traditional medicine practices together with conventional medicine to bring life into the world with quality and warmth, with respect for interculturality.
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Indigenous #midwives can help strengthen linkages between health services & Indigenous communities — improving access to sexual & reproductive health services for their communities. More info 👉https://t.co/KiiI7QzNtO #IndigenousDay https://t.co/3IXsr6wKMR
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Mashup Score: 2Chikungunya - 11 month(s) ago
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through the bites of mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. It was first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952 and has now been identified in nearly 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and, most recently, the Americas. Symptoms usually begin 4 to 8 days after a mosquito bite but can appear anywhere from 2 to 12…
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Transmitted to humans through bites of mosquitoes infected with the virus (Aedes aegypti & Aedes albopictus). 1st described during outbreak in S. Tanzania in 1952 -now in nearly 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe & most recently, the Americas https://t.co/zwYmB4ZFfm.
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Mashup Score: 1
In 2021, one in five children under the age of one year did not receive all vaccine doses. With Vaccination Week in the Americas 2023 starting next week, countries must accelerate efforts to improve routine vaccination coverage. Washington D.C. 20 April 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to urgently step-up routine…
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VACCINES: Risk of vaccine preventable diseases at all time high due to disruptions & new vaccine hesitancy in the Americas (e.g. polio, tetanus, measles and diphtheria). Basic routine childhood vaccination saves many lives https://t.co/GxptJNH2GH
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Mashup Score: 1World Malaria Day – Countries must step up efforts to reach vulnerable populations, PAHO Director says - 11 month(s) ago
Washington D.C. 25 April 2023 (PAHO) – On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to intensify malaria elimination efforts among indigenous, mobile and remote communities, the populations disproportionately affected by the disease. Although the total number of malaria cases in the Region spiked from 2015 to 2019, increased…
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MALARIA: One month anniversary of World Malaria Day April 25 - we must step up efforts for this global infectious diseases killer https://t.co/99azZ4wOe0
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Mashup Score: 39
Bridgetown, Barbados, 18 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – According to a recently published study, the Octagonal Warning Label System for food and drink products is the most effective to help Jamaican consumers to make healthier choices.
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People should be able to know at a glance whether a food product has excessive salt, fat or sugar. Prominent warning labels can help them make healthy choices and motivate food manufacturers to reduce unhealthy ingredients. https://t.co/kznE1nKULu
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Mashup Score: 4World Chagas Disease Day 2023 - 1 year(s) ago
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Guess what’s coming up pretty soon that’s getting everyone’s attention? That’s right, April 14 is World Chagas Disease Day https://t.co/v7XGWKar7T
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Mashup Score: 1Update – Legionella identified as cause of cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucuman, Argentina - 1 year(s) ago
Photo caption: Press conference on 3 September 2022. From left: Luis Medina Ruiz, Minister of Health for Tucumán Province; Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health of Argentina; Eva Jane Llopis, PAHO and WHO Representative in Argentina. Credit: Ministerio de Salud Pública de Tucumán, Argentina.
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Or that there was a human h5n1 case in Houston with no bird contact? Or that there was a massive covid outbreak or a new variant in Argentina without any proof? (Ended up being legionella) https://t.co/qepht8g1mX
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“Historically, our Region has always been a leader in disease elimination. However, for more than a decade, vaccination coverages have significantly decreased,” https://t.co/LoQxJEGmud