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We work with countries throughout the region to improve and protect people's health. Regional Office @WHO. #HealthForAll.
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In response to the humanitarian crisis in #Haiti , 15 metric tons of medical supplies are being mobilized from PAHO's strategic reserve in a coordinated effort with @eu_ECHO, World Food Programme and UN Humanitarian Response Depot.
๐ WHO 2024 Global Hepatitis Report
254ย million people lived with hepatitisย B, and 50ย million with hepatitisย C in 2022.ย
Urgent action is needed to advance a public health approach to viral #hepatitis .
Read more: paho.org/en/news/10-4-2โฆ
๐๏ธ During an official visit to Canada ๐จ๐ฆ, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Jarbas Barbosa met with the Minister of Health, Mark Holland, as well as other high-level health officials, to discuss ongoing collaboration to enhance quality of life and health in the Americas.
paho.org/en/news/11-4-2โฆ
Today, in a meeting with Canadian PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers, I discussed with Kumanan Wilson Bruyรจre, Christine Harmston Health Canada and PHAC and the Centers' Directors how to leverage Canadian expertise for our common regional health priorities. #Healthcare
Great meeting today with Canadaโs Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks ืืขืจื ืืงืก. Discussed collaboration opportunities and the crucial need to raise mental health awareness in the region.
#MentalHealth #AddictionsAwareness ๐จ๐ฆ
In the Americas, millions of people still struggle to access health services due to social, economic, geographic, or cultural barriers, among others.
Health is not a privilege.
#MyHealthMyRight
Health is not a privilege but a central aspect of a full life.
Today, #WorldHealthDay , PAHO defends the right of all people to non-discriminatory access to appropriate and quality health services.
#MyHealthMyRight
April 7th is #WorldHealthDay
PAHO champions the right of all people to non-discriminatory access to adequate and quality health services.
โน๏ธ: paho.org/en/campaigns/wโฆ
๐ At PAHO, we strive to fulfill this right to health by working with our Member States to advance universal health for all, including for those populations living in situations of vulnerability.
#WorldHealthDay #MyHealthMyRight ๐๐พ
๐๏ธ For #WorldHealthDay , celebrated on April 7, PAHO reiterated its commitment to the right to health for all people, without discrimination of any kind.
โน๏ธ Read more ๐๐ฝ
paho.org/en/news/5-4-20โฆ
#MyHealthMyRight
๐๏ธ PAHO today released a progress report revealing advances in policies and actions to promote #healthyaging in the region, despite the challenges the world has faced since 2020.
โน๏ธ Learn more ๐๐ฝ
paho.org/en/news/2-4-20โฆ
๐ฃThis week on #EMTignite : '๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐.'
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๐Wednesday, April 1st
๐๏ธ11:00 am (EST/WDC)
With support from Ford Foundation and AECID
Join us: paho.org/en/events/teleโฆ
#EMTamericas
Key findings on #digitalhealth in maternal care.
- ๐ 82% of institutions use ICTs
- ๐ 59% increased use of ICTs during the pandemic.
- ๐คณ Mainly used for family planning and breastfeeding counselling.
โน๏ธ: journals.plos.org/plosone/articlโฆ #MaternalHealth
