Miami, Jan 24 (EFE).- Representatives from governments, international institutions, medical associations and care organizations are to participate on Thursday in a virtual meeting on the impact of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Latin America. The one-hour meeting, moderated by journalist Glenda Umaña, will take place via Zoom on January 26 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern …
Washington D.C. 12 December 2022 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa F. Etienne, has called on countries to redouble efforts towards achieving universal health as they begin to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. “This region urgently needs to act to reverse the socioeconomic and health losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, address the growing burden of foregone care and recover lost public health gains,” the Director said at an event to mark Universal Health Day today.
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 Llopiz, PAHO and WHO Representative in Argentina. Credit: Ministerio de Salud Pública de Tucumán, Argentina
During a regional workshop in Argentina, the Director of PAHO called for countries to increase investment in epidemic and pandemic preparedness, because the question is not “if there will be a new pandemic, but when”.
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