As violence continues to escalate in Haiti, the Pan American Health Organization calls for urgent protection of medical ...

PAHO’s Director, Dr Jarbas Barbosa, emphasised that “the report reflects PAHO’s commitment to advancing towards universal health in a region that has made great progress, but also faces ...

“Dengue is posing a greater-than-usual risk to children” in countries like Guatemala, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa during a virtual press conference. Children under 15 represent more than a third of severe ...

In countries like Guatemala, 70 per cent of dengue-related deaths have occurred in children,” said PAHO Director Jarbas Barbosa. He told reporters that children under 15 represent over a third ...

This year, countries have reported record-breaking numbers of dengue cases, said Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan America Health Organization (PAHO), in a virtual press conference. Jarbas ...

Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year ...

"This is linked directly to climatic events," PAHO director Jarbas Barbosa said, referencing warmer temperatures, droughts and flooding. Jenny Chiroque sits on a bed with netting at La Merced ...

The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday. More than 12.6m cases and 7 ...

The number of cases in the region, which includes the United States, is the highest reported since record keeping began in 1980, PAHO director Jarbas Barbosa said at a news conference.