Suriname has become the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria after 70 years of fighting the mosquito-borne disease, ...

"Suriname did what was needed to eliminate malaria—detecting and treating every case quickly, investigating to prevent spread, and engaging communities," said Dr Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan ...

The number of nurses in training has fallen dramatically in the last few years, says PAHO. Image by PAHO. The head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says countries in ...

Meanwhile, PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has warned countries of the Americas that more must be done to train and retain nurses. The call follows the release of the World Health Organization’s ...

The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called on Ministries of Health in the region to increase surveillance and lead the charge towards the elimination ...

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95 percent measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health ...

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95% measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization.

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95% measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization.

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases. The epicenter remains in Texas, which is up to 663 confirmed cases.

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95% measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization.

North and South American countries have struggled to maintain the 95% measles vaccination rate needed to prevent outbreaks, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization.