Children First: A Success Story of Collaboration between Pediatric Hospitals in Mexico and Canada

With support from the Pan American Health Organization and Health Canada, a partnership initiated in 1997 between the Oaxaca Children's Hospital in Mexico and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada is flourishing, proving that international technical cooperation can improve the health of children in the Americas.  Read more

 Medical Professionals Worldwide Endorse WHO Checklist for Safer Surgery

 PAHO Launches Safe Surgery Saves Lives - 2nd WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge

 Vaccination week in the Americas advances on goals

Perspectives in Health - March 2008The eZine of the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features: Chronic Diseases: Everyone's Epidemic - Traffic Safety: No Act of Fate - Jerry Rivera: "Stop the Pain" - PAHO Calls for Action on Alcohol - More....  Read more

PAHO Today - July 2008 EditionPAHO Today is the newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization. In this edition: Vaccination Week '08 Advances toward Record Goals, HPV Vaccine Eyed as Part of Cervical Cancer Strategy, Global Health Leaders Tackle Top Issues, Safe Surgery Checklist Launched at PAHO, more.  Read more

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