Cervical Cancer Control in LAC / Control del cáncer de cuello uterino en ALC
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Researchers Report that Better Screening, Treatment, and Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling of Cervical Cancer Deaths in Latin America, Caribbean With Cervical Cancer Killing 33,000 Annually in the Region, Experts in Mexico City Consider Promise, Costs of Detection, Treatment and Introduction of New Vaccines against Deadly Virus Thirty-three […]
Strenghtening Jamaica’s Health Care System
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Last month the World Bank approved three loans for Jamaica worth US$65 million for various social services. What the three have in common are health care. The first, US$40 million for Jamaica’s Social Protection Project, has as its centerpiece improvements to the Program of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Launched in 2002, PATH provides […]
Pap Smear? Nah! PAHO Has a Better Idea to Prevent Cervical Cancer in LAC
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): PAHO Urges New Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention New “Screen and Treat” method said more effective than traditional Pap smear in Latin America and the Caribbean Experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) briefed members of the U.S. Congress today on a new method of cervical cancer […]