The mosquito-borne disease is spreading in areas that have not reported cases for years, as immunity wanes and cities expand ...

MEXICO CITY -- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers. It also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A sign reading "measles testing" is seen as an outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has raised concerns over its spread ...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says 90 days after Hurricane Melissa swept across parts of the Caribbean, countries are transitioning from emergency ...

As an agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) wields the weapon of diplomacy, but it has, by no means, given up the battle for ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Several Caribbean countries are benefitting from a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative aimed at strengthening their vaccine cold chain systems, ensuring ...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a rapid assessment tool to improve care for women survivors of sexual violence, amid persistently high levels ...

Guyana is among ten Caribbean territories expected to have their microbiology laboratories upgraded. The initiative, Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Response in the Caribbean, focuses on ...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) confirmed on November 10, 2025, that the Americas have officially lost their status as a region free of endemic measles transmission, raising serious ...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries, including those in the Caribbean, to strengthen surveillance, laboratory diagnosis, outbreak ...