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WHO declares Public Health Emergency on novel coronavirus
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today declared that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). In China, more than 7700 cases have been confirmed, and 170 people have died. There are 82 additional cases confirmed in 18 countries.
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Measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control
The measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control following a series of actions taken by the country, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its partners, including a country-wide vaccination campaign that reached almost nine million children between the ages of 6 months and 15 years.
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PUBLIC HEALTH STORIES
Putting the health of women and children first in the South American Chaco
Since 2017, PAHO has implemented a project that seeks to strengthen health services for 400,000 people in this territory shared by Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
"I believe strongly that good health is rooted in equity, universality, solidarity, and inclusiveness"
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne
Director of the Pan American Health Organization
