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Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities presents 12 recommendations to reduce inequities in the Americas

Published 25 September 2018

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Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities presents 12 recommendations to reduce inequities in the Americas
Washington, D.C., 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)•The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas has presented an executive summary of their final report containing 12 recommendations for the countries of the Americas to reduce inequities and health inequalities in the Region.

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Progress must be accelerated to end tuberculosis in the Americas, says new PAHO report

Published 25 September 2018

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Progress must be accelerated to end tuberculosis in the Americas, says new PAHO report

Over a quarter of a million people live with TB in the Region of the Americas and 24,000 died from the disease in 2017. But the downward trend in new cases and deaths must proceed more swiftly to meet elimination targets.

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Uruguayan President and pioneer in tobacco control is named a PAHO Health Hero of the Americas

Published 25 September 2018

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Uruguayan President and pioneer in tobacco control is named a PAHO Health Hero of the Americas

Washington D.C, 24 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay, known for his work pioneering tobacco control measures, was today named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).

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ENGAGEMENTS OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, SIR S.W. TAPLEY SEATON RE: ANNIVERSARY CHURCH SERVICE/INDEPENDENCE MESSAGES

Published 25 September 2018

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ENGAGEMENTS OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, SIR S.W. TAPLEY SEATON RE: ANNIVERSARY CHURCH SERVICE/INDEPENDENCE MESSAGES

Please find PDF link to press release from Government House below Re: His Excellency the Governor General, Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton,  attends 65th Anniversary Service of the Epworth Maurice Hillier Memorial Junior School/receives Independence 35 messages.

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f9c18edcb5e81ee00df9977e6/files/a03db628-fb13-4857-84d6-e3dad2b566a9/Press_Release_September_25_2018.pdf

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Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred this afternoon in Shadwell.

Published 25 September 2018

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Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred this afternoon in Shadwell.

 

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