October2016

News Hour: Bangladesh have finally got their previous rhythm back as the Tigers registered their 100th ODI win in style riding on Tamim Iqbal’s seventh ODI hundred to beat Afghanistan by a convincing 141 runs to...

News Hour: At a National Conference on Migration in Nepal this week, IOM presented findings from its recently concluded study on the socio-economic and financial profile of migrants to India. “Unfortunately, the Nepal – India migration...

News Hour: The Pan American Health Organization  is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the people of the Americas. (PAHO/WHO)  recognized the Government of Uruguay for “its global leadership...

News Hour: The Government of Timor-Leste and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today officiated the launch of Banco Nacional de Comércio de Timor-Leste’s (BNCTL) first ever automated teller machines (ATMs). Estanislau da Silva, Minister of State,...

News Hour: Based on 30 years of public health efforts to respond to the HIV epidemic, ministers of health from the countries of the Americas approved a plan to scale up prevention and treatment measures by...

News Hour: Google  announced Trips, a new app that serves as a trip planner and travel guide for anyone who is exploring a new place. The free app, which is available on Android and iOS, will...

News Hour: The countries of the Americas met almost all the health targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report presented to the region’s health ministers during the 55th  Directing Council of the...

News Hour: Students, government officials, non-governmental organizations and journalists are some of the nearly 7,000 people that in the last three years have participated in IOM’s training and awareness programmes, addressing prevention of human trafficking in...

News Hour: Deaths from road traffic injuries, mainly among motorcyclists, increased by 3% in the Americas between 2010 and 2013, according to the new Report on Road Safety in the Region of the Americas, published by...

News Hour: Noting that malaria “remains a serious threat” in the Americas that has resurged where efforts against the disease have weakened, health ministers from across the Region today adopted a new plan for malaria elimination...