NEWS:

Donations to PAHEF Support PAHO’s Efforts to Recover Health Services to Victims of Earthquake in Haiti

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) is accepting donations to support the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) relief efforts in Haiti. Donations can be made by credit card on PAHEF’s secure Web site.

These funds will be used to help PAHO support the Haitian Ministry of Health to provide emergency care by:

-    Providing medicine and medical equipment
-    Mobilizing trained health personnel
-    Establishing mobile clinics to treat the survivors

PAHEF also will use the funds for health needs during Haiti’s recovery from the disaster.

Read situation reports from PAHO's Health Cluster
Read more about how donations to PAHEF support PAHO's earthquake relief efforts in Haiti
For updated news about earthquake relief in Haiti, follow www.twitter.com/pahef
View earthquake photos of Haiti on PAHO's Web Site

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Postponed: The Challenge of Chronic Diseases along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Due to inclement weather, The Challenge of Chronic Diseases along the U.S.-Mexico Border, an event from CSIS Americas Program and Global Health Policy Center, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), and the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, scheduled to be held February 9, 2010, in Washington, DC, has been postponed.

A notification will be sent to subscribers of our e-Newsletter once a new date has been determined.

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Follow PAHEF on Twitter

Follow PAHEF on Twitter to get the latest news on the Haiti earthquake recovery effort and other public health issues at www.twitter.com/pahef.