PAHO Calls for Access to Tuberculosis Drugs for all The Pan American Health Organization is marking World Tuberculosis Day March 24 with a call for access to tuberculosis drugs and services for all in order to halt the spread of the disease. The Pan American Health and Education Foundation presented this year s Clarence H. Moore Award to the Cancer Society of the Bahamas for its outstanding work and leadership in the fight against cancer.
Cancer is the third leading cause of death among men and women of the Bahamas.
This year the Award was shared with Ruben Pancca Jarandilla of Bolivia. A briefing on challenges and opportunities in public health on the United States-Mexico border by leading authorities from the Pan American Health Organization, the Global Health Council, the Border Health Commission, and the City of Brownsville, TX will happen on Thursday, March 22 at the U.S. Capitol Building.