Washington, D.C., July 23, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH), is offering the virtual course "Vigilancia de la morbilidad materna de extrema gravedad (Near Miss Materno)", a free, self-paced, open-access training designed to strengthen the capacities of health…
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2026.- Belize has been officially included as a full member of the Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM) of the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to strengthen medicines safety and protect public health.This achievement reflects years of sustained work…
July 21, 2026 – A new PAHO course is now available for free for English-speaking health workers around the world who want to learn how to identify and respond to vaccine misinformation. The course, “Building trust and responding to vaccine misinformation,” includes three practical, activity-based modules that cover how to identify vaccine…
Georgetown, Guyana, July 22 2026.- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) conducted a three-day technical mission to Guyana to support the Ministry of Health and the Government Analyst–Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) in establishing the country’s National Regulatory System for medicines and vaccines. These efforts form part of PAHO…
Washington, D.C., 20 July 2026 (PAHO) - The Network on Essential Public Health Functions to Strengthen Stewardship and Governance (RedFESP) welcomed Belize as a new member country during the second virtual seminar in its series dedicated to exchanging experiences on the implementation and institutionalization of Essential Public Health Functions (…
Washington, D.C., July 15, 2026 (PAHO) – Delegates from ten countries of the Americas, together with international experts, development partners, and technical organizations, participated in the “Seventh Meeting of National Program Managers for the Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem in the Americas”, held in San Salvador, El…
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) have announced the launch of a regional call for proposals to fund operational research projects aimed at strengthening efforts to eliminate communicable diseases in Latin America and…
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ibero-American Road Safety Observatory (OISEVI) held their first joint meeting in Madrid, Spain, on 25 June 2026, bringing road safety leaders from across Ibero-America and the Caribbean together to strengthen regional cooperation and accelerate…
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 1, 2026.- Barbados has reached a major milestone in strengthening its national regulatory system for medical products with the successful passage of the Barbados Medical Products Authority (BMPA) Bill through Parliament.The creation of the BMPA represents a significant step forward in Barbados’ ongoing efforts to ensure…