Washington, DC, 21 August 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) advanced its technical cooperation agenda with Guatemala to strengthen the planning and governance of health personnel. From 18 to 20 August, technical meetings were held with national institutions, along with the Policy Dialogue for the Strengthening of Nursing…
Washington, D.C., August 20, 2026 (PAHO) — Chile joined the Network on Essential Public Health Functions to Strengthen Stewardship and Governance (RedFESP) as a new member country during a new session of its virtual seminar series dedicated to the regional exchange of experiences on the institutionalization of Essential Public Health…
Belize City, Belize, 13 August 2026.– The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) of Belize advanced the operationalization of the National Post-Market Surveillance System for medicines and vaccines with support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in a three-day workshop that brought together officials from government agencies,…
Washington, D.C., August 17, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Mexican Center for the Classification of Diseases (CEMECE) concluded the regional course “Training of ICD-11 Coders and Its Tools: Mortality Component for the Americas,” a joint initiative developed between April and July 2026 that strengthened the…
Washington, D.C., August 15, 2026 (PAHO) – Members of the Regional Network to Advance Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks (Impulsa-RISS) participated in a new General Assembly, bringing together representatives from from ministries and government secretariats, academic institutions, and other actors that make up this regional cooperation…
RCC urges countries to strengthen vaccination, surveillance, and outbreak preparedness to keep the Americas polio-free.Tegucigalpa, Honduras – The Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Americas (RCC) met in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from 13 to 17 July 2026. The group's 20th meeting had the following objectives…
Washington, D.C., August 12, 2026.– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), convened a regional technical webinar to strengthen medicines quality assurance, laboratory testing capacity, and regulatory systems across the Caribbean. The…
Regional meeting in Salvador, Brazil, reviewed progress in implementing the 2024–2029 Strategy, introduced a new training initiative for the Region, and identified priorities to strengthen early warning. Salvador, Brazil, 6 August 2026 (PAHO) – Representatives from countries across the Americas and experts from the Pan American Health…
Washington, D.C., 22 July 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a regional webinar on Strategies for the Prevention, Detection, and Management of Neonatal Sepsis in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance. The webinar built on previous PAHO sessions on hand hygiene and the clinical management of maternal sepsis, extending…