The International Day of Indigenous Peoples on August 9 highlights the theme, “Recognizing Indigenous Midwifery: Safeguarding Life and Well-being.” This international mobilization draws attention to the role of Indigenous midwives as guardians of systems of knowledge, values, and practices developed and passed down over generations.The United…
Brasilia, September 2, 2026 (PAHO) – Health authorities and representatives from 16 countries across the Americas are participating in the first joint meeting of the Essential Public Health Functions Network (RedFESP), the Network of National Health Funds in the Americas (REFSA), and the Network to Advance Integrated Health Services Networks (…
San José, Costa Rica, 20 August 2026 – Approximately 25 representatives and experts from seven countries participated in a subregional workshop organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to strengthen epidemiological and laboratory surveillance of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis caused an estimated 5,000 deaths in the Americas in…
Panama City, September 1, 2026. (PAHO/WHO) — Generating a genomic sequence is only one part of the process. The challenge is to transform genomic data into public health evidence: interpreting it in context to understand what is happening and translating it into information that can guide public health decisions and actions.With this goal in…
Washington, D.C., 24 August 2026 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made the training materials for the World Health Organization's (WHO) Essential Newborn Care (ENC) course available in Spanish, aimed at strengthening the competencies of health teams to provide quality care to newborns from the moment of birth.More than…
Washington, D.C., August 27, 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), concluded, via a virtual session, the pilot phase of an online course focused on strengthening health services' response to violence against girls and adolescents in Latin…
Brasilia, Brazil, August 24, 2026.– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) joined global and regional stakeholders to promote the development of integrated innovation and production ecosystems to expand equitable access to health technologies and strengthen regional health security. These issues were at the center of the Industry Engagement…
Panama City, 26 August 2026 (PAHO) – Representatives from countries, educational institutions, international organizations, and technical departments of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) met on 25 and 26 August in Panama City to review progress and challenges related to the Learning Pathways of the Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH…
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…