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Haiti Humanitarian Crisis

PAHO staff providing support in Haiti

Dengue Resources

Workers eliminating mosquito breeding areas

News

Boy receives vaccination

3 Jul 2025

Measles cases rise in the Americas in 2025

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amit Prothi, Director General of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to strengthen cooperation in developing safer and more resilient health systems against climate change and natural disasters

3 Jul 2025

PAHO and CDRI Sign Agreement to Strengthen Health Infrastructure Resilience Against Disasters

HEALTH spelled out

2 Jul 2025

WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives

Public Health Stories

Monkey in the Colombian Amazon. Monkeys are natural sentinels: their death can provide early warning of the spread of the yellow fever virus, allowing immediate control measures to be implemented.

Yellow Fever: How three monkey deaths sparked a critical health alert in Colombia

Photo of Suriname's Amazonia region

The path to malaria elimination in Suriname

Community gathering

Supporting survivors: Addressing the surge in sexual violence in Haiti

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

1 Jul 2025

Epidemiological Update - Measles in the Americas Region - 1 July 2025

31 May 2025

Epidemiological alert Increased pertussis (Whooping Cough) in the Americas Region - 31 May 2025

31 May 2025

Epidemiological Alert Yellow fever in the Americas Region - 31 May 2025

23 May 2025

Health Risk Assessment associated with the yellow fever situation in the Americas Region - 23 May 2025

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
Director Pan American Health Organization

Learn about the five priority pillars of his vision for the future of PAHO.

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Interviewer and flu expert

Publications

Flags of the Americas

Partnership

Health Emergencies

Pan American Journal of Public Health

Better Care for NCDs Initiative

Zero preventable maternal deaths

Elimination Initiative

Campaigns

People of various ethnicities and stages in their lifes benefiting of blood transfusions

World Blood Donor Day 2025

14 Jun 2025

Events

Webinar on Data for Action Monitoring progress toward disease elimination in the Americas

Webinar - Data for Action: Monitoring progress toward disease elimination in the Americas

7 Jul 2025 - 7 Jul 2025

Flyer

Transatlantic Dialogue: Climate and Health Impacts in Situations of Vulnerability (4th session)

16 Jul 2025 - 16 Jul 2025

Webinar: Telephone surveys: a resource for NCD and risk factor surveillance

Telephone surveys: a resource for NCD and risk factor surveillance

17 Jul 2025 - 17 Jul 2025

Launch flyer

Long-Term Care for Older People: Set of Interventions for Universal Health Coverage

4 Sep 2025 - 4 Sep 2025