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120th Anniversary of the Pan American Health Organization

This year PAHO celebrates 120 years of active work in the public health arena of the Americas.

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COVID-19 Resources

Virus de COVID-19

Monkeypox Resources

Monkeypox virus

News

30th Pan American Sanitary Conference ends

30 Sep 2022

30th Pan American Sanitary Conference ends with regional agreements to improve pandemic preparedness and recover progress towards SDGs

Prueba contra la COVID-19

30 Sep 2022

PAHO calls on countries to continue COVID-19 testing and increase vaccination to avoid a prolonged pandemic

Baby received polio vaccine

29 Sep 2022

Health authorities commit to step up efforts to keep the Americas free of polio

Public Health Stories

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Reaching 100,000 hearts on two islands

Community engagement in Haiti

COVID-19: Increasing Vaccination Coverage in Haiti through community outreach

Fermin, the last polio victim in the Americas

The history of Polio – from eradication to re-emergence

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne
Director Pan American Health Organization

Quinquennial Report 2018-2022 of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau

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Election of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau

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Publications

Publications

Governing Bodies

Flags of the Americas

Partnerships

Partnership

Health Emergencies

Pan American Journal of Public Health

Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas

The Decade of Healthy Aging

Elimination Initiative

Campaigns

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Mental Health Stigma Reduction Campaign

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022. Ban lead paint.

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

23 Sep 2022

Poliomyelitis in the Region of the Americas - Risk assessment

13 Sep 2022

Epidemiological Update. Detection of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in the United States: Considerations for the Region of the Americas

13 Sep 2022

Monkeypox in the Region of the Americas - Risk assessment

3 Sep 2022

Informative Note: Update Cases of pneumonia due to Legionella Tucumán, Argentina

Events

Inter-American Water Day 2022: 30 years articulating alliances for the sustainable development

3 Oct 2022

Inter-American Water Day 2022: 30 years articulating partnerships for the sustainable development

Inter-American Water Day 2022: 30 years articulating alliances for the sustainable development

Inter-American Water Day 2022: 30 years articulating partnerships for the sustainable development

3 Oct 2022 - 3 Oct 2022

Older Persons in the Americas: Advances and Challenges

Round Table "Older Persons in the Americas: Advances and Challenges"

3 Oct 2022

Course Launch: Risk Assessment for Children's Health and E-Waste Exposure - 2022

Webinar - Course Launch: Risk Assessment for Children's Health and E-Waste Exposure - 2022

5 Oct 2022

Launch of the Special Issue Devoted to Tobacco Control

Launch of the Special Issue devoted to Tobacco Control

13 Oct 2022