PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

Bringing Health to Every Corner of the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization is the international health agency for the Americas and the Regional Office of the World Health Organization. PAHO works with countries throughout the region to improve and protect people's health.

COVID-19

Situation and resources

Cholera outbreak

Situation and resources

Mpox outbreak

Situation and resources

News

electronic cigarettes

25 Aug 2023

Eight countries in the Americas ban electronic cigarettes

COVID-19 variants

23 Aug 2023

Update on variant of interest EG.5 and variant under surveillance BA.2.86

Mosquito

16 Aug 2023

The Americas seek to expand genomic surveillance for dengue, chikungunya and other mosquito-borne viruses

Public Health Stories

Ecuador protects human health by restricting use of antibiotics in poultry farming

Ecuador protects human health by restricting use of antibiotics in poultry farming

La Gonâve Island on the horizon (left), view from the city of Jeremie, Grand’Anse department.

Cholera: Reaching isolated populations on La Gonâve Island, Haiti

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How Honduras succeeded in performing genomic sequencing for the first time

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO/WHO Director

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
Director Pan American Health Organization

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

Visit the Director's site

PASB organizational structure

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

More on PAHO International Health Days Observances

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

9 Aug 2023

Epidemiological Update - Outbreaks of avian influenza caused by influenza A(H5N1) in the Region of the Americas - August 2023

31 Jul 2023

Epidemiological Update - Dengue in the Subregion of Central America - 31 July 2023

10 Jul 2023

Briefing Note: Increase in cases Guillain-Barré Syndrome Peru

7 Jul 2023

Epidemiological Update - Outbreaks associated with medical and health tourism - 7 July 2023

Events

Actions to improve our emergency ethics preparedness and strengthen research ethics

29 Aug 2023

Webinar: Actions to improve our emergency ethics preparedness and strengthen research ethics

Actions to improve our emergency ethics preparedness and strengthen research ethics

Webinar: Actions to improve our emergency ethics preparedness and strengthen research ethics

29 Aug 2023

webinar invitation social marketing for public health

Program on Social marketing for public health: Best practices webinar

30 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2023

Webinar: How to develop a national list of essential in vitro diagnostics

Webinar: How to develop a national list of essential in vitro diagnostics

31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2023

United to make suicide prevention a priority: regional event

United to make suicide prevention a priority: regional event

5 Sep 2023 - 5 Sep 2023