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Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly - 21-30 May

Health authorities from the Americas meet in Geneva to discuss health topics of relevance to the Region.

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COVID-19

Virus de COVID-19

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Cholera outbreak

Cholera

Situation and resources

Mpox outbreak

Monkeypox virus

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News

Variety of e-cigarettes
29 May 2023
Novel products, misleading information threaten to undo decades of gains against tobacco use
Salud materna
25 May 2023
World Health Assembly continues with report on the health of women, children and adolescents, discussion on impacts of climate change
No tobacco
25 May 2023
WHO recognizes doctors and organizations from five countries of Latin America for their contributions to tobacco control
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Public Health Stories

Water tank
Running water for quality health care in Honduras
Vaccination activity in Bolivia
Tackling vaccine hesitancy with art and dialogue in Bolivia
Hip Hop group shares health messages
Providing information about COVID-19 vaccines to the rhythm of hip-hop
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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.


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X of elimination

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Child with ashtray full of cigarett butts

World No Tobacco Day - 31 May 2023

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Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

18 May 2023
Epidemiological Update: Outbreaks of avian influenza caused by influenza A(H5N1) in the Region of the Americas
25 Apr 2023
Epidemiological Update - Yellow fever in the Region of the Americas - 25 April 2023
25 Apr 2023
Risk Assessment on poliomyelitis (polio): implications for the Region of the Americas
7 Apr 2023
Epidemiological Update - Poliomyelitis in the Region of the Americas - 7 April 2023
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Events

flyer
31 May 2023
Rethinking regional health technology production in Latin America & the Caribbean from a public health perspective
flyer
Rethinking regional health technology production in Latin America & the Caribbean from a public health perspective
31 May 2023 - 31 May 2023
Webinar: Good practices in the work between Scientific Societies, tuberculosis programs and other public health components to address TB in children and adolescents in the Americas Region
Webinar: Good practices in the work between Scientific Societies, tuberculosis programs and other public health components to address TB in children and adolescents in the Americas Region
31 May 2023
Cuatro mujeres
Zero maternal deaths. Prevent the preventable with a multisectoral and equity perspective.
1 Jun 2023 - 1 Jun 2023
mental health commission
Launch: Report of the High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19
9 Jun 2023 - 9 Jun 2023
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