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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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Coverage of the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference

COVID-19 Resources

Virus de COVID-19

Monkeypox Resources

Monkeypox virus

News

Mother with child receiving medical care

27 Sep 2022

Countries of the Americas Seek to Ensure Uninterrupted Care by Reducing Fragmentation of Health Systems

Monkeypox

27 Sep 2022

PAHO calls for more collaborative action to stop monkeypox outbreak in the region

Girls with baby in her hands in impoverished area

27 Sep 2022

As advances stall, countries recommit to accelerating equitable progress towards sustainable development health targets

Public Health Stories

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

Lorena Nieto vive en la capital colombiana y su único medio de transporte es la bicicleta

More women on bicycles: an urban transport policy in favor of health and equality

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

CCAYH

Second Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health

20 Oct 2022 - 22 Oct 2022