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.

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News

27 Dec 2023

2023 Highlights - PAHO focuses on primary health care, communicable diseases, and pandemic preparedness

18 Dec 2023

Four Latin American countries use thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in vulnerable populations

14 Dec 2023

Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes

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Public Health Stories

Personal de SENEPA trata un florero con agua para evitar criaderos de mosquitos y recomiendan a la Un recorrido casa por casa contra el dengue en Paraguay

Tackling dengue one house at a time in Asunción

Community collaborators – On the frontlines of malaria elimination in Panama

Caribbean Nursing Instructors Learn Clinical Simulation Techniques in Brazil to Strengthen Professional Training

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

20 Dec 2023

Briefing Note: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Infections - 20 December 2023

19 Dec 2023

Epidemiological alert - Risk to human health associated with Western Equine Encephalitis Virus infection in Equines - 19 December 2023

12 Dec 2023

Risk Assessment for public health related to Dengue in the Americas Region - 12 December 2023

5 Dec 2023

Epidemiological Alert - Sustained circulation of dengue in the Region of the Americas - 5 December 2023

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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PASB organizational structure

Publications

Governing Bodies

Partnerships

Health Emergencies

Pan American Journal of Public Health

Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas

The Decade of Healthy Aging

Elimination Initiative

Campaigns

75 years of improving public health - World Health Day 2023

World Health Day 2023 - Health for All

7 Apr 2023

Events

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The Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) 2023

31 Jan 2024 - 31 Jan 2024

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