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PAHO´s Elimination Initiative seeks to eliminate more than 30 diseases and conditions by 2030

Highlights

South America region closer to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease

South America region closer to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease

With almost 99% of cattle free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), South America is moving towards its eradication. While the disease...

Accepting applications: Operational research to support the elimination of communicable diseases in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

Accepting applications: Operational research to support the elimination of communicable diseases in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

Deadline for submission: 10 October 2022 (23:59 EST)... | Versão em português |

HIV/AIDS: 40 years tackling an epidemic that has marked humanity

HIV/AIDS: 40 years tackling an epidemic that has marked humanity

Throughout its 120 years of existence, PAHO has played a leading role in the response to epidemics in the region, including HIV/AIDS. Here are some...

Ante tendencia de aumento de sífilis y sífilis congénita en algunos países las Américas, la OPS pide reforzar acciones de salud pública

With rising trends of syphilis and congenital syphilis in some countries in the Americas, PAHO calls for reinforcement of public health measures

In 2020, countries in the region reported 29,147...

How the Initiative Works

The Elimination Initiative is a major strategic and political opportunity for governments, civil societies, academia, the private sector and communities to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions in the Americas by 2030.

More about the Initiative

List of diseases and related conditions candidates for elimination or mantaining elimination status by 2030

Recent Certifications and Validations

malaria

trachoma

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

onchocerciasis

human rabies

Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Disease Elimination

It is the principal advisory group to PAHO on topics related to communicable disease elimination and eradication for the Region of the Americas. It has the mandate to advise the PAHO Director on strategic policies and actions including optimal pathways of coordination

Videos

Dr. Roberto Salvatella: todo sobre la enfermedad de Chagas (In Spanish)

Prevention of hepatitis B and C | Versão em Português

Chagas: The Silent Disease | Versão em Português

Eliminating Infectious Diseases 2030

News

Cattle in the field in South America

South America region closer to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease

1 Sep 2022

Madre e hijos

With rising trends of syphilis and congenital syphilis in some countries in the Americas, PAHO calls for reinforcement of public health measures

5 Jul 2022

patient

Guatemala is advancing toward trachoma elimination

8 Jun 2022

Children

Neglected tropical diseases: PAHO calls for an end to delays in treatment in the Americas

28 Jan 2022

Stories

Hands forming a heart with AIDS ribbon over heart

HIV/AIDS: 40 years tackling an epidemic that has marked humanity

4 Aug 2022

emtct-dominica

Dominica celebrates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

7 Jun 2021

uana, community volunteer

It takes a village to defeat malaria

5 Mar 2021

El Salvador is the third country to have achieved malaria-free status in the Americas

El Salvador is the third country to have achieved malaria-free status in the Americas

25 Feb 2021

Technical and Scientific Products

Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

9 Aug 2022

Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

Inaugural Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Disease Elimination, 14–15 October 2020. Meeting Report and Recommendations

16 Jun 2021

Inaugural Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Disease Elimination, 14–15 October 2020. Meeting Report and Recommendations

A policy brief for integrated sustainable approach to communicable diseases in the Americas

16 Nov 2019

A policy brief for integrated sustainable approach to communicable diseases in the Americas

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16 Aug 2019

An Integrated, Sustainable Framework to Elimination of Communicable Diseases in the Americas. Concept Note

Communications Materials

Brochure - Destination Elimination: Ending Communicable Diseases in the Americas

15 Jun 2020

Brochure - Destination Elimination: Ending Communicable Diseases in the Americas

Mandates and Strategies

PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative. A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas; 2019

14 Dec 2019

PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative. A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas; 2019

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16 Aug 2019

An Integrated, Sustainable Framework to Elimination of Communicable Diseases in the Americas. Concept Note

1 Aug 2019

CD57/7 - PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative: A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas

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26 Sep 2018

Political declaration of the UN General Assembly High Level meeting- Fight against tuberculosis- 26sep 2018, UNHQ, New York (Sólo inglés)