On January 23rd at 2:00 PM Geneva (8:00 AM EST), the World Health Organization will launch its Health Emergency Appeal 2023. Join the launch via live stream.
General events
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WHAT: Swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., of Brazil, as Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Dr. Barbosa was elected in September 2022 by PAHO Member States. His five-year term begins on February 1, 2023.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST - Washington, D.C. time).
WHERE…
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Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage positive behaviour changes, that’s why the Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) recruits year after year a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote health issues.
Join the movement for health impact through film!
4th edition in 2023: New…
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Participate in the “1st International Conference on Promotion of Physical Activity in Public Health” from 22 to 23 November 2022, from 7:00 to 11:00 am [EST] / 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Brasília time), held by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Brazil, through the General…
Joint Action to Strengthen the Health Workforce in the Region of the Americas: Americas Health Corps
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted health systems in the Region of the Americas and has exposed the need and urgency to build resilient health systems to be better prepared in the future against emerging threats, as well as to address individual and population health needs for future generations.
Organized by PAHO, Regional Technical Team for Water and Sanitation (ETRAS)
Department of Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health(CDE/CE)
International panelists:
- Tatiana Prado
- Maria Luisa Castro
- Max Carbajal
- Jorge Olivares
- Eduardo Ortiz…
Virtual event: Regional cooperation for cleaning the air we share in Latin America and the Caribbean
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Time: 14:00 (Panama time, GMT-5)
Platform: Zoom
Join us on Monday, 15 August 2022, on the Launch of the Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas 2022. This event will be broadcast through Zoom.
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PAHO launches a call for proposals to adapt health actions to groups and territories in situations of vulnerability. The call is aimed at the following objectives:
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) invites adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age in the Americas to participate in the "Adolescent voices" creative contest, on the occasion of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week, which will take place in September in Latin America and in October in the Caribbean.