General events
In 2020, many countries in the Americas suffered the devastating effects of an extremely active Atlantic Hurricane Season that exceeded expectations with 30 named storms. Of those, 13 became hurricanes, and 6 became major hurricanes—Category 3 or higher.
These events, combined with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, presented a multi-hazard scenario that aggravated the already…
WHO is hosting the first global gathering of leaders focusing exclusively on health in the SIDS The SIDS Summit for Health will bring together SIDS heads of states, ministers of health and others to discuss the urgent health challenges and needs they face. It will help amplify SIDS voices, promote collaborative action and strengthen health and development partnerships and financing.…
Communities empowered against AMR in the context of COVID-19
Join us for the launch of the “Caribbean Public Health Law Forum” on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (Barbados time).
WHAT: “Call for Update on the expression of interest to: Contribute to the establishment of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub”;
WHEN: 9 June 2021 - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
TARGET AUDIENCE: Relevant national authorities (Health, Science and Technology, Industry) as well as the industry representatives in the…
Thursday, May 27th at 11:00 AM (EST), PAHO will hold a Facebook live session and conversation titled "Commit to Quit Tobacco: how can we move forward?".
