International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. There are many world days observed throughout the year related to specific health issues or conditions – from Alzheimer's to zoonoses; however, PAHO/WHO focuses particular attention on the days and weeks that PAHO/WHO Member States have mandated as "official" public health days for the region.
The Member States of the United Nations have together pledged to provide Universal Health Coverage (UHC) globally by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.
To help keep this goal top of the global agenda, the World Health Organization is dedicating World Health Day 2018 to Universal Health Coverage – with the aim to kick start meaningful policy dialogues about UHC at all…
La Cumbre Mundial de la Hepatitis es un evento bienal global para avanzar en la agenda de la hepatitis viral. Se trata de una iniciativa conjunta de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Alianza Mundial de la Hepatitis - en colaboración con un país anfitrión diferente para cada Cumbre.
We invite you to participate in Vaccination Week in the Americas 2018!