Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to global public health and requires urgent action by all sectors of government and society. It is a multi-causal problem that affects human, animal, and ecosystemic health, and implies the need for a holistic approach from the One Health multisectoral approach.
The Strategy for Building Resilient Health Systems approved by PAHO/WHO Member States recognizes the need for increased and sustained financing to help…
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluación de Tecnologias en Salud de las Americas), jointly with the Spanish Network of Health Technology Assessment Agencies (Red Española de Agencias de Evaluación de Tecnologías y Prestaciones del Sistema Nacional de Salud) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar…
Join us on Thursday, May 09, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Brasilia or GMT-3) for the webinar "Quality of Health Information", promoted by BIREME, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Join us on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) for the webinar Improving Mental Health through Social Determinants. This event aims to provide a broad understanding of the social determinants related to mental health, promote the importance of cross-sector collaboration, and expand the resources available to participate in this transformation.…
The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) is the educational platform of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and plays a fundamental role in training health technicians throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
On Wednesday, April 17 from 10:00 to 11:30 am (Washington DC time) we will meet in the webinar "COVID-19 Vaccination in the Americas", organized by the Special Program Comprehensive Immunization (CIM).
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World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on 5 May to raise global awareness about the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and to unite people in support of improving hand hygiene worldwide.
The urgency of addressing plastic pollution is recognized by global authorities at different levels. In March 2022, at the fifth session of the United Nations Environment (UNEA-5.2), it was agreed to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including seabed plastics.