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Washington, D.C., August 26, 2024 (PAHO)– A recent Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) study published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice reveals significant barriers in access to essential hypertension medications across Latin America and the Caribbean, including outdated essential medicines lists and diffuse procurement…
For several years, Haiti has been engulfed in a socioeconomic, political and humanitarian crisis that, since mid-September 2022, reached critical levels. The situation further escalated in February this year due to armed violence and gang control of territory.— August 2024 —Widespread insecurity and political instability have drastically…
Washington, DC, August 8, 2024 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has redoubled its efforts to help Central America manage a significant increase in dengue cases, which have risen by 98% in the subregion compared to the previous year. Throughout the Americas, 2024 has been a record year, with more than 11 million reported cases…
Washington, DC, August 7, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recently optimized its Core Indicators Portal, a tool that provides crucial health data for 49 countries and territories in the Americas. The initiative was created in 1995, when data was disseminated via printed booklets. Starting in 2021, the online…
I n the context of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August each year, this story highlights ongoing efforts to raise awareness and improve the health of Indigenous communities in the Americas. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples serves as a reminder of the urgent need to address those diseases…
Washington, D.C., August 6, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) have announced a new partnership to address excessive or unnecessary testing and treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean. This collaboration aims to advance evidence-based healthcare practices, enhance quality of…
Port-au-Prince, 5 August 2024 (PAHO) - The security situation in Haiti has led hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPAP) to flee the violence and take refuge in sites that are, for the most part, unsuitable for housing these displaced populations. Overcrowding and inadequate sanitary infrastructures in…
Rio de Janeiro, 1 August 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and global health initiative Unitaid have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify collaboration to advance HIV response in Latin America and the Caribbean.The US$ 5 million grant, which was signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July, aims to reduce HIV…
Washington D.C. 17 July 2024 (PAHO) – As countries of the Americas continue to recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) convened to discuss global health security and recommit to ongoing collaboration to improve public health in…