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"The avian influenza epidemic poses a real threat to animals and a potential threat to humans."
July 2023 (PAHO/WHO)—In January this year, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned about outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds in countries of the Americas. For the first time, a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) was…
Washington D.C. 20 July 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – If the Americas is to reverse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries must urgently develop and implement primary health care-based systems that consider the changing epidemiological contexts and population needs of the 21st Century, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health…
18 July 2023 – As part of the EU-CELAC Summit, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and Director of Health Systems and Services of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr James Fitzgerald signed a €3,8 million agreement building a partnership to strengthen Latin American and Caribbean access to…
Washington, DC, 17 July 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced a competition for adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24, which aims to help address the mental health crisis in the Region.
Through artistic mediums such as painting, drawing, illustration, poetry, stories, videos and song, the 2023 Youth Voices…
14 July 2023 — Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame are released today by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Citing “limited evidence” for carcinogenicity in…
The HMCC Movement launches a call to recognize initiatives on healthy municipalities in the Americas
The purpose of this call is to disseminate and exchange initiatives implemented at the local level in the region that contribute to health, well-being and equity.
Washington, D.C., July 12, 2023 - The Healthy Municipalities, Cities and Communities Movement (HMCC) launches a call to collect and recognize positive experiences on healthy…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) invites you to share your experiences for a publication about the contributions of nursing professionals to school health.
We are collecting stories, good practices, case studies, and experiences of nursing professionals or nursing programs in the Region of the Americas that promote School Health,…
The eight best experiences selected will receive PAHO's support to produce an Expanded Report on their initiative.
Washington, D.C., June 12 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is launching a call to collect successful experiences on integrating workers' healthcare at the primary health care in the Region of the Americas. This…
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