Bridgetown, Barbados 27 March 2026 - The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries has launched Team ECC Talks, a new video series that highlights the people behind the work advancing health and wellbeing across the region.Team ECC Talks offers a human-centred…
Panama City, March 26, 2026 (PANAFTOSA/VPH-PAHO/WHO) – Professionals from official veterinary services from 15 countries in the Americas participated in the first in-person workshop of the Latin America Edition 2025/2026 of the Regional Program for the Systematic Education of Veterinary Services (ProgRESSVet), focused on strengthening…
Quito, March 25, 2026 – A mission of national and international specialists traveled to Ecuador and visited referral hospitals in Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca to strengthen the technical knowledge of more than 500 health professionals on the clinical management of severe yellow fever cases.The activities, funded by the European Union and aimed at…
Bogotá, March 24, 2026. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has begun support visits to 102 primary healthcare facilities across the country to strengthen the response to the Yellow Fever outbreak, with support from the European Union.This technical cooperation effort, carried out in coordination with the…
Brasília, March 20, 2026 – With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Brazil has become the newest affiliate of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. This Friday (March 20), the Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Macaé Evaristo, received the certificate of membership…
St. George’s, Grenada, March 2026 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), working closely with Grenada’s Ministry of Health, is emphasizing the importance of community trust including faith-based engagement, and clear communication in advancing national efforts to prevent cervical cancer.These priorities emerged from a recent focus…
Washington, D.C., 19 March 2026 (PAHO) - Grenada assumed the Presidency of the Subcommittee on Programme, Budget and Administration (SPBA) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), marking a proud moment for the Caribbean, as Minister for Health, Hon. Philip Telesford, chaired the Subcommittee’s 20th Session, held 18–19 March 2026 in…
Willemstad, Curaçao, 19 March 2026 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization strengthened its partnership with Curaçao during an official visit led by Dr Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, PAHO/WHO Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, accompanied by Dr Michelle Harris, Advisor for…
Brasilia, March 17, 2026 – From March 17 to 19, the second meeting of the Regional Network for the Prevention, Detection, and Response to Substandard and Falsified Medical Products in the Americas is being held in Brasilia, at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with the participation of delegates from 23 countries in…