Washington, D.C., March 13, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological alert cautioning of sustained yellow fever transmission in parts of South America, with cases continuing to be reported in 2026 and detection occurring in areas beyond the traditional hotspots of the Amazon basin.Since…
Rio de Janeiro, March 13, 2026 (PAHO) —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating leprosy during the National High-Level Conference on Hansen’s disease held yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, where PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa participated in the opening of the event and delivered a presentation on the…
Unhealthy diets are associated with over 1 million premature deaths each year in the Region.Washington, D.C., March 10, 2026 (PAHO) — A new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlights progress in the adoption of front-of-package warning labeling systems for food products in the Region of the Americas and identifies…
Washington, D.C., 6 March 2026 (PAHO) – On International Women’s Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for accelerating efforts to reduce maternal mortality and ensure that all women in the Americas have access to essential health services, medicines, and technologies for safe motherhood.Despite progress in recent decades,…
The agreement between CSL Seqirus and Sinergium, supported by PAHO, will establish a cell-based platform for influenza vaccine production in the country.Buenos Aires, March 6, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a technology transfer agreement for the cell-based production of seasonal influenza vaccines, coordinated…
Buenos Aires, March 5, 2026 (PAHO) — Today, Argentina joined the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas (AxAPS), a regional initiative promoted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank (WB), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to accelerate the transformation of health systems through investment,…
Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
PAHO/WHO Representative in Chile, Giovanni Escalante, and Chile’s Minister of Health, Ximena Aguilera, during the ceremony recognizing the elimination of leprosy, held in Santiago, Chile.Santiago/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 4 March 2026- The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates…
Washington, DC, March 3, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged countries in the Region of the Americas to strengthen monitoring and ensure the appropriate use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) medicines, in light of increasing reports of adverse events associated with their misuse.In an …
Interview with Pablo Durán, Regional Advisor on Perinatal and Neonatal Health at PAHOWashington, D.C., March 3, 2026 (PAHO) – Today marks World Birth Defects Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about a group of conditions that remain one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and childhood disability in the Region of the Americas.…