28 Mar 2023
28 March 2023 (PAHO) – Following its 20-23 March meeting, WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) revised the roadmap for prioritizing the use of COVID-19 vaccines, to reflect the impact of Omicron and high population-level immunity due to infection and vaccination.
The roadmap continues SAGE’s prioritization of…
27 Mar 2023
Cancer screening and management of diabetes and hypertension among main services impacted.
Washington D.C. 27 March 2023 (PAHO) – Extensive disruptions in the diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Americas during the COVID-19 pandemic had a “significant adverse impact on the region” warns a new study from the Pan…
24 Mar 2023
Washington, DC, March 24, 2023 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological update on the poliovirus situation in the region, including information on the case of vaccine-derived poliovirus recently reported by Peru.
In the Region of the Americas, in July 2022, the United States reported a case of vaccine-…
24 Mar 2023
Increased investment, rapid adoption of new treatments, and strengthened multisectoral partnerships are crucial to end the TB epidemic
Washington D.C. 24 March 2023 (PAHO) – On World Tuberculosis Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls on countries to urgently expand access to prevention, detection and treatment services to…
22 Mar 2023
On World Water Day, the global cholera task force explains way forward
22 March 2023 — The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress against this age-old disease have disappeared. While the situation is unprecedented, the lesson to draw is not a new one: safe…
20 Mar 2023
Washington, DC, March 21, 2023 – Under the new leadership of Dr. Barbosa and in keeping with the Organization's commitment and vision to address the new and emerging priorities in health, a decision was made to adjust the organizational structure.
The new organizational structure described below will enhance the ability of the Pan American…
20 Mar 2023
Panama City, 20 March 2023 – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, has called for a closer alliance between the health and economy sectors to avoid a “triple crisis” such as the one generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which stretched economies, safety nets, and health systems to the limit.
“Never before…
17 Mar 2023
Panama City, March 17, 2023 (PAHO) – In his first country visit since taking office, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, met with the President of Republic of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, and other national authorities to advance health priorities of regional importance.
During the meeting,…
16 Mar 2023
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 16, 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week brought together animal and public health experts from nine countries in the Americas to agree on strategies to strengthen the prevention and control of avian influenza in animals and mitigate the risk of human transmission.
The meeting, organized…