Washington, D.C., February 6, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a virtual reality (VR) platform designed to build capacity and strengthen preparedness across public health laboratories in the Americas for the surveillance of influenza and other pathogens with epidemic potential.This immersive digital tool was…
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological alert on measles for the Region of the Americas, calling on countries to intensify epidemiological surveillance, vaccination, and rapid outbreak response activities to interrupt transmission and protect vulnerable populations.…
In the Region, 24 countries have adopted the single-dose schedule for the HPV vaccine, but greater efforts are needed to expand screening and treatment.Washington, D.C., February 3, 2026 (PAHO) – On World Cancer Day (February 4), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called on countries to accelerate efforts to achieve cervical cancer 2030…
Washington, DC, 28 January 2026 (PAHO)- Ninety days after Hurricane Melissa swept across parts of the Caribbean, countries are transitioning from emergency response toward recovery—while continuing to confront public health risks linked to damaged infrastructure, disrupted services, and heightened vulnerability to disease. The Category 5…
Q&A with Ana Lucianez Perez, PAHO’s Neglected Infectious Diseases Advisor Washington, DC, 29 January 2026 (PAHO)- Every January 30, the world marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, a moment to shine a light on a group of preventable and treatable diseases that continue to affect millions of people, particularly those…
PAHO, the World Bank, and the IDB initiative has driven health system transformation and aligned more than one billion dollars in investments across five countries. Brazil expressed its support, signing a letter of intent.Rio de Janeiro, 28 January 2026 — The Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, a joint initiative of the Pan…
A new report by PAHO and UNICEF warns of the impact of violence from an early age and calls for strengthening prevention, protection and response from health, education and social protection systems to break the cycle of violence and ensure safe environments.PANAMA CITY / WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 January 2026 – In Latin America and the Caribbean…
Washington, D.C., 16 January 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Regional Monitoring and Re-Verification Commission for Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (RVC) has invited the United States and Mexico to meet virtually on April 13th, 2026, to review their measles elimination status.The meeting follows measles…
Washington, D.C., 14 January 2026 (PAHO) – Drug use disorders are a major and growing public health problem in the Americas. Drug use is among the top 10 risk factors contributing to all-cause mortality and disability in the Region, according to findings published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health.In 2021, an estimated 17.7 million…