Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025 (PAHO) – After four days of deliberations, the 176th session of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Committee concluded yesterday. Representatives from nine Member States adopted fundamental decisions for the future of public health in the region. These decisions will serve as the basis for…
PAHO to support in implementation and scale-up of initiativesSaint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 27 June 2025 (PAHO) — At the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday, countries of the Americas adopted a resolution that places mental health at the center of the hemispheric agenda and supports the Pan American…
Washington, D.C., June 25, 2025 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Birth Defects Repository in the Americas, an interactive platform that consolidates real-time data on congenital anomalies reported by national epidemiological surveillance systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. This tool aims to strengthen evidence…
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2025 (PAHO) – The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), one of the institution's governing bodies, today began its 176th session in Washington, D.C. The committee aims to discuss over a dozen priority topics to improve health in the Americas region.Key agenda items include the Proposed…
Geneva, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) — The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts.…
São Paulo, June 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Health Systems and Services (HSS) and Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), and its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), together with the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Brasilia, Brazil, 17 June 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called for joint efforts and new partnerships to address the priorities outlined in the BRICS health agenda, including innovation, equity, food systems for healthy diets, and pandemic preparedness.“The BRICS countries are not only…
With support from the Pandemic Fund and in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, FAO, and the World Bank, six countries unite to build more resilient health systemsWashington, DC, 13 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO)- A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched this week in Castries, Saint Lucia,…
Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – Ahead of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has released new data showing progress in voluntary blood donation across the Americas. However, key challenges remain to achieving 100% voluntary donations.The preliminary report, Access to Blood for…