New Delhi, India, 19 December 2025—The World Health Organization (WHO) officially launched the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library during the 2nd WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit, held from 17 to 19 December 2025 in New Delhi, India.The Library, developed by the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME)…
Brasília/Geneva, 18 December 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this historic milestone. This accomplishment reflects Brazil’s long-standing commitment to universal and free access to…
The first national survey of amalgam waste confirms the sector’s transformation and provides guidelines for managing mercury safely, as part of a WHO/PAHO, UNEP and GEF pilot initiativeMontevideo, 17 December 2025 (PAHO) — With the support of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Uruguay has strengthened its…
Washington, D.C., 16 December 2025 (PAHO/WHO) — In recent months, national immunization programs in 18 countries and territories across the Americas have strengthened their vaccine cold chain systems, ensuring vaccine potency and reinforcing routine immunization. This progress was achieved through technical cooperation from the Pan American Health…
Washington, D.C., 16 December 2025 (PAHO) — The Subregional Cooperation Strategy, which establishes a guiding framework for joint work in South America towards more universal, resilient, and sustainable health systems, was signed today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Andean Health Organization–Hipólito Unanue Agreement (…
The new HEARTS Quality Framework, published in The Lancet, provides strategies to strengthen cardiovascular care in the Americas, potentially preventing up to 400,000 deaths by 2030.Washington, D.C., 15 December 2025 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the new HEARTS Quality Framework, a practical guide…
Washington, D.C., 12 December 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a briefing note, updating countries on the increasing circulation of the influenza A(H3N2) subclade K (J.2.4.1) virus in several regions of the world, and to reiterate the call to strengthen surveillance and promote vaccination—particularly among…
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025 (PAHO) – On Universal Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlighted the growing impact of out-of-pocket health care spending across the region and called on countries of the Americas to strengthen public investment and financial protection mechanisms—key measures for achieving universal…
Just days after the hurricane, Jamaica's Ministry of Health, supported by PAHO, conducted an assessment and activated the National Mentral Health and Psychosocial Support Working Group.Kingston, December 10, 2025 (PAHO) – Hurricane Melissa has severely damaged health service infrastructure and disrupted life in Jamaica. In the aftermath,…