Washington D.C., 15 July 2025 (PAHO) – Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions will cost South America over US$ 7.3 trillion in lost productivity and healthcare spending between 2020 and 2050, according to estimations in a new Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report launched today. This figure—equivalent to the entire…
PAHO urges countries to intensify efforts to reach unvaccinated children and close gaps in access to vaccinesWashington, D.C., 15 July 2025 (PAHO)– Childhood immunization in the Americas has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2024, but significant gaps remain. According to new data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
Washington, D.C., 9 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies have renewed their agreement to enhance civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Americas. The agreement expands ongoing work under the global Data for Health (D4H) initiative, aimed at improving how countries…
Washington, D.C., July 8, 2025 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new interactive dashboard to enhance monitoring and analysis of respiratory virus circulation trends across the Americas, with the goal of strengthening surveillance and facilitating timely analysis of regional trends.This interactive dashboard…
Washington, D.C., 3 July 2025 (PAHO) – A total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths have been reported in the Region of the Americas as of mid-June 2025, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This represents a 29-fold increase compared to the 244 cases reported during the same…
Washington D.C. July 3, 2025 – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amit Prothi, Director General of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to strengthen cooperation in developing safer and more resilient health systems against climate…
The “3 by 35” Initiative targets tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to cut deaths and boost health and development fundingGeneva/Sevilla, July 2, 2025 (WHO)– The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035…
Washington, D.C. July 2, 2025 — A joint project by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada is transforming health outcomes for populations in situations of vulnerability in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras and Peru. Through this partnership, the six countries have seen strengthened maternal and neonatal…
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025 (PAHO)– Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, have surged by 43% in the Americas since 2000, reaching 6 million in 2021, according to the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) NCDs at a Glance 2025 report, released today.Noncommunicable diseases…