Washington D.C., October 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new guide providing practical advice on how to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompts that generate reliable, relevant, and culturally appropriate content across diverse contexts. The publication aims to promote the responsible use of AI to…
Geneva, 13 October 2025–One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today. Between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance rose in over 40% of the monitored antibiotics with an…
Washington, D.C., 13 October 2025 (PAHO)– Four out of ten health facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean are exposed to natural hazards. As disasters become more frequent and destructive, public health systems must be ready to respond to and recover from them—ensuring the delivery of essential health services when they are needed most.For…
PAHO Director urges countries to make child and adolescent mental health a national priority, and PAHO launches an online course to improve mental health care for children and adolescents. Washington, D.C., 9 October 2025 (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) joins the Organization of American States (OAS) to celebrate the first…
Washington D.C., 9 October 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - This year, on World Sight Day 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for accelerated action to improve access to cataract surgery and strengthen eye health through primary health care. This year’s global theme focuses on cataracts…
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched six new guides designed to support health workers and other professionals in identifying and responding to vaccine misinformation—a growing phenomenon that threatens to undermine confidence in immunization and jeopardize public health progress across…
Geneva, October 6, 2025 (PAHO) — The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Since 2010, the number of people using tobacco has dropped by 120 million – a 27% drop in relative terms. Yet,…
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025 (PAHO) — The 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded today, setting a bold agenda to address pressing health challenges across the Americas through the approval of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2026–2031 and key resolutions aimed at expanding access to high-cost high price health…
At a meeting in Washington, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa called for joint efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases and boost regional collaboration.Washington DC, October 2, 2025 — Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas’ Healthcare Series…