22 Feb 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 22 February 2023 (PAHO) – Efforts to strengthen cholera surveillance in the region continued last week with a three-day training, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and delivered by the Costa Rican Institute of Research and Training in Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA).
The virtual training, which took…
15 Feb 2023
Washington, DC, February 15, 2023 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries of the Americas to strengthen measures to diagnose and manage chikungunya due to an increase in cases in some areas, higher numbers of susceptible persons and the start of peak transmission season in the Southern Cone.
Chikungunya fever…
15 Feb 2023
15 February 2023 — The WHO Director-General transmits the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox (mpox), held on Thursday, 9 February 2023 from 12:00 to 17:00 CET.
Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO…
14 Feb 2023
While treatment prognosis is high in children, survival rates vary between 20-80% in the region due to delays in diagnosis, lack of specialized care and limited access to cancer medicines.
Washington D.C. 14 February 2023 (PAHO) – A new campaign launched by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and…
9 Feb 2023
The Organization recommends that countries of the Americas update plans to quickly respond to outbreaks, intensify vaccination efforts and strengthen surveillance
Washington, DC, 9 February 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert, urging countries of the Americas to update their response plans to…
8 Feb 2023
Madrid, Spain, 8 February 2023 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa today met with the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, to discuss renewed support for health programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The meeting took place at the Palace of Moncloa, where the President of…
7 Feb 2023
PAHO Director Jarbas Barbosa met with representatives from countries in the Americas to offer support during negotiations of new instrument for better pandemic preparedness and response.
Geneva, Switzerland, 7 February 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Implementing the lessons from COVID-19, including through a new international health instrument, and…
6 Feb 2023
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 February 2023 (PAHO/WHO - The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 152nd meeting in Geneva, has today appointed Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr. as Regional Director for the Americas..
A national of Brazil, Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr. was elected as Director of the Pan American Health…
31 Jan 2023
Washington D.C. 31 January 2023 – Dr. Jarbas Barbosa was sworn in today as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in partnership with member states to end the pandemic and ensure that the region’s health systems recover stronger than before. He will take office on 1 February 2023.
“Countries in the…