Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2025 (PAHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called for urgent action to strengthen primary health care as a way to achieve health equity and address persistent gaps in the care of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. He also urged improving access to…
Washington, D.C., May 19, 2025 (PAHO) – Researchers, activists, civil society organizations, and journalism organizations from Canada, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay, as well as government agencies from Brazil, have been recognized with World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2025 Awards at the 78th World…
Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2025 (PAHO) - Within the framework of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, met with the heads of delegation from the countries of the Americas to discuss two crucial issues on the Assembly's agenda: the pandemic agreement and the WHO's…
May 16, 2025 – The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) will take place from May 19 to 27 in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing together global health authorities, including health ministers from the Americas, to discuss a key agenda for global health.Under the theme “One World for Health”, delegates meeting at the Palais des Nations are expected to…
Washington D.C. 16 May 2025 (PAHO) – While countries of the Americas continue to make progress towards the prevention and control of hypertension, on the eve of World Hypertension Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for more to be done at the primary health care level to tackle this principal risk factor for cardiovascular…
Panama City, Panama, 12 May 2025 – The promotion of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) as essential tools for public health preparedness and response was top of the agenda at the GLOWACON Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which concluded last Friday in Panama City.The two-day conference, co-organised by the…
Washington, D.C., 15 May 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released its 2024 annual report documenting its work to strengthen health security across the Americas amid infectious disease outbreaks, the Region’s heavy reliance on imported vaccines and pharmaceuticals, and persistent systemic inequities.Throughout the year,…
Washington D.C. 12 May 2025 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has warned countries of the Americas that more must be done to train and retain nurses. The call follows the release of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) State of the World’s Nursing Report 2025, which shows that the number of nursing…
Washington D.C., 8 May 2025 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today met with the Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers from Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA), Dr. Alejandra Acuña, and the Executive Director of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project, …