Geneva, Switzerland, 18 May 2026 (PAHO) — Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis of The Bahamas was recognized today with the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General’s Global Health Leaders Award during the High-Level Welcome of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79), honoring her lifelong contribution to public health in the Americas and…
Geneva, Switzerland, 18 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened today at the Palais des Nations, bringing together delegations from more than 190 countries to define global health priorities and advance discussions on some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. This year’s Assembly takes place amid…
Washington, D.C., May 14, 2026 (PAHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends adults consume no more than 2000 mg/day of sodium, which is equivalent to one teaspoon, and even less for children. Excess salt consumption is one of the leading risk factors for hypertension and cardiovascular diseases—two of the main causes of death in the…
Washington, D.C., May 13, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the designation of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), one of Brazil’s leading public health and science institutions, as a Regional Biomanufacturing Training Center for the Americas, as part of a workforce…
Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced a historic agreement with CSL Seqirus aimed at securing a reserved share of pandemic influenza vaccines production for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the case of a future influenza pandemic.The agreement establishes a mechanism that…
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2026 (PAHO) — For International Nurses Day (May 12), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries in the Americas to take decisive action to strengthen and expand the area of advanced practice nursing, which is a key strategy to improve access to health services and build stronger, more people-…
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2026 (PAHO) — In response to growing public interest generated by the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a live question-and-answer session last Friday, May 8, with three of its experts.The broadcast sought to clarify…
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is supporting international coordination and the exchange of technical information in response to a cluster of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases associated with a cruise ship in the Atlantic.Health authorities in the countries involved, in coordination with…
Washington, D.C., May 6, 2026— The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has signed an agreement with Celine Giusi, Permanent Observer of France to the Organization of American States (OAS) to support malaria elimination efforts in the Guiana Shield, which is one of the most…