Washington, D.C., 3 June 2026 — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today congratulated the Turks and Caicos Islands on being certified for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and hepatitis B. This milestone reflects the territory’s strong commitment to protecting the health of…
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2026 (PAHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today presented the Organization’s 2025 Annual Report to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), highlighting progress and challenges in public health across the Americas and underscoring the role of…
Washington, D.C., 2 June 2026 (PAHO) — As countries across the Americas prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ and other mass gatherings, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging health authorities to strengthen measles surveillance, vaccination, and rapid response measures amid ongoing outbreaks in the Region.In an Epidemiological…
Washington, D.C., May 29, 2026 (PAHO) – On World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is highlighting progress across the Americas to reduce tobacco use and warns against emerging tobacco and nicotine products that continue to threaten public health, particularly among young people.This year’s theme, “Unmasking…
Madrid, Spain, 27 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Mundo Sano Foundation today signed a technical cooperation agreement to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of diseases and advance cervical cancer prevention in the Americas.The agreement was signed by Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO…
Quito, 21 May 2026 (PAHO) – Ecuador has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to acquire a fleet of specially designed vaccine transport vehicles with active cold-chain technology through the Regional Revolving Funds of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The acquisition consists of 40 four-wheel-drive vehicles…
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Carter Center signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement today to strengthen collaboration on the elimination of onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and other communicable diseases in the Americas.The agreement was signed during the Seventy-…
More than 18,000 young people aged 10 to 24 died by suicide in the region in 2021; the rate increased by 38% over 21 years, with faster rises among girls and children aged 10 to 14.Washington, D.C., May 20, 2026 (PAHO) – Suicide among adolescents and young adults in the Americas has increased over the past two decades and remains the third cause…
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2026 (PAHO) — Peru formally joined the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, an initiative led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank (WB) to strengthen health systems through investment, innovation, and technical cooperation.The…