Panama City, Panama, April 28, 2025 (PAHO) – The 23rd edition of Vaccination Week in the Americas commenced today in Panama City, underscoring the pivotal role of immunization in achieving and sustaining the elimination of communicable diseases across the Region.“Since 2003, Vaccination Week in the Americas has been a cornerstone of our Region’s…
Washington, D.C., April 25, 2025 (PAHO) – On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls on countries to strengthen efforts and revitalize strategies to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination in the Region of the Americas.Although countries in the region have made significant progress in the fight against…
Washington D.C., 25 April 2025 (PAHO) - El Salvador will improve access to quality health services, with an emphasis on primary care, thanks to a US$120 million project established with the World Bank in late March. This is the first loan negotiated by a country within the framework of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, a…
Over 66 million vaccine doses to be administered during Vaccination Week in the Americas, including 2.7 million doses of measles-containing vaccineWashington D.C., 24 April 2025 (PAHO) – As countries in the Americas confront outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and yellow fever, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director…
Washington D.C. April 22, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to strengthen malaria control activities in Amazon border regions of countries of the Americas.The aim of the agreement is to address some of the main barriers to…
Washington, D.C., 15 April 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today presented Implementation of the essential public health functions in the Americas: Evaluation and strengthening of capacities. This report highlights the urgent need to strengthen public health capacities in the institutions of the Region of the Americas to…
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is launching the Digital Literacy Program for Health Sector Personnel, a virtual initiative aimed at strengthening the digital skills of health workers across the Americas and supporting efforts to improve access to and quality of care through the use of emerging…
Washington D.C., April 7, 2025 (PAHO) – On World Health Day 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned that while the region of the Americas has progressed towards reducing maternal mortality, challenges remain, requiring urgent efforts to ensure all women have access to quality maternal health care.According to the United…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, April 7, 2025 (PANAFTOSA - PAHO) – Two out of three cattle in South America are currently located in foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free zones where vaccination is not practiced. Across the entire Americas, more than 80% of cattle are in this condition, bringing the region closer to the eradication of the disease.This…