Washington, D.C., 29 September 2025 (PAHO) — Health security is a cornerstone of national stability and economic resilience, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa told delegates today at the opening of the Organization’s 62nd Directing Council, urging governments to turn political commitments into concrete public…
Washington, D.C., September 28, 2025 (PAHO) — Health officials from across the region, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) staff and their families, and members of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (DMV) gathered today for the 21st edition of the PAHO Walk for Health—an annual tradition in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood that promotes…
From September 29 to October 3, discussions will focus on noncommunicable diseases, access to high-cost health technologies, and more. The new PAHO Strategic Plan is also expected to be approved.Washington, D.C., September 25, 2025 (PAHO) – Top health authorities from across the Region of the Americas will gather at the headquarters of the Pan…
New York, September 24, 2025 (PAHO) – In the margins of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), met with the newly elected President of Suriname, Dr. Jennifer Simons, to discuss the country's health priorities and the steps needed to enhance the…
New York – September 24, 2025 (PAHO) – At a high-level side event during the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) yesterday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) joined health ministers, global financial institutions, and strategic partners to call for action to expand primary health care (PHC) as the foundation for tackling…
New York, 23 September 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNITE - Parliamentarians Network for Global Health signed a Framework Agreement today to promote stronger legislative action on health in the Region of the Americas.The agreement, signed on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York,…
Over 6 million people are receiving treatment for hypertension through the HEARTS in the Americas initiative, which is active in 28 countries across the Region—and 60% of them have achieved blood pressure control.New York, September 23, 2025 (PAHO)— At a United Nations General Assembly side event at the Yale Club, Pan American Health Organization…
New York, 22 September 2025 (PAHO) – The urgent need to address the interplay between infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which together pose the greatest public health challenges in the Americas, was highlighted by Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), at an event held on the sidelines…
New York, 22 September 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Mérieux Foundation USA (FMx USA) today signed a Framework Agreement to expand joint efforts to strengthen laboratory systems and improve access to quality diagnostics across the Americas. The signing took place on the margins of the 80th United Nations General…