Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
PAHO/WHO Representative in Chile, Giovanni Escalante, and Chile’s Minister of Health, Ximena Aguilera, during the ceremony recognizing the elimination of leprosy, held in Santiago, Chile.Santiago/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 4 March 2026- The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates…
Washington, DC, March 3, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged countries in the Region of the Americas to strengthen monitoring and ensure the appropriate use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) medicines, in light of increasing reports of adverse events associated with their misuse.In an …
Interview with Pablo Durán, Regional Advisor on Perinatal and Neonatal Health at PAHOWashington, D.C., March 3, 2026 (PAHO) – Today marks World Birth Defects Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about a group of conditions that remain one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and childhood disability in the Region of the Americas.…
Washington, D.C., 2 March 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs that the review of the measles elimination status in the United States and Mexico will take place in November 2026, during the Commission’s regular annual meeting of the Regional Verification Commission for the Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and…
According to the publication of FAO, IFAD, PAHO, UNICEF and WFP, undernourishment and food insecurity dropped, though concerns remain around the cost of a healthy diet and steep obesity.February 27, 2026, Santiago, Chile --In Latin America and the Caribbean undernourishment decreased for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2025…
Washington, D.C., February 26, 2026 (PAHO) — In the latest episode of the podcast Let’s Talk About Health, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented an overview of his first three years in office and analyzed health achievement and challenges in the Region of the Americas at the start of 2026.“It is…
Washington, D.C., February 25, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the course Combined HIV Prevention with Emphasis on Oral and Long-Acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), available on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health. The course aims to strengthen the technical capacities of health personnel…
25 February 2026 (EMRO/PAHO)—WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have signed a Memorandum of Arrangement to strengthen collaboration on making hospitals safer and better prepared for health emergencies and disasters. At a time of growing instability and constrained resources,…
Guatemala City, February 24, 2026 (PAHO) — Guatemala has become the first country in the Region of the Americas to use national funds to procure telehealth equipment through the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Regional Revolving Funds, within a framework of expanding telehealth services and strengthening primary health care.With an…