Washington D.C. 24 March 2025 (PAHO) – In the Region of the Americas, cases of tuberculosis (TB) have increased 20% over the past decade, and deaths have also shown an upward trend. On World Tuberculosis Day, celebrated each year on 24 March, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa has called on countries of the Region…
Washington D.C. 18 March 2025 (PAHO) – The management of complex cardiovascular disease, specialist prenatal ultrasounds, and the diagnosis of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis can now be carried out even in the most remote parts of the Americas thanks to the launch of the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) telehealth kits. The…
Washington, DC, March 11, 2025 (PAHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, met with Albert Ramdin, newly elected Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), following his election during the 56th Special Session of the OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C. Ramdin, from Suriname,…
Cuernavaca, Mexico – March 5, 2025 (PAHO) – Within the framework of the inauguration of the Mexican National Institute the Public Health’s (INSP) 20th Public Health Research Congress 2025, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, highlighted the challenges facing public health in Latin America and the…
Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is working on a project with nine countries of the Americas on an initiative to strengthen actions against obesity in the region, which has the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity in the world. In the Americas, 67.5% of adults and 37.6% of children and…
Washington, D.C., 3 March 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert due to an increase in measles cases in several countries in the Americas. As of epidemiological week 8 of 2025 (21 February 2025), 268 measles cases, including one death, have been confirmed in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and the…
Geneva, Switzerland – 26 February 2025 (WHO) – The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) – one of the most widely embraced UN treaties in history – celebrates the 20-year anniversary of its entry into force this week.The WHO FCTC is the first ever public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO with 183 Parties…
Washington, D.C., 24 February 2025 – The Regional Revolving Funds of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced its main achievements of 2024, including countries of the Americas increasing their investment in vaccines, medicines, and health technologies via the Fund compared to 2023.Among its 2024 Milestones, the Regional Revolving…
Washington, DC, February 21, 2025 (OPS) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) have formalized a memorandum of understanding to reinforce their shared commitment to improving public health across the Americas. This agreement marks a decisive step in the fight against…