Panama City, Panama, 11 May 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently brought together a group of experts to review strides in outbreak management in the Region, along with plans to support countries in infectious disease detection and control in the face of growing epidemics, many originating from animals.
The meeting of…
Geneva, May 8, 2023- The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met for the 15th time on 4 May 2023, and issued a statement on 5 May advising the WHO Director-General that it is time to transition to long-term management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Director-General accepted the Committee’s advice that COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing health…
Washington, DC, May 4, 2023 – Under the leadership of the new Director, Jarbas Barbosa, and in keeping with the Pan American Health Organization's commitment and vision to address the new and emerging priorities in health, a decision was made to adjust the organizational structure of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB).
The new organizational…
Washington D.C. 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – As cases of chikungunya in the region of the Americas reach over 210,000 in the first months of 2023, experts reviewed in a webinar this week methods to control the disease vector, factors that facilitate its spread and support to countries to tackle a growing number of cases.
Chikungunya is a disease…
Washington D.C. 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – Yesterday, the 2022 report of the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) was presented by Dr. Jarbas Barbosa during a session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C.
During his presentation, the PAHO Director updated OAS ambassadors and staff on…
Washington D.C 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a groundbreaking initiative with Grindr LLC (Grindr) through its social networking app, to ensure key information on monkeypox (mpox) reaches lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and more (LGBTQI+) communities in the Region of…
Washington, DC, May 2, 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) have agreed to work together to contribute to efforts to eliminate HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), viral hepatitis, mpox and other sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The framework…
Río de Janeiro, 28 April 2023 (PANAFTOSA- PAHO) – Colombian and Venezuelan authorities have agreed to collaborate in strengthening surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease at their borders, in a joint effort to ensure that Venezuela is certified as free of the disease by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Venezuela will be last…
Washington D.C., 28 April 2023 (PAHO).- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today highlighted the importance of health as a central axis of local agendas and urged mayors to participate in joint initiatives to promote healthy cities and municipalities in the region.
"Leaders of cities and municipalities have the opportunity to listen to…