Brasilia, January 26-30, 2026. The Special Program Comprehensive Immunization (CIM) and the Infectious Hazards Management Unit (IHM) of the Health Emergencies Department (PHE) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held from 26 to 30 January 2026, in Brasilia, Brazil the III Regional Workshop on Progress in the Estimation of the Health…
Geneva, Swizterland / Lyon, France, 3 February 2026 (WHO/IARC) - Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass…
Washington, D.C., 31 de Enero 2026.- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published “Especificaciones técnicas recomendadas por la OPS para la compra de dispositivos automáticos y semiautomáticos de medición de la presión arterial con brazalete”, a guide designed to support procurement process of clinically validated…
Washington, D.C., 30 January 2026 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published Tobacco and nicotine cessation: Booklet for healthcare professionals, an evidence-based practical guide designed to support health professionals in delivering effective tobacco cessation interventions in primary health care settings.Tobacco use remains…
Healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for life, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which released a new global guideline on evidence-based policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments. For the first time, WHO is advising countries to adopt a whole-school approach that…
Rio de Janeiro, 27 January 2026 (PAHO)—As part of the II Regional Forum of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, the panel Primary Health Care (PHC), Life-Course Approach, and Maternal and Neonatal Health was held on 27 January in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a focus on the role of primary health care and the life-course approach…
Rio de Janeiro, 26 January 2026 — As part of the plenary session “Digital transformation and PHC: opportunities and the way forward,” held within the framework of the Second Regional Forum of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, Gabriel Listovsky, Head of the Special Program Virtual Campus for Public Health of the Pan American…
Rio de Janeiro, 27 January 2026 (PAHO) - At the II Regional Forum of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health of Brazil, experts from across the Region came together to address key challenges facing health systems today: ensuring the availability,…
Rio de Janeiro, 26 January 2026 (PAHO) — As part of the II Regional Forum of the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, the panel “Two Years of the Alliance” was held as a space for reflection and assessment of the progress achieved since the launch of the initiative, as well as the main challenges to accelerating health system…