Washington, D.C., December 2, 2025. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – As part of the global campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and one day before the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, more than 300 participants from the Americas Region took part in the launch of PAHO’s new fact sheet on addressing…
Washington D.C., 2 December 2025 (PAHO/WHO) — As part of the ongoing technical cooperation between the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and national institutions, and in celebration of World Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day, a virtual technical session was held in collaboration with Esri to strengthen…
Brasilia, November 18, 2025 – Research and development (R&D) institutions, manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and regional and international partners gathered at the Second Regional Meeting on mRNA Research and Development in the Americas to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the development, innovation, and production of vaccines and…
More than 30 countries participated in the Virtual Regional Rehabilitation Meeting on November 18 and 19.Washington, D.C., November 25, 2025 – To support the implementation of national rehabilitation plans and promote existing resources and tools to improve the accessibility and quality of these services, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
Port of Spain, November 24, 2025 – The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), held a two-day workshop to advance the update of the National Essential Medicines List (NEML). The activity was facilitated by experts from PAHO/WHO’s Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and…
The Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC has concluded with a series of critical decisions on global tobacco control. A total of 160 Parties gathered from 17-22 November 2025 in Geneva to discuss global tobacco measures under the WHO FCTC – one of the most widely embraced UN treaties in history – that commits countries…
Washington, D.C., 19 November 2025 (PAHO) – More than 100 participants from 26 countries of the Americas took part in the “Regional Virtual Meeting on Strengthening Human Resources for Health Information Systems (HRHIS),” a space convened to promote technical exchange, identify challenges, and guide regional priorities on strategic data related to…
Washington, DC, 20 November 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization(WHO), with support from the Ministry of Health, conducted the Policy Dialogue for Strengthening the Nursing Workforce in Mexico on 19–20 November 2025 in Mexico City.The hybrid meeting brought together 48 in-person participants…
Washington, D.C., 18 November 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held the webinar “The Health Workforce and Artificial Intelligence: Strategic Vision for the Region” to promote a high-level discussion on how to ethically, equitably, and sustainably integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the planning, development, and…