Washington, D.C., July 3, 2025 (PAHO) – More than 60 representatives from 16 Latin American countries participated in the first meeting of the Community of Practice on the Health Sector's Response to Violence against Women and Girls. This regional initiative is promoted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in collaboration with focal…
Washington, D.C., April 15, 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has partnered with Grindr in an initiative to enhance access to key information regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and syphilis. This collaboration seeks to provide educational resources on sexual health while combating misinformation.“This partnership…
Washington, D.C, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) – More than 60 communicators from the country offices of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and delegates from the Ministries of Health of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, and Venezuela participated in the online workshop Let's Talk About Trachoma: Communication That…
PAHO and Antigua and Barbuda co-host an Event that Spotlights Mental Health as a Regional PrioritySaint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 25 June 2025 (PAHO) — Mental health was top of the agenda at the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) this week, thanks to a side event hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and the Pan American…
Antigua Guatemala, June 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Regional Coordination Meeting of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP), organized by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), was held in Antigua Guatemala on June 19-20, 2025, with the objective of strengthening regional preparedness, response and…
Washington, D.C.,24 June 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) facilitated the introductory session of the regional consultation on the draft WHO Global Strategy on the Economics of Health for All (EHfA), in a virtual meeting held on 20 June 2025.This first session aimed to present the content and rationale of the strategy,…
Washington, D.C., 20 June 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in the International Seminar on Governance and Health Care Networks in Federated and Decentralized Countries, held from May 27 to 30, 2025, in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. The event, organized by the Bahia State Secretariat of Health, the Collective…
São Paulo, June 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Health Systems and Services (HSS) and Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), and its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), together with the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Washington DC, 19 June 2025 (PAHO)—The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first-ever global guideline on the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) during pregnancy, addressing a critical and growing health challenge that can have life-threatening consequences for both women and babies.SCD is a group of inherited blood…