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), Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE) and the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), and the World Health Organization (WHO), through its Global…
Bogotá, June 6, 2025 — Government representatives, international organizations, public and private vaccine producers, academic institutions, and donors participated in the regional workshop Strengthening Value Chains for Vaccine Production in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the goal of consolidating a regional ecosystem for vaccine…
Buenos Aires, June 6 2025.- International experts visited the Argentine pharmaceutical company Sinergium Biotech to support the development of the messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccine against influenza A(H5N1). The visit is part of the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), and the Pan American Health…
Bogotá, May 22, 2025 – Within the framework of the PROTECT Project, led by the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Colombia, an Intersectoral Simulation Exercise was conducted, focusing on the response to a potential Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak.The activity, funded by the Pandemic Fund and with…
Deadline for submission: 15 June 2025The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking experts to develop a guideline on consumption of ultra-processed foods. This notice provides information about the work to be completed and application process.BackgroundDiet plays a critical role in shaping the health and well-being of both individuals…
Representatives from 38 health technology assessment (HTA) institutions across 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather on June 13 and 14 in Buenos Aires for the 16th Meeting of the Health Technology Assessment Network of the Americas (RedETSA). The event, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in…
Washington D.C. 30 May 2025 (PAHO) — As the Caribbean braces for the 2025 hurricane season, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) Emergency Medical Team (EMT), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and the Barbados Ministry of Health and Wellness, conducted a mass casualty…
Washington DC, 29 May 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) presented the Education Quality Improvement (EQI) Toolkit, a new resource designed to support the transformation of nursing and midwifery education and strengthen the health workforce in the Region. Developed in collaboration with the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre…