Mexico City, May 16, 2024 (PAHO) - The Regional Meeting 2024 of the Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Network (SARInet) and the Network for the Evaluation of Vaccine Effectiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean - Influenza (REVELAC-i) concludes after three days of intense working sessions. This event highlights advances in surveillance and…
Washington D.C., July 26, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is conducting a consultation among its Member States on the draft of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategy on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM). This consultation, aimed at gathering comments and input from national health authorities and…
Washington, DC, July 17, 2024- As part of the technical cooperation agreement signed between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF), a virtual masterclass was held focusing on the Organization's mandates, resources, and tools, which are strategic for strengthening hospitals in the development of…
Brasilia, 25 July 2024 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Infectious Hazards Management Unit of the Health Emergency Department (IHM/PHE), in collaboration with the Vector Control Unit of the Communicable Diseases Department (VT/CDE), and the Brazilian Ministry of Health and experts across the Americas, organized a…
The PAHO Strategic Fund (SF) has been actively collaborating with various partners to enhance access, optimize quantification, and foster stronger partnerships in addressing the region’s needs related to Leishmaniasis. By participating in key events, the Strategic Fund has demonstrated the important role of technical cooperation and pooled…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently introduced the concept of digitally smart health facilities (DSHF) as a groundbreaking approach to expanding access and revolutionizing healthcare in the Americas. Described in an editorial, led by our Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, published in the Pan American Journal…
Washington, DC., 22 July 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) actively participated in the panel discussion on Development of the health workforce in European countries, held as part of the Observatory Summer School 2024, from 21-27 July, in Venice, Italy. The event, focusing on "Navigating the healthcare workforce crisis:…
Quito, July 16, 2024 - In a joint effort between the Municipality of Quito and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 58 communications directors from the local government secretariats strengthened their knowledge in Risk Communication and Community Participation (CRPC) during the first week of July.The training…
Washington DC, July 17, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a training course on Interprofessional Education in the Dominican Republic, that will prepare 35 health career teachers, officials from the Ministry of Health, and other key institutions in the country, to design and implement training teaching programs…