Port of Spain, 14 August 2026 (PAHO) — Trinidad and Tobago has taken steps to implement Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) sentinel surveillance on the ground, with joint site assessments recently conducted at Sangre Grande Hospital and Scarborough General Hospital.The assessments build directly on work completed in 2024, when the Ministry…
Washington, D.C., September 10, 2026 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) network, convened a regional webinar, “Understanding and addressing early adolescence through evidence,” bringing together researchers,…
Washington, September 2026 (PAHO) – A regional study on the contracting of private providers for specialized health services was announced during a special session of the National Health Funds Network of the Americas (REFSA), held as part of the first joint meeting of RedFESP, REFSA, and Impulsa-RISS in Brasília, Brazil, from 2 to 4 September. The…
Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) brought together about 400 participants from 34 countries in the Region for a virtual seminar to analyze the challenges posed by violence against health workers and promote comprehensive responses for its prevention and management. Additionally, a new…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 17, 2026 (PAHO) — Epidemiologists and laboratory specialists from 10 Caribbean countries and territories gathered this week in Port of Spain for the Caribbean SARI Surveillance Workshop 2026, a joint initiative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (…
The deadline for the submission of nominations is Friday, 20 November 2026, at 17:00 h (GMT) / 12:00 PM (EST or Washington DC Time).The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day Awards for individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco…
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the theme for World No Tobacco Day 2027: “Mental well-being – protecting young minds from tobacco and nicotine.” The campaign will raise awareness of the impact of tobacco and nicotine use on mental well-being, particularly among children and young people, and challenge misleading narratives that…
PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa opened the launch of the campaign marking the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, warning about “the persistence of health inequities, the health impacts of climate change, and the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases.”Washington, D.C., 14 September 2026 — PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas…
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Joss Reimer said that the principles of the Ottawa Charter continue to guide responses to challenges such as noncommunicable diseases, health inequities, the climate crisis, and misinformation through actions that address the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health.Washington, D.C., 14…