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…
Brasilia, November 7, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Representatives from ten countries, together with regional and global institutions, met at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Brazil to analyze the regional context and advance the development of key recommendations on intersectoral genomic surveillance of zoonotic influenza…
Bridgetown, November 17.- In support of Barbados’ efforts to strengthen its regulatory system, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) supported a three-day technical mission on the Assisted Self-Benchmarking for Access to Medicines, Health Technologies, and Local Production Capacities, as convened by the Ministry of Health and…
A rising wave of nicotine addiction, particularly among young people, and the growing threat of illicit tobacco trade will be addressed in the coming two weeks by over 1400 delegates representing governments, international organisations and civil society.These urgent concerns, as well as highlighting the importance of criminal and civil liability…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies – or 21 million women annually. The new recommendations provide a critical roadmap to tackle this growing health challenge and prevent serious complications for both…