Bogotá, October 29, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization and the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima) of Colombia held the XIX International Pharmacovigilance Meeting and the face-to-face regional meeting of pharmacovigilance focal points (FV) of the Americas.The event addressed and discussed the challenges and…
WHO is pleased to announce the theme for the 2025 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) campaign: “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products.” This year, the campaign will focus on revealing the tactics that the tobacco and nicotine industries use to make their harmful products seem attractive.Why this theme?One of the…
Washington DC, November 12, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supported the XVIII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium, held November 6-8, by the School of Nursing of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile. Under the theme “Innovation and impact of nursing research and leadership,” the event…
Twenty-seven countries participated in the Pre-conference of the Americas: Strengthening the Role of the Health Sector as Part of a Multisectoral Response to Violence against Children and Adolescents.Bogotá, Colombia, 6 November 2024.- Representatives from the health sector, civil society organizations, and survivors of violence from 27…
Washington, D.C., November 8, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) successfully concluded a regional workshop on Health Labor Market Analysis (HLMA) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The workshop aimed to strengthen capacities for planning and developing human resources for health (HRH) in Central America…
Santo Domingo, November 6, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Innovation, Access to Medicines, and Health Technologies (IMT), as the Secretariat of the Health Technology Assessment Network of the Americas (RedETSA), held the XV Regional Meeting of RedETSA.The opening of the event was led by the…
Washington, DC, 5 November 2024 (PAHO)- The Comprehensive Immunization Program (CIM) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has created four new free online courses designed to train health professionals in key areas related to national immunization programs.The courses are now available on the PAHO Virtual Campus and aim to strengthen…
Santo Domingo, November 5, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT), organized a workshop on horizon scanning to support decision-making in innovation and production of health technologies, The purpose of the workshop was to develop strategies…
Washington D.C., October 2024 (PAHO) - The Consolidated Regional and Global Information on Events Suspected to be Attributable to Vaccination or Immunization (ESAVI) and Other Updates Bulletin reaches its fiftieth (50th) issue.This newsletter arose as part of the support of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO…