Washington, D.C., September 4, 2024—The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) and the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's Health, and Reproductive Health (CLAP) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) met with experts from the Region to review and validate a Toolkit for collecting administrative data…
Bogota, Colombia, August 28-30, 2024 (PAHO) – The city of Bogota hosted the "Regional Multiplier Training for Strengthening Coordination Mechanisms and Health Sector Emergency Operations Centers", organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through its Emergency Operations Unit (EMO). This highly significant event brought together…
September 4, 2024 (PAHO) — Over 90 delegates from 40 countries and territories participated in the first consultation with Member States, an important milestone in the process for developing the next PAHO Strategic Plan.The countries expressed appreciation for the inclusive and transparent process and committed to continue working with the…
(Taken from WHO) 28 August 2024 - News release.The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are joining forces to highlight the transformative impact of assistive technology on sports during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The "Equipped for equity" campaign emphasizes the crucial role of assistive technology…
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 31, 2024 (PAHO) - With the aim of training health career faculty, representatives of the Ministry of Health and other key institutions to design and implement teaching programs based on interprofessional health education, the Tutors Training course in Interprofessional Education was held. This workshop was…
São Paulo, August 9, 2024 (PAHO) – From August 27-to 30, the Mosaic Framework workshop for strengthening respiratory virus surveillance was held in São Paulo, an initiative promoted by the Disease Control Coordination (CCD) of the State Secretariat of Health (SES), in partnership with the Butantan Institute, the Ministry of Health, the National…
Cartagena, August 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization, through its Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT), was present at the Latin American Policy Forum and the Latin American Regional HTAi Meeting, as well as at the Health Technology Assessment Roundtable (HTA) of ISPOR - Latin America.The…
Washington D.C., August 29, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and focal points from 16 Ministries of Health in Latin America met to present the countries' progress in strengthening health systems in response to violence against women. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador,…
Bolivia, Colombia, and Honduras make progress in strengthening the Essential Public Health Functions
Washington, DC, 20 August 2024 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in technical activities aimed at promoting and assessing the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) in Bolivia, Colombia and Honduras. These actions are part of PAHO’s ongoing effort, alongside its Member States, to strengthen health systems across the…