Washington D.C., 12 September 2025 – The Technical Committee on Human Resources of the Andean Health Agency – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (in Spanish ORAS-CONHU) met virtually to follow up on the ongoing work to map health occupations in the Andean subregion, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The process, launched in…
Washington D.C. September 12, 2025. During the Dialogue with Staff, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa presented the plan for the PAHO Forward 3.0 initiative, which marks a new stage in efforts to modernize and optimize the Organization's internal management systems.The PAHO Forward initiative, which began in April 2023, aims to strengthen the…
Countries in the Americas advance toward a roadmap to strengthen emergency preparedness and response
Cali, Colombia, 12 September 2025 – Representatives from the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Points (NFPs), the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) Emergency Contact Points (ECPs), and the Pan American Health Organization’s regional genomic surveillance networks (PAHOGen) met this week in Cali, Colombia,…
Bogotá, Colombia, September 9, 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Infectious Hazards Management Unit of the Health Emergencies Department (PHE/IHM), brought together a distinguished group of regional experts to develop the first regional guidelines for the clinical management of patients with respiratory…
Leticia, Colombia, 5 September 2025 (PAHO)- With a view to advancing the elimination of infectious diseases that affect vulnerable communities in the Amazon, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized a regional workshop on integrated action plans to combat trachoma, malaria, and Chagas disease in the…
Santiago, Chile, September 5, 2025 - Health authorities, clinical experts, and representatives from across the Americas met in Santiago for a regional workshop organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss the implementation of the new WHO guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and…
Washington, D.C., 2 September 2025 — Representatives from Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay formally established the Network for Essential Public Health Functions (RedFESP by its acronym in Spanish) a regional initiative created to strengthen stewardship and governance in public health in…
Washington D.C., 4 September 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened a regional webinar bringing together government authorities, civil society representatives, international agencies, and caregivers from across the Americas to discuss and recommend measures to strengthen long-term care for older people, as part of broader…
Washington D.C., September 3, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank held today a high-level meeting of the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, to review the progress achieved since its launch and set strategic priorities for the years ahead.…