Washington, DC, 31 July 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted a regional road safety workshop to present the preliminary results of the regional report and launch the Regional Project to Strengthen Emergency Care in the Americas. This project is funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) and aims to drive…
Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted by a new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.…
The RCC recalls that the increase in regional polio vaccination coverage in the Americas is insufficient in many countries to prevent disease outbreaksThe week of 15-19 July 2024, the city of Lima, Peru, hosted the 18th Meeting of the Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication of the Americas (RCC), with the objective of…
Washington D.C., July 26, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is conducting a consultation among its Member States on the draft of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategy on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM). This consultation, aimed at gathering comments and input from national health authorities and…
Washington, DC, July 17, 2024- As part of the technical cooperation agreement signed between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF), a virtual masterclass was held focusing on the Organization's mandates, resources, and tools, which are strategic for strengthening hospitals in the development of…
Brasilia, 25 July 2024 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Infectious Hazards Management Unit of the Health Emergency Department (IHM/PHE), in collaboration with the Vector Control Unit of the Communicable Diseases Department (VT/CDE), and the Brazilian Ministry of Health and experts across the Americas, organized a…
The PAHO Strategic Fund (SF) has been actively collaborating with various partners to enhance access, optimize quantification, and foster stronger partnerships in addressing the region’s needs related to Leishmaniasis. By participating in key events, the Strategic Fund has demonstrated the important role of technical cooperation and pooled…
Washington, DC., 22 July 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) actively participated in the panel discussion on Development of the health workforce in European countries, held as part of the Observatory Summer School 2024, from 21-27 July, in Venice, Italy. The event, focusing on "Navigating the healthcare workforce crisis:…
Quito, July 16, 2024 - In a joint effort between the Municipality of Quito and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), 58 communications directors from the local government secretariats strengthened their knowledge in Risk Communication and Community Participation (CRPC) during the first week of July.The training…