Washington D.C., September 2, 2025 (PAHO) – On August 28, PAHO/WHO, through its Health Emergencies Department, held a webinar to strengthen multidisciplinary rapid response teams (RRTs) for health emergencies and disasters in the Region of the Americas. The event brought together 150 professionals from 25 countries in Latin America and the…
São Paulo, September 2, 2025 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - The first half of 2025 marked a period of progress for three strategic initiatives developed under the TC157 technical cooperation agreement, led by BIREME/PAHO/WHO in partnership with the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health (SEIDIGI/MS): Brazil’s Unified Health System – SUS Digital…
Washington, D.C., August 28, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened a virtual meeting attended by more than 140 stakeholders to address persistent challenges in accessing essential mental health medicines across Latin America and the Caribbean. The event focused on fostering regional collaboration and identifying actionable…
Ecuador, 28 August 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in coordination with Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health and the National Institute of Public Health Research (INSPI), held the International Training Workshop on Laboratory Surveillance of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens with Pandemic and/or Epidemic Potential, from…
Washington, D.C., August 27, 2025 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) Initiative and in conjunction with the Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH), is launching a new series of free, certified webinars aimed at strengthening the capacities of interprofessional health teams in…
Washington, D.C., 26 August 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Primary Health Care (PHC) Learning Pathway and the virtual course “Introduction to PHC in the 21st Century: Principles and Implementation”, available only in Spanish, as part of its efforts to support countries of the Region in transforming…
Washington, DC, 25 August 2025 (PAHO) - Government officials, experts, and partners from across the Region of the Americas gathered today for the High-Level Meeting of Affiliate Programs of the Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC). The event highlighted the critical role of national and subnational programs, and affiliate…
San José, Costa Rica, July 23, 2025 (PAHO) - During March and April 2025, the National Influenza Centers (NICs) of Costa Rica and Honduras developed a technical collaboration focused on the implementation of a phenotypic assay to evaluate resistance to oseltamivir in circulating strains of influenza. The activity took place at the Instituto…
Ahuano, Ecuador, 21 August 2025 (PAHO/WHO) — In an effort to enhance preparedness and commitment toward the early detection of and response to future pandemics and epidemics, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) brought together national and local experts from countries across the Region of the Americas for the Second Informal Expert…