Washington, D.C., 25 September 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPBS in Spanish) of Paraguay, held a training workshop on the application of public financial management tools in health.The workshop aimed to strengthen officials' capacity in the…
Washington DC, October 17, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded the regional consultation on the World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy draft, 2025-2034, which gathered comments, suggestions, and contributions from national health authorities of 16 Member States, as well as from multiple social actors…
Berlin, October 13, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization participated in the World Health Summit 2024 that brought together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector and civil society from around the world. Under the theme "Building Trust for a Healthier World" WHS 2024 set the agenda for a healthier future by…
Washington, D.C., October 24, 2024 (PAHO) – The Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative organizes quarterly virtual Peer learning on pandemic planning calls. These calls provide a collaborative space for countries to learn from one another and share experiences in pandemic planning. For instance, participants explore…
Washington DC, 18 October 2024 (PAHO) - High-level health authorities in the Americas and Europe convened in Washington, DC, 17-18 October, to address the “Migration and Mobility of Health Care Workers in the Region of the Americas.” Discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities in managing ethical migration, in particular for source and…
Washington, D.C., October 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization approved the CCHD cooperation mechanism for the Strengthening of the technical and operational capacity of national donation and transplants programs in Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, with the PAHO/WHO collaborating center in Argentina, El Instituto Nacional…
Washington D.C. - October 10, 2024 - (PAHO) – In response to the growing need to strengthen vaccine production in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) led a workshop with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Regionalized Vaccine Production Collaborative (RVMC). Experts from…
Washington, D.C., October 7-9, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened experts from across the Region of the Americas to to advance its strategic approach to integrated health care during the first two decades of life. The three-day meeting, held in Washington, DC, focused on strengthening health systems by prioritizing person-…
Bridgetown, October. 8, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization organized a mission, from 8 to 10 October 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the assisted self-benchmarking using the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT). This event aimed to consolidate the Barbados Drug Service understanding on the use of the GBT, provide guidance using…