Washington, DC, 7 April 2025 – In commemoration of World Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened a virtual dialogue to reaffirm regional commitment to ending preventable maternal and neonatal deaths in the Americas.Held under the theme "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures—Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal…
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2025 – Representatives from the national health funds of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay have formalized the establishment of the Regional Network of National Health Funds in the Americas (REFSA by its initials in Spanish), a regional initiative launched with the technical support of the Pan…
Bogotá, March 27, 2025. Colombia is intensifying its preparedness, surveillance, and intersectoral response to highly pathogenic zoonotic avian influenza (HPAI). The country brought together 46 specialists in public health, animal health, environmental sciences, and academia for the Intersectoral Risk Assessment Workshop (EVIR).From early 2003 to…
(This is a summarized version of the original article in Spanish).Colombia has consolidated its experience in Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) and stands out for its innovation in epidemic management. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has recognized this experience and promoted exchanges with countries…
April 1, 2025 — Washington, D.C. (PAHO) - As part of the 2025 Certified Joint Training Program, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), successfully concluded a three-session virtual…
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems. Mental health services worldwide remain underfunded, with major gaps in access and quality. In some countries, up to 90% of people with severe mental health conditions receive no care at all, while many…
Washington, D.C., March 26, 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Association of Former PAHO/WHO Staff Members (AFSM), hosted a webinar to discuss the impact of resilience on physical and mental well-being, as part of their continued work and contribution to the Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas (…
Miami, March 17, 2025. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), organized a two-day workshop on “Strengthening National and Supranational Regulatory Systems in the Caribbean” in Miami, Florida, USA. The main objective of this workshop was to strengthen supranational and…
Washington, March, 25th, 2025.- The PAHO Journal of Public Health has opened a call for articles for a special issue on "Better Care for NCDs". The special issue will be focused on the main noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases- for which outcomes can be improved…