Washington, DC, 15 May 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made the new HEARTS 2.0 clinical pathway available to countries in the Region. This update to the previous version maintains hypertension control as the entry point to preventive care but expands the recommendations to strengthen integration with other cardio-renal-…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today issues a strong warning over the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, which are being aggressively marketed to adolescents and young people. WHO notes that regulation in many countries is limited or absent, raising concerns about youth nicotine addiction and related health risks. The…
Paramaribo, 15 May 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) completed a five-day integrated mission in Suriname to assess the operational performance of the country's respiratory virus sentinel surveillance network and identify targeted strategies to improve surveillance capacities at the national and facility levels.The mission,…
Madrid, Spain, 14 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in the XVII Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Health, where health authorities and representatives of international organizations reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation in health, with a focus on preparedness and response…
Washington, D.C., May 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a series of virtual trainings aimed at strengthening technical capacities in mortality coding across Caribbean countries, as part of its efforts to support the adoption of ICD-11 and strengthen Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in the…
Washington, D.C., 6 May 2026 —Amid recent public health challenges, including outbreaks of yellow fever, measles, COVID-19, and dengue, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) welcomed a delegation from the São Paulo State Health Secretariat, Brazil, to its headquarters to strengthen cooperation on health surveillance and emergency…
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Information Systems and Digital Health Unit and the Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH), announces the launch of Cycle 4: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), as part of the Digital Literacy Program in Health and its Learning Path.This…
São Paulo, Brazil, April 28, 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Department of Health Emergencies, is conducting a training course on minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) from April 27–30. The activity, carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP), aims to strengthen…
Bridgetown, Barbados, April 29th.- With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Barbados is advancing the strengthening of its national regulatory system for medicines and health technologies, as part of the country’s efforts to achieve WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) Maturity Level 3. Between 21 and 23 April 2026,…