Washington, DC, February 10, 2025 (PAHO) - On February 5, 2025, a specialized virtual training session on using the GitHub platform to share code and conduct analyses in R software, was held by the PAHO Health Emergencies Department. The training gathered 39 professionals from the Ministries of Health and Health Institute, including…
Havana, February 7, 2025 (PAHO) – From February 3 to 7, 2025, Havana hosted the Workshop for the Implementation of the Framework of a national program for preventing and controlling diseases caused by respiratory viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Cuban health authorities. This event…
Bogotá, February 7, 2025 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) brought together experts from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Ecuador, and PAHO Collaborating Centers for Arboviruses in Bogotá on January 22 and 23 to define a strategic research agenda on the Oropouche virus (OROV).OROV has caused health emergencies in Brazil and Cuba since…
From 21 to 31 January, the representative of the Ministry of Health of Chile, Dr. Ester Aylwin, participated in a technical mission to the Department of Health Emergencies (PHE) at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Washington, DC. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the country's technical and strategic…
The director of PAHO's Department of Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Equity participated in the event Global Investments in Health: The Infrastructure for Everyday Well-Being, organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Washington, D.C., February 5, 2025 - Health is not built in hospitals but from factors such as home,…
Washington, D.C., 4 February 2025 (PAHO). 2024 was a pivotal year for strengthening Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) in the Americas. The region made significant strides in the global classification of national teams, enhancing their capacity to respond to health emergencies both within their countries and at the regional level.Currently, 12 EMTs in…
Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2025 (PAHO)-The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador presented the new “Regulations of Clinical Trials with Medicines and Processed Natural Products for Medicinal Use for Human Use,” which was developed with the technical cooperation of the Regional Program on Bioethics of the Science and Knowledge for Impact…
Brazil Reinforces Respiratory Virus Surveillance and Advances in the Analysis of Its Economic Impact
Brasilia, January 31, 2025 (PAHO) – From January 27 to 31, 2025, the PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation Mission on strengthening influenza and respiratory virus surveillance was held in Brasília, Brazil, along with the Workshop on the Economic Burden of Respiratory Viruses. This initiative was promoted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO…
PAHO in Ecuador has modernized its administrative and logistical processes by integrating technological resources, aligning with the PAHO Green policy and Action 2.09 of the PAHO Forward 2.0 initiative, which aims to document and share best practices in event management.30 of January 2025 — In November 2024, the office began reviewing its manual…