The organization conducted assessments in eight Caribbean countries between 2023 and 2025, along with training, the development of indicators, and a guide with technical parameters and best practices.Washington, D.C., 19 September 2025 ― The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is making progress in improving indoor air quality in hospitals and…
Lima, September 18, 2025 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a regional technical workshop to review various methodologies that Member States can use to establish their own sweetened beverage consumption reduction targets.The meeting, held in Lima, Peru, on September 16 and 17, was attended by experts in public health and health…
Quito, September 18, 2025 –The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a training workshop from September 8 to 10 in Quito for field staff participating in the second round of the STEPS Survey on risk factors and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Ecuador. This survey is implemented by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) in coordination with…
Washington D.C., 16 September 2025 (PAHO) – On Friday, September 12, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) facilitated the first virtual hospital response simulation exercise for health emergencies and disasters (H-RESPONDEX-LAC25), using the SIMEXamericas platform. Professionals from five South American countries—Argentina, Colombia,…
Washington D.C., 12 September 2025 – The Technical Committee on Human Resources of the Andean Health Agency – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (in Spanish ORAS-CONHU) met virtually to follow up on the ongoing work to map health occupations in the Andean subregion, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The process, launched in…
Washington D.C. September 12, 2025. During the Dialogue with Staff, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa presented the plan for the PAHO Forward 3.0 initiative, which marks a new stage in efforts to modernize and optimize the Organization's internal management systems.The PAHO Forward initiative, which began in April 2023, aims to strengthen the…
Countries in the Americas advance toward a roadmap to strengthen emergency preparedness and response
Cali, Colombia, 12 September 2025 – Representatives from the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Points (NFPs), the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) Emergency Contact Points (ECPs), and the Pan American Health Organization’s regional genomic surveillance networks (PAHOGen) met this week in Cali, Colombia,…
Bogotá, Colombia, September 9, 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Infectious Hazards Management Unit of the Health Emergencies Department (PHE/IHM), brought together a distinguished group of regional experts to develop the first regional guidelines for the clinical management of patients with respiratory…
Leticia, Colombia, 5 September 2025 (PAHO)- With a view to advancing the elimination of infectious diseases that affect vulnerable communities in the Amazon, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized a regional workshop on integrated action plans to combat trachoma, malaria, and Chagas disease in the…