Washington, December 17, 2024 - The first subregional workshop in the Caribbean focused on implementing the global plan "Defeat Meningitis by 2030" was held in St. Lucia from 18 to 20 November. The workshop was jointly organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through its regional office, the office in Barbados, and the World Health…
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance access to essential medicines and health supplies through pooled procurement.Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO, and Dr. Hanan Balkhy…
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2024—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organization of American States (OAS) selected projects from the Bahamas, Belize, and Colombia to receive technical assistance from the Hemispheric Program on healthy eating policies and physical activity in school environments.These three countries receive…
Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2024 (PAHO) - PAHO's Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) on Increasing Regional Innovation and Production Capacities for Medicines and other Health Technologies, created in 2024, held its first virtual meeting.The Strategic Advisory Group, convened and established by PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, brings together high-…
PAHO Participates in UNICEF–UNFPA–WHO Joint Meeting with Health Technology Manufacturers and Suppliers Copenhagen, December 6, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its department of Innovation, Access to Medicines, and Health Technologies (IMT), participated in the annual joint meeting of UNICEF, UNFPA, and…
Washington, D.C., December 12, 2024 (PAHO) – On December 4-5, in the context of the Plan of Action 2.0 of the PAHO Forward initiative, the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH) convened 60 participants from across the organization, including country offices, specialized centers and headquarters in Washington, D.C…
The Organization holds a workshop in Mexico City to train facilitators in promoting and protecting human rights in mental health.Washington, D.C., December 10, 2024—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) trained facilitators to promote and protect human rights related to mental health. This work aims to strengthen and improve the health and…
Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is hosting the Regional Meeting on Health Accounts, from December 4–6, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event brings together public health experts, authorities, and professionals from 19 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to strengthen…
Washington D.C. December 3, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched a new toolkit, Documenting cases of violence against women and girls and recording the health sector response: How to strengthen health administrative data on intimate partner violence and sexual violence in the Region of the Americas, developed in…