PAHO Webinar Series: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), risk factors and mental health during the time of COVID-19IntroductionDr. Anselm Hennis, Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health announced the PAHO monthly webinar series on ‘Tackling NCDs during the time of COVID-19’ and welcomed the participants to…
Washington DC, March 25, 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through the Virtual Campus of Public Health (CVSP) launched eleven open-access virtual courses and free of charge.
The courses are self-learning, people can take them at their own pace, without defined times, and autonomously. There is no deadline to complete these…
Washington DC, 18 March 2021 (PAHO)— Representatives from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) from the Americas participated in the "Workshop to facilitate the emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca/Bioscience and by Serum Institute of India, included in the emergency use list (EUL) of WHO”. The event took…
Washington DC, March 18, 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in the conference on “The Future of Health Care in Latin America”, organized by the Wilson Institute, on 26 February 2021, where experts analyzed the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary reforms to strengthen health systems and…
Washington DC, March 18, 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization participated in a side event on “Regional Dialogue between health, industry, science and technology sectors,” held on 17 March, 2021, virtually, within the framework of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable…
Washington DC, March 18, 2021 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization participated in the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) which was held virtually, from 15-18 March, under the Presidency…
Call for nominations now OPEN
Deadline: 17 April 2021
The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases is calling for nominations for the 2021 Awards to recognize achievements during 2020 on multisectoral action in the prevention and control of NCDs, mental health and the wider…
In the Region of the Americas, Pan-Americanism is one of the guiding principles of PAHO's technical cooperation. More importantly, the work of CCs is done in that same spirit -- countries helping countries, for the benefit of all. The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres newsletter aims to highlight this…
In the most recent Andar La Salud newsletter (PAHO/WHO Cuba), the actions taken by PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres in Cuba against COVID-19 are highlighted.
Below are examples of the Centres' activities:
PAHO/WHO CC for the Study and Control of Dengue and WHO CC for Tuberculosis Elimination, El Instituto de Medicine Tropical “…