The Initiative HEARTS in the Americas, led by the Ministries of Health with the participation of local stakeholders and the technical cooperation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has been recognized by the World Heart Awards in the category of "Advocacy in Cardiovascular Health". The award, given by the World Heart Federation,…
On February 24 and 25, 2022, the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean was held as a result of the cooperation and joint efforts made by the Government of Mexico, CEPI, PAHO and ECLAC.
CEPAL, 21 February 2022 - More than 70 international authorities, experts and stakeholders from all…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day Awards of individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
Theme: Tobacco – Threat to our environment
Guidelines for nominations
The objective of these criteria is to facilitate…
Washington, DC, 20 January 2022 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has added new functions and resources to its pharmacovigilance dashboard for COVID-19 vaccines. The dashboard was developed to support the regulatory processes of vaccine introduction and surveillance of vaccine safety, consolidating information on various…
From 1st to 3rd December 2021, a workshop in data analysis was conducted with professional from the Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health in Chile. Preliminary results were obtained for vaccine effectiveness against Delta and Gamma variants. Visits to a sentinel hospital for SARI surveillance and the National Laboratory (Instituto de…
From 24th to 26th November 2021, a workshop in data analysis was conducted with professional from the Dirección General de Vigilancia de la Salud (DGVS) and the Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones (PAI) of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare in Paraguay. Preliminary results were obtain for vaccine effectiveness against Delta and Gamma…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launches its first version of a virtual library containing products and activities carried out by the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) to support PAHO/WHO's goals and mandates, as reported by PAHO and/or the CCs from 2015 to present.
About PAHO/WHO CCs
WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) are…
Washington DC, 16 December 2021 (PAHO)-On December 14, as part of Universal Health Day celebrations, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) interviewed four social innovators who developed initiatives that contribute to the improvement of the health of their communities and the strengthening of local health systems during the pandemic of the…