Meet Florence, WHO's first virtual health worker, designed to help the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users quit. She uses artificial intelligence to dispel myths around COVID-19 and smoking and helps people develop a personalized plan to quit tobacco.
Users can rely on Florence as a trusted source of information to achieve their…
Washington, DC, 24 June 2020 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization supports countries' efforts on malaria elimination responding to potential disruptions to healthcare supply chains and stockouts of key antimalarial supplies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Ensuring timely access to key medicines and supplies that are difficult…
Washington D.C., June 24, 2020 (PAHO)— The National Regulatory Authority of Guyana (Government Analyst, Food and Drug Department) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency/ Caribbean Regulatory System (CARPHA/CRS) adopted the PAHO recommended procedure of reliance for Emergency Use Authorization in the COVID-19 pandemic. The agencies…
Kingston, 16 June 2020. The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Jamaica country office, with the assistance of USAID, handed over essential items to support the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in the ongoing COVID-19 response at a ceremony in Kingston today.
PAHO, through USAID funding, procured items based on the priority needs…
On may 27, 2020, a virtual meeting was organized by PAHO, FAO, OIE and the EU with participation of representatives of Ministries of Health and Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, to start officially with the activities of the project: ‘Working Together to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance’ to ensure a…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Drexel University have established a formal agreement to collaborate on efforts to promote urban health throughout Latin America.
The agreement facilitates ongoing collaboration between the Salud Urbana en America Latina (“Urban Health in Latin America”) or SALURBAL project, led by the Urban Health…
Washington DC, 22 May 2020 (PAHO) —Representatives of the National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) from countries in the Region participated at the VI Regulatory Update meeting organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to discuss the challenges for the regulation of ventilators in the context of COVID-19. More than 80 participants from…
En su rol de Centro Colaborador de la OPS/OMS en Gestión del Conocimiento, el Departamento de Informática en Salud, del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, está colaborando con la OPS en el desarrollo y diseminación de Hojas Informativas sobre el uso de tecnologías de información en apoyo a la respuesta mundial contra la pandemia. Asimismo, está…
In its role as the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing Development in Primary Health Care, the College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago in collaboration with PAHO has co-organized a publication titled Perspectives and Contributions of Nursing to the Promotion of Universal Health that highlights more than…