General events

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When?:

Monday, 22 April 2023 | 10:00 am to 11:30 am (Washington D.C.) 

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Live streaming on PAHO's YouTube channel (…

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Countries are making relentless efforts to reverse the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine vaccination and epidemiological surveillance. However, measles outbreaks are re-emerging globally and regionally. In 2024, as of February 29, 55 measles cases were confirmed in six countries in the Americas region; these cases have been imported, import-related, or from an unknown source…

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The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program: EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas.

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“Together. In our lifetime. We will eliminate yellow fever epidemics."

Ethiopia,  2024


Date: 19th to 21st March, 2024

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The virtual launch of the Lancet Regional Health Americas Commission on Primary Health Care (PHC) and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, jointly hosted by the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), was held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 11:00 to 11:45 Eastern Time. The event will offer simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

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The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluacion de Tecnologias en Salud de las Americas), jointly with the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program: HTA reports…

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is working to strengthen genomic surveillance of emerging pathogens through different networks, aiming not just to expand the sequencing capacity at national and regional levels, but also to provide timely information and genomic sequencing data that can enrich surveillance…

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Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage positive behavior changes.

This is the reason why the Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) recruits year after year a new generation of film & video innovators to champion and promote health issues. 

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General context

Health promotion is one of the essential functions of public health and is defined as a political and social process that develops actions so that all people can reach their maximum health and wellbeing potential, both individually and collectively.