Washington, D.C., July 8, 2025 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new interactive dashboard to enhance monitoring and analysis of respiratory virus circulation trends across the Americas, with the goal of strengthening surveillance and facilitating timely analysis of regional trends.This interactive dashboard…
Washington, D.C., 3 July 2025 (PAHO) – A total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths have been reported in the Region of the Americas as of mid-June 2025, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This represents a 29-fold increase compared to the 244 cases reported during the same…
Washington D.C. July 3, 2025 – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amit Prothi, Director General of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to strengthen cooperation in developing safer and more resilient health systems against climate…
The “3 by 35” Initiative targets tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to cut deaths and boost health and development fundingGeneva/Sevilla, July 2, 2025 (WHO)– The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035…
Washington, D.C. July 2, 2025 — A joint project by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada is transforming health outcomes for populations in situations of vulnerability in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras and Peru. Through this partnership, the six countries have seen strengthened maternal healthcare,…
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025 (PAHO)– Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, have surged by 43% in the Americas since 2000, reaching 6 million in 2021, according to the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) NCDs at a Glance 2025 report, released today.Noncommunicable diseases…
Seville, June 30, 2025 (PAHO) — On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place this week in Seville, Spain, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and the Secretary-General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Andrés Allamand,…
June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of Suriname to eliminate the disease across its vast rainforests and diverse…
Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025 (PAHO) – After four days of deliberations, the 176th session of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Committee concluded yesterday. Representatives from nine Member States adopted fundamental decisions for the future of public health in the region. These decisions will serve as the basis for…