Bogota, April 5th, 2024. "This bridge has witnessed the passage of millions of migrants and refugees", said Dr. Santino Severoni, Director of the Department of Health and Migration at the World Health Organization. His words resonate as all type of vehicles cross the Simón Bolívar Bridge, a key border point between Colombia and Venezuela. In fact…
Brussels, Belgium, March 21, 2024 (OPS) - In the framework of the high-level meeting on equitable access to health technologies, high-level representatives from the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean held a dialogue to strengthen the partnership between the two regions on human development and health.The Director of the Pan…
Geneva, 27 March 2024.- Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in most global and national violence-related data, according to two new publications released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health agency is calling for better research across countries that will…
Washington, D.C., March 26, 2024 (PAHO)- The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Unit (HIM) of the PAHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE) jointly with the WHO Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Hub organized a Webinar for the EIOS Community, on the Organization's experience in using the Epidemic Intelligence from Open…
This Call to action was released at the Regional Meeting on an Intersectoral Commission for the Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza (and other Zoonotic Influenza) in the Americas held on 12–14 March 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.To effectively manage the escalating threat of Avian Influenza (AI) in the Americas, it is crucial to establish…
Washington DC, March 25, 2024 (PAHO) - The English version of the course "Scientific Methodology and Strategies for the Dissemination of Knowledge for Nurses” is now available on the Virtual Campus for Public Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). More than 5000 people enrolled in the Spanish version, and over 2000 completed the…
Washington D.C., March 12, 2024 (PAHO)—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supported Central American countries in strengthening the governance in human resources for health (HRH) through the development of a technical-political document on HRH planning for the countries.The Commission for the Development of Human Resources for Health, in…
Washington DC, March 22, 2024 (PAHO/WHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), carried out an official country mission to Venezuela, from 4-7 March, with the purpose of identifying strategic areas of technical cooperation in human resources for health (HRH), including policy development HRH, and strengthening the processes of training,…
Washington, DC, 26 March 2024- The WHO held a Global Technical Coordination Meeting on Traditional Medicine, March 19-21, in New Delhi, India, with the participation of 50 external experts and WHO staff across the six WHO regions. The meeting, hosted by the new WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC), focused on defining priority…