Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023 (PAHO/WHO)- The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) approved the proposed Health Workforce Policy 2030: Strengthening Human Resources for Health for Resilient Health Systems.
The Policy was developed through consultation with the Member States, highlighting the importance of the…
Lima, Peru, June 22, 2023. More than 90 surveillance, laboratory, immunization, and communication professionals from different health regions of the country participated in the workshop "Standard Operating Procedures of the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to a poliovirus event or outbreak, and implementation of the recommendations for…
Cuba, Havana, 28 June 2023 – PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers (CCs) are typically parts of institutions such as universities, hospitals, research institutes, academies, or ministries that have been designated by the WHO Director-General to carry out activities in support of PAHO/WHO programs such as dissemination of information; evaluation; training…
Washington DC., June 27, 2023—The multi-country workshop on “Financing UHC Amidst Multiple Shocks: Health Financing Knowledge Exchange for the Caribbean and Central America” took place on June 7-9 in Washington, DC. The objective was to facilitate the exchange of regional perspectives on why to invest in health and share experiences on how to…
Nassau, 14 June 2023 (PAHO): The Pan American Health Organization and the Ministry of Health and Wellness of The Bahamas conducted a highly participatory workshop for the development of an Action Plan resulting from the evaluation and strengthening of the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF). Through the finalization of this workshop, The…
San Salvador, 9 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health of El Salvador presented the Action Plan resulted from the process of evaluation and strengthening of the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF). More than 100 technicians and experts representing 57 health sector institutions…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use, which describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfil the medical need. The report, titled “Left behind in pain”, highlights the problems in access to this essential medicine…
Washington, D.C., 14 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Collaborating Centre (CC) for Research and Training in Environmental Epidemiology at the Dirección de Salud Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública in Mexico supported PAHO/WHO in developing a PAHO Virtual Campus Training Course on Environmental Epidemiology. The objective of the course…
The eight best experiences selected will receive PAHO's support to produce an Expanded Report on their initiative.
Washington, D.C., June 12 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is launching a call to collect successful experiences on integrating workers' healthcare at the primary health care in the Region of the Americas. This…