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120th Anniversary of the Pan American Health Organization

This year PAHO celebrates 120 years of active work in the public health arena of the Americas.

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COVID-19 pandemic

Virus de COVID-19

Situation and resources

Cholera outbreak

Handwashing

Situation and resources

Mpox outbreak

Monkeypox virus

Situation and resources

News

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director

25 Jan 2023

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa to be sworn in as new PAHO Director

Health workers

23 Jan 2023

WHO launches funding appeal to help a record number of people in complex, intersecting health emergencies

Exposure to trans fats

23 Jan 2023

Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease

Public Health Stories

Labo moto in Haiti

PAHO’s Labo Moto project uses nurses on wheels to improve cholera surveillance in Haiti

Patientt receives attention

Advancing towards universal health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Stop tobacco consumption

Mexico: the long road to tobacco control

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne
Director Pan American Health Organization

Quinquennial Report 2018-2022 of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau

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Publications

Publications

Governing Bodies

Flags of the Americas

Partnerships

Partnership

Health Emergencies

Pan American Journal of Public Health

Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas

The Decade of Healthy Aging

Elimination Initiative

Revisión médica de jóvenes

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2023

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Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

25 Jan 2023

Epidemiological Update Dengue, chikungunya and Zika -25 January 2023

24 Jan 2023

Epidemiological Update - Cholera - 24 January 2023

19 Jan 2023

Epidemiological update: Long-term detection of genetically related polioviruses

17 Jan 2023

Epidemiological Update - Cholera - 17 January 2023

Events

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa

31 Jan 2023

Inauguration ceremony of new PAHO Director to take place on 31 January 2023

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa

Inauguration ceremony of new PAHO Director to take place on 31 January 2023

31 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2023

Training of trainers on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence during Health Emergencies

Training of Trainers on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence during Health Emergencies in Belize

7 Feb 2023 - 3 Mar 2023