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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

Monkeypox outbreak

Monkeypox virus

Situation and resources

News

Monkeypox

28 Nov 2022

WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease

Technology transfer

21 Nov 2022

Canada contributes over U$ 11 million to PAHO’s initiative to strengthen the regional manufacturing of vaccines

Meningitis

18 Nov 2022

PAHO develops roadmap to curb spread of meningitis in the Americas by 2030

Public Health Stories

ASCP in Cite Soleil, Haiti

Community health workers on the frontline of Haiti’s cholera response

Viruela símica

Peru Responds to Monkeypox by Engaging Affected Communities

Jornada de vacunación

Orinoco Expedition: bringing health to the deepest reaches of the Venezuelan Amazon

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

Campaigns

We promote skin-to-skin contact

Prematurity Month 2022: We promote skin-to-skin contact

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Diverse group of people with signs

World AIDS Day 2022

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

22 Nov 2022

Epidemiological Update - Cholera - 22 November 2022

19 Nov 2022

Epidemiological Alert - Outbreaks of avian influenza and public health implications in the Region of the Americas

15 Nov 2022

Epidemiological Update - Cholera - 15 November 2022

13 Nov 2022

Epidemiological Update - Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 13 November 2022

Events

Launch of Addressing Violence Against Women in Health Policies and Protocols in the Americas: Regional Status Report 2022

29 Nov 2022

Launch of Addressing Violence Against Women in Health Policies and Protocols in the Americas: Regional Status Report 2022

Launch of Addressing Violence Against Women in Health Policies and Protocols in the Americas: Regional Status Report 2022

Launch of Addressing Violence Against Women in Health Policies and Protocols in the Americas: Regional Status Report 2022

29 Nov 2022 - 29 Nov 2022

"Caring for patients with post COVID-19 condition"

"Caring for patients with post COVID-19 condition"

1 Dec 2022 - 1 Dec 2022

Webinar: Strengthening the health sector’s capacity to address violence against migrants and refugee women and girls from Venezuela

Webinar: Strengthening the health sector’s capacity to address violence against migrant and refugee women and girls from Venezuela

7 Dec 2022 - 7 Dec 2022

Banner Universal Health Day 2022

High-Level meeting: Universal Health Day 12.12.2022

12 Dec 2022 - 12 Dec 2022