Washington, D.C. 12 October 2023 – In a remarkable demonstration of international cooperation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has joined forces with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to lead the charge in advancing pediatric cancer care across Latin America and the Caribbean. With nearly 29,000 childhood cancer cases…
Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2023 (PAHO)- In order to contribute to the implementation of disaster response simulations and drills in an agile manner and with a methodology that allows testing different scenarios under optimal conditions of information management, coordination and operational management, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/…
Castries, St Lucia, 11 October 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Saint Lucia has completed its Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) and has moved to the development of a concept note for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to secure funding to strengthen climate resilience in the health sector.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the…
Uruguay, October 5, 2023 (PAHO)- In order to strengthen epidemiological surveillance in the country, in response to a Request for Cooperation made by the Ministry of Public Health of Uruguay (MOH), a workshop on the Epidemic Intelligence Open Source System (EIOS) was held in Montevideo from August 7 to 11, 2023.
This system is focused on event-…
Washington, DC, October 3, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - within the scope of the activities of PAHO/WHO Innovation and Regional Production Platform* (RP) in the Americas, this event was held with the participation of national and international organizations, universities, research centers and participants from the private sector from 42 countries.
The…
The department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT/PAHO) published the Spanish and Portuguese translation of the WHO guidance document Selection of essential in vitro diagnostics at country level: using the WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics to develop and update a national list of essential in vitro…
Despite advances to improve health services for childhood cancer, there still exists a significant gap in access to diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents, hampering survival.
Washington D.C.4 October 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published a special issue on childhood cancer in the Pan American…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 6 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) coordinated a dialogue with experts from the Region within the framework of the 5th Global Mental Health Summit called, “Strengthening Mental Health Services in the Region of the Americas.” Participating were Dr. Juan Manuel Quijada Gaytán, Head of the…
Washington, DC, 03 October 2023 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) from Chile/Tabaconomía, brought together a group of experts on economics and health from governments of Brazil, Chile and Colombia; and from Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Bank, Organization for…