The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes the first global guidelines to prevent the occurrence of bloodstream and other infections caused by use of catheters placed in minor blood vessels during medical procedures.Poor practices in the insertion, maintenance, and removal of these catheters carry a high risk of introducing germs directly to…
Bogotá D.C., 10 May 2024. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia announced today the launch of the National Plan for the Elimination and Eradication of Communicable Diseases, a strategic initiative that seeks to strengthen public health and guarantee access to quality services for all citizens.In 2019, Colombia, together with the…
PAHO will hold a regional meeting to promote the implementation of genomics in clinical medicine and public health, and in strengthening genomics research in the Americas. This first initiative in the Americas, entitled "Human Genomics for Health: Enhancing the Impact of Effective Research," will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 15-16, 2024.…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 May, 2024.- A total of 30 mental health professionals from 18 Caribbean countries and territories are participating from 7 to 10 May on the first Caribbean-focused QualityRights workshop, aiming to catalyze positive changes in mental health services across the Caribbean. QualityRights is World Health Organization (WHO…
Manaus, 29 April 2024 (PAHO) Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a growing threat to public health worldwide, with the emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses like Oropouche and Mayaro in conjunction with the sustained circulation of other arboviruses like dengue and chikungunya causing concern. To address this critical issue, the…
Meeting of the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Programme to discuss investment opportunities with multilateral development banks, hosted by PAHO. Washington, DC - April 17, 2024 - (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted a meeting of the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Programme, with the participation of the fifteen mRNA…
Malaria medicine planning based on transmission risks.The PAHO Strategic Fund, in collaboration with the Regional Malaria Program, has developed an innovative tool for planning antimalarial medicine needs using the morbidity method, which includes aspects of the elimination strategy and considers local stratification to maintain minimum…
Georgetown, Guyana, April 11, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT), conducted a technical cooperation mission on the strengthening of regulatory and legal capacities for local production and access to health technologies in Guyana. The…
Washington DC, 24 April 2024- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated at sidelines events of the 2024 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and contributed to discussions on payment mechanisms for Primary Health Care (PHC) and to mitigate healthcare workers migration in the Americas.Payment mechanisms for Primary Health CareAs part of…