Washington D.C., December 15, 2023. Two weeks ago, the Americas lost a true public health champion with the passing of the Pan American Health Organization Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Today, the PAHO Health Emergencies Department pays tribute to Dr. Etienne’s exceptional leadership and unyielding commitment to combating public…
Washington, DC, 14 December 2023 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Health Action invites Member States and PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers to participate in the Call for Good Practices in the Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to collect successful…
Brazil, December 12, 2023 (PAHO). With the participation of 150 professionals and immunization specialists from 40 countries, the second meeting of the Regional Network of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAG) was held from December 5 to 6 in Rio de Janeiro.
The Regional NITAG Network of the Americas (RNA), supported by…
Georgetown, 7 December 2023 (PAHO) - PAHO´s Member States and regional partners have renewed their efforts to strengthen local production capacities in the region. As part of these actions, a PAHO team visited Guyana on 21-23 November 2023 with the purpose to provide support to the efforts of Guyana in strengthening its regulatory capacities for…
Washington DC, 11 December 2023 (PAHO)- The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) participated in the workshop "Capacity development in PHC: Learning Pathways for person centered models of care”, at the Regional Forum: Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, which took place from December 4 to 6, 2023, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Washington DC, 6 December 2023 (PAHO) – The Regional Forum “Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas”, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), concluded today in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event brought together experts who discussed best practices and tools supporting investment, innovation, and implementation of Primary…
Washington DC, 6 December 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Delegates from across the Region of the Americas recently convened to launch three new courses, aimed at strengthening health personnel skills to address violence against women and girls. Launched on November 28 during a live virtual event organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the…
Washington DC, 4 December 2023 (PAHO) –Moving towards equitable access to comprehensive, integrated, and quality health services, focused on people and communities, is crucial to improve health outcomes in the Region, underscored James Fitzgerald, Director of Health Systems and Services at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). He made these…
All women and girls can be at risk of violence, but evidence suggests that the risk in certain groups is higher.
Washington, D.C., November 30 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened Afro-descendant women and men, and representatives of Indigenous Peoples, in a participatory consultation whose contributions will serve to…