Washington D.C., 28 November 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization, in coordination with the Virtual Campus for Public Health, presents the Portuguese version of the course "Introduction to the Renewed Essential Functions of Public Health (EPHF)."
The main purpose of this online course is to introduce the new conceptual framework of…
The meeting, organized in La Havana, Cuba, by PAHO and WHO, gathered 140 participants from 20 countries of the region and it brought together members of national and local governments, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and citizens.
Havana, Cuba, 27 November 2023 – More than 140 participants from over 20 countries attended the…
Washington, D.C., 22 November 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) facilitated the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices among different actors that promote age-friendly environments in the Americas during the 2nd Latin American Meeting on Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. The meeting featured presentations…
Integration of mechanisms for the generation and use of health evidence for decision making towards Universal Health
Kingston, November 14 to 16, 2023 (PAHO) – the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT) and Evidence and Intelligence for Action in…
Brasilia, Brazil (PAHO/WHO). With the objective of improving genomic surveillance of emerging pathogens in the Region of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has organized the first meeting of the PAHO Regional Genomic Surveillance Networks (PAHOGen). This collaborative effort, supported by the Wellcome Trust Foundation,…
Brasilia, Nov. 9, 2023 (PAHO) – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in collaboration with the Butantan Institute and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have developed a course on Vaccine Development and Production for Mercosur States Parties and Associates. …
17 November 2023, Geneva - World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society came together on November 17, to mark the third Cervical cancer elimination day of action. The initiative, which marked the first time the Member States adopted a resolution to eliminate a noncommunicable disease, has continued to gain…
Representatives from seven countries gathered in Brasilia to deliberate on the achievements and future of the first multisectoral project to tackle antimicrobial resistance in the region, funded by the European Union.
Brasilia, Brazil, 14 November 2023 – Representatives from seven countries in the region convened to conclude the innovative…
15 November 2023. Washington, D.C. PAHO – Over the past few decades Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has emerged as a crucial factor in preparing for and responding to health emergencies and disasters. The GIS Day -marked every year on November 15- is an annual event dedicated to the celebration of GIS technologies and their global…