To launch Vaccination Week in the Americas 2023, PAHO’s Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa hosted a regional virtual event. The event counted with the virtual participation of high-level national representatives from the countries in the Americas as well as a panel of experts from governments, partners, technical experts, and civil societies to discuss the importance of strong immunization programs…
General events
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a webinar on 10 March 2023 for the launch of the Special Issue devoted to PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres, “Celebrating the Achievement of Our Common Goals”, published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health.
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Date: March 8 | Time: 10 am (WDC, Panama, Peru) - 9 am (Honduras, Mexico) - 11 am (Guyana, Dominican Republic) - 12 am (Argentina, Brasilia, Paraguay, Uruguay)
The maternal mortality situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is dire:
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On January 23rd at 2:00 PM Geneva (8:00 AM EST), the World Health Organization will launch its Health Emergency Appeal 2023. Join the launch via live stream.
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WHAT: Swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., of Brazil, as Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Dr. Barbosa was elected in September 2022 by PAHO Member States. His five-year term begins on February 1, 2023.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST - Washington, D.C. time).
WHERE…
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Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage positive behaviour changes, that’s why the Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) recruits year after year a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote health issues.
Join the movement for health impact through film!
4th edition in 2023: New…
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Participate in the “1st International Conference on Promotion of Physical Activity in Public Health” from 22 to 23 November 2022, from 7:00 to 11:00 am [EST] / 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Brasília time), held by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Brazil, through the General…
Joint Action to Strengthen the Health Workforce in the Region of the Americas: Americas Health Corps
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted health systems in the Region of the Americas and has exposed the need and urgency to build resilient health systems to be better prepared in the future against emerging threats, as well as to address individual and population health needs for future generations.
Organized by PAHO, Regional Technical Team for Water and Sanitation (ETRAS)
Department of Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health(CDE/CE)
International panelists:
- Tatiana Prado
- Maria Luisa Castro
- Max Carbajal
- Jorge Olivares
- Eduardo Ortiz…
Deadline for submission: 10 October 2022 (23:59 EST)
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), jointly with the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is pleased to announce the 2022–2023 Impact Grants for Regional Priorities call for applications for operational research to support the elimination of…