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Bridgetown, Barbados, 27 March 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - In an ambitious move to combat mother-to-child transmission of diseases like HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Chagas disease, 15 Caribbean nations are coming together under a project funded by the India-United Nations Development Partnership Fund and implemented by the Pan American Health…
Brasilia, March 26, 2025 (PAHO) - While premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and cancers, has dropped in the Americas over the past decade, from 15.2% in 2010 to 14% in 2021, just five countries of the Region are on track to reach the global target of a 25% reduction in premature mortality from…
Washington D.C., March 25, 2025 (PAHO) — Over the past two years, countries of the Americas have made significant progress towards eliminating trachoma, the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. These advances are part of the Initiative for the Elimination of Trachoma in the Americas, led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
Washington D.C. 24 March 2025 (PAHO) – In the Region of the Americas, cases of tuberculosis (TB) have increased 20% over the past decade, and deaths have also shown an upward trend. On World Tuberculosis Day, celebrated each year on 24 March, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa has called on countries of the Region…
Washington D.C. 18 March 2025 (PAHO) – The management of complex cardiovascular disease, specialist prenatal ultrasounds, and the diagnosis of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis can now be carried out even in the most remote parts of the Americas thanks to the launch of the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) telehealth kits. The…
Lima, 6 of March 2025Across Peru, particularly in the Amazon, three projects are reshaping the lives of thousands. These initiatives are seeking to eliminate neglected diseases such as trachoma, improve the health of women and adolescents, and guarantee equitable access to vaccination. Each effort converges on a singular goal: to improve the well-…
Washington, D.C., 24 February 2025 – The Regional Revolving Funds of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced its main achievements of 2024, including countries of the Americas increasing their investment in vaccines, medicines, and health technologies via the Fund compared to 2023.Among its 2024 Milestones, the Regional Revolving…