Washington D.C. 7 April 2023 (PAHO) – Today we are celebrating World Health Day, as we do every year on April 7th, but we are also honoring the World Health Organization on the 75th anniversary of its creation. This is a great opportunity to highlight the achievements made in recent decades, the major advances in public health that have improved…
High-level dialogue to mark World Health Day seeks to motivate action to sustainably address the Region’s health challenges by strengthening first level of care
Washington D.C. 5 April 2023 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, participated in a high-level dialogue with Ministers of Health and…
GENEVA, 4 April 2023 --- Large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 17.5% of the adult population – roughly 1 in 6 worldwide - experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility…
Geneva, 28 March 2023 (WHO) – Following its 20-23 March meeting, WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) revised the roadmap for prioritizing the use of COVID-19 vaccines, to reflect the impact of Omicron and high population-level immunity due to infection and vaccination.
The roadmap continues SAGE’s…
Cancer screening and management of diabetes and hypertension among main services impacted.
Washington D.C. 27 March 2023 (PAHO) – Extensive disruptions in the diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Americas during the COVID-19 pandemic had a “significant adverse impact on the region” warns a new study from the Pan…
Washington, DC, March 24, 2023 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological update on the poliovirus situation in the region, including information on the case of vaccine-derived poliovirus recently reported by Peru.
In the Region of the Americas, in July 2022, the United States reported a case of vaccine-…
Increased investment, rapid adoption of new treatments, and strengthened multisectoral partnerships are crucial to end the TB epidemic
Washington D.C. 24 March 2023 (PAHO) – On World Tuberculosis Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls on countries to urgently expand access to prevention, detection and treatment services to…
On World Water Day, the global cholera task force explains way forward
22 March 2023 — The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress against this age-old disease have disappeared. While the situation is unprecedented, the lesson to draw is not a new one: safe…
Panama City, 20 March 2023 – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, has called for a closer alliance between the health and economy sectors to avoid a “triple crisis” such as the one generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which stretched economies, safety nets, and health systems to the limit.
“Never…