Washington, D.C., August 26, 2024 (PAHO)– A recent Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) study published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice reveals significant barriers in access to essential hypertension medications across Latin America and the Caribbean, including outdated essential medicines lists and diffuse procurement…
San Jose, Costa Rica, August 16, 2024 (PAHO). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE) signed a cooperation agreement today aimed at reducing infectious diseases prevalent among children and adolescents in Latin America.Despite a 60% decrease in deaths among children…
Washington, DC, August 15, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Health: Readiness Assessment Toolkit, a tool that enables countries to optimize their capacity to integrate AI into public health systems.The…
Geneva, August 14, 2024 (PAHO) — WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).Dr…
Washington D.C. 9 August 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – In an epidemiological alert released on 8 August, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on countries of the Americas to strengthen surveillance, including laboratory detection and genomic sequencing of confirmed cases, following the identification of a new variant of mpox virus,…
Washington, DC, August 8, 2024 (PAHO)— The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has redoubled its efforts to help Central America manage a significant increase in dengue cases, which have risen by 98% in the subregion compared to the previous year. Throughout the Americas, 2024 has been a record year, with more than 11 million reported cases…
Washington, DC, August 7, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recently optimized its Core Indicators Portal, a tool that provides crucial health data for 49 countries and territories in the Americas. The initiative was created in 1995, when data was disseminated via printed booklets. Starting in 2021, the online…
Washington, D.C., August 6, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) have announced a new partnership to address excessive or unnecessary testing and treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean. This collaboration aims to advance evidence-based healthcare practices, enhance quality of…
Washington, DC, 2 August 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert calling on countries to strengthen surveillance and implementation of laboratory diagnosis of the Oropouche virus (OROV). The call follows a recent increase in cases, and spread of the disease to new areas, as well as reports…