New course from PAHO’s Digital Literacy Program aimed at strengthening telehealth competencies and supporting digital transformation processes across the Region.Washington, D.C., April 1, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Unit of Information Systems and Digital Health and the Virtual Campus for Public Health (…
Panama City, March 26, 2026 (PAHO) – The regional meeting of the SARInet plus and REVELAC-i networks brought together 180 participants from 38 countries and territories in the Americas, including experts in epidemiology, laboratory, and immunization, to advance an integrated approach that strengthens surveillance, prevention, and control of…
Washington, D.C., March 25, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Group of Nursing Professionals of Central America and the Caribbean (GPECC, by its Spanish acronym), held the webinar “Strengthening nursing in Central America and the Caribbean”, a technical dialogue space aimed at analyzing recent…
The document, covering the period 2026–2030, establishes measures to strengthen the resilience of health systems, with a focus on vulnerable groups and intersectoral action.Santo Domingo, March 24, 2026 – The Dominican Republic has launched its National Health and Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2025–2030 (PNASCC), a document developed with the…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with authorities from five countries in the Region (Argentina, Belize, Colombia, Mexico, and Paraguay), as well as various strategic partners, held the workshop titled “Strengthening Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks to Promote Motorcycle Safety” on March 17 and 18, 2026, in Cancún…
Washington DC, 18 March 2026 (PAHO)- The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) inaugurated a new office in Panama, a space to continue strengthening regional capacities for training and technical cooperation for the health workforce. The new headquarters is located in the Ciudad del Saber and…
George Town, 18 March 2026 (PAHO) - The recent detection of avian influenza A(H5N1) in poultry in the Cayman Islands put national preparedness to the test and offered important lessons for the Caribbean. Thanks to rapid detection and local genomic sequencing by the Cayman Islands Molecular Biology Laboratory (CIMBL), and a coordinated One Health…
PAHO, WHO and UNFCCC, in collaboration with national governments, produced climate and health country profiles for Belize, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.Washington, DC, March 11, 2026 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) published new national climate and health country profiles for seven…
Panama City, March 6, 2026 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health of Panama (MINSA), with technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), held a national workshop to implement the “Framework for a National Program for the Prevention and Control of Diseases Caused by Respiratory Viruses with Epidemic and Pandemic Potential.” The…