19 November 2024 — Mary Lou Valdez, PAHO’s Deputy Director, along with Rodrigo Monrroy, Project Management Advisor for PAHO Forward, and Paul de la Croix-Vaubois, Human Resources Advisor, met on November 12 at PAHO headquarters with a delegation from the United Nations Volunteers (UN Volunteers) Program, led by Lita Paparoni, Regional Manager for…
The deadline for submissions of nominations is Friday, 31 January 2025, at 17:00hrs (GMT) / 12:00 PM (EST or Washington DC Time)Theme: Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine productsThe World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day Awards of individuals or organizations…
Washington, D.C., November 15, 2024. The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Region faces a wide variety of health emergencies, largely driven by infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters. Urbanization, population growth, climate change and migration contribute to increasing frequency, severity and scale of emergencies and disasters,…
Bogotá, October 29, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization and the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima) of Colombia held the XIX International Pharmacovigilance Meeting and the face-to-face regional meeting of pharmacovigilance focal points (FV) of the Americas.The event addressed and discussed the challenges and…
WHO is pleased to announce the theme for the 2025 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) campaign: “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products.” This year, the campaign will focus on revealing the tactics that the tobacco and nicotine industries use to make their harmful products seem attractive.Why this theme?One of the…
Washington DC, November 12, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supported the XVIII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium, held November 6-8, by the School of Nursing of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile. Under the theme “Innovation and impact of nursing research and leadership,” the event…
Twenty-seven countries participated in the Pre-conference of the Americas: Strengthening the Role of the Health Sector as Part of a Multisectoral Response to Violence against Children and Adolescents.Bogotá, Colombia, 6 November 2024.- Representatives from the health sector, civil society organizations, and survivors of violence from 27…
Washington, DC, 5 November 2024 (PAHO)- The Comprehensive Immunization Program (CIM) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has created four new free online courses designed to train health professionals in key areas related to national immunization programs.The courses are now available on the PAHO Virtual Campus and aim to strengthen…
Washington D.C., October 2024 (PAHO) - The Consolidated Regional and Global Information on Events Suspected to be Attributable to Vaccination or Immunization (ESAVI) and Other Updates Bulletin reaches its fiftieth (50th) issue.This newsletter arose as part of the support of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO…