Uruguay, October 5, 2023 (PAHO)- In order to strengthen epidemiological surveillance in the country, in response to a Request for Cooperation made by the Ministry of Public Health of Uruguay (MOH), a workshop on the Epidemic Intelligence Open Source System (EIOS) was held in Montevideo from August 7 to 11, 2023.
This system is focused on event-…
Washington, DC, October 3, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - within the scope of the activities of PAHO/WHO Innovation and Regional Production Platform* (RP) in the Americas, this event was held with the participation of national and international organizations, universities, research centers and participants from the private sector from 42 countries.
The…
The department of Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT/PAHO) published the Spanish and Portuguese translation of the WHO guidance document Selection of essential in vitro diagnostics at country level: using the WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics to develop and update a national list of essential in vitro…
Despite advances to improve health services for childhood cancer, there still exists a significant gap in access to diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents, hampering survival.
Washington D.C.4 October 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published a special issue on childhood cancer in the Pan American…
Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 6 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) coordinated a dialogue with experts from the Region within the framework of the 5th Global Mental Health Summit called, “Strengthening Mental Health Services in the Region of the Americas.” Participating were Dr. Juan Manuel Quijada Gaytán, Head of the…
Washington, DC, 03 October 2023 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) from Chile/Tabaconomía, brought together a group of experts on economics and health from governments of Brazil, Chile and Colombia; and from Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Bank, Organization for…
Advancing the development of a rapid service assessment tool for care in response to sexual violence
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been developing a rapid evaluation tool to assess the quality of care in response to sexual violence. This tool has the potential to be used and adapted by Ministries of Health throughout the Region in order to improve care for survivors of sexual violence in accordance with regional standards and…
Washington, D.C., 26 September 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment for Health Equity (CAN-108) is supporting PAHO/WHO by conducting a survey that aims to improve the reporting of health equity considerations in observational studies. The survey for the Extension of the…
Washington D.C. September 24, 2023: The Pan American Health Organization, in coordination with the Virtual Campus for Public Health, presents the English version of the course "Introduction to the Renewed Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF)." The primary objective of this online course is to introduce the new conceptual framework of EPHF,…