Washington, D.C., October 7-9, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened experts from across the Region of the Americas to to advance its strategic approach to integrated health care during the first two decades of life. The three-day meeting, held in Washington, DC, focused on strengthening health systems by prioritizing person-…
Bridgetown, October. 8, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization organized a mission, from 8 to 10 October 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the assisted self-benchmarking using the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT). This event aimed to consolidate the Barbados Drug Service understanding on the use of the GBT, provide guidance using…
October 9, 2024 (PAHO) - During PAHO's 61st Directing Council and 175th Executive Committee held the week of September 30 to October 4, 2024, Member States made strategic decisions on access to health technologies, including a resolution to reform the Regional Revolving Funds to incentivize access to priority technologies and regional …
Washington, D.C., October 4, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the WHO Collaborating Center for Oral Health at New York University, organized a Regional Oral Health Consultative Workshop on October 3-4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. This workshop served as a crucial…
WHO announced that a fourth WHO-prequalified human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine product, Cecolin® has been confirmed for use in a single-dose schedule. The decision is made based on new data on the product that fulfilled the criteria set out in the WHO’s 2022 recommendations for alternative, off-label use of HPV vaccines in single-dose schedules.…
Washington D.C., September 25, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) celebrated World Patient Safety Day 2024 with a webinar that gathered over 1,500 participants from 58 countries and territories. The event focused on this year’s theme, "Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety," highlighting the need to strengthen clinical…
Lima, 30 September 2024 (PAHO) — PAHO continues to offer technical cooperation to develop and fulfill the different phases of Peru's national agenda of research priorities.Last August, PAHO specialists, led by Dr. Hernán Rodríguez, OPS Peru, and Dr. Ludovic Reveiz, Regional Advisor for Science and Knowledge for Impact of the Health Evidence and…
Lima, 30 September 2024 (PAHO) — PAHO and the Center for Health Technology Assessment (CETS) of the National Institute of Health of Peru offered a workshop to promote internationally recommended standards and processes for evidence-informed decision-making.Peruvian experts participated on August 22, and 23 in this workshop aimed at the actors…
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2024 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of the Dominican Republic (MISPAS) and the National Health Service (SNS) of the Dominican Republic have joined forces with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Bank for…