Washington DC, 13 May 2024 (PAHO) - In the Region of the Americas, approximately seven million nurses are at the forefront of health promotion, disease prevention, and health management. On International Nurses Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlighted the importance of discussing gender, leadership, and innovation in nursing…
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes the first global guidelines to prevent the occurrence of bloodstream and other infections caused by use of catheters placed in minor blood vessels during medical procedures.Poor practices in the insertion, maintenance, and removal of these catheters carry a high risk of introducing germs directly to…
Washington DC, May 10 2024 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) emphasized the need to increase spending on primary health care (PHC) during a session on "Public Spending and Priorities for Sustainable Development," which was held at the XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, from May 6 to 8 in Santiago, Chile, organized by the…
Bogotá D.C., 10 May 2024. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia announced today the launch of the National Plan for the Elimination and Eradication of Communicable Diseases, a strategic initiative that seeks to strengthen public health and guarantee access to quality services for all citizens.In 2019, Colombia, together with the…
PAHO will hold a regional meeting to promote the implementation of genomics in clinical medicine and public health, and in strengthening genomics research in the Americas. This first initiative in the Americas, entitled "Human Genomics for Health: Enhancing the Impact of Effective Research," will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 15-16, 2024.…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 May, 2024.- A total of 30 mental health professionals from 18 Caribbean countries and territories are participating from 7 to 10 May on the first Caribbean-focused QualityRights workshop, aiming to catalyze positive changes in mental health services across the Caribbean. QualityRights is World Health Organization (WHO…
Washington D.C., May 7, 2024—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Secretariat for Labor Management and Health Education (SGTES) of the Ministry of Health of Brazil discussed future join actions to strengthen the human resources for health in the Americas within the framework of their technical cooperation agreement.The…
Manaus, 29 April 2024 (PAHO) Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a growing threat to public health worldwide, with the emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses like Oropouche and Mayaro in conjunction with the sustained circulation of other arboviruses like dengue and chikungunya causing concern. To address this critical issue, the…
Meeting of the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Programme to discuss investment opportunities with multilateral development banks, hosted by PAHO. Washington, DC - April 17, 2024 - (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted a meeting of the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Programme, with the participation of the fifteen mRNA…