Washington DC, 21 August 2024- The Region of the Americas has experienced a significant decline in the healthy life expectancy (HALE) of older adults at age 60 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New data from the WHO Global Health Observatory reveals that the HALE at 60 years old was reduced from 16.61 years in 2019 to 15.21 years in 2021 in the…
Panama, August 14, 2024 (PAHO) — The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced a new technical cooperation agreement with the National University of the South (UNS) in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. This three-year agreement aims to strengthen health education through the use of technology,…
Washington, D.C., August 12, 2024 (PAHO) - In commemoration of International Youth Day 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a webinar under the theme of this year's global campaign "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development," which brought together technical experts on adolescent digital health,…
Asunción, August 9, 2024 (PAHO) - From August 6 to 9, a workshop was held in Paraguay to implement the Mosaic Framework for Respiratory Virus Surveillance, an initiative led by WHO and designed to help countries adapt and improve their respiratory virus surveillance systems. This workshop is part of a global pilot, being the second…
Washington, D.C., 7 August 2024 (PAHO) - The "Navigating the Digital Shift: Advancing Digital Transformation in Health for All" webinar series has emerged as a critical platform for sharing information, knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to the integration of digital health solutions into public health. This initiative, led by PAHO…
7 August 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently introduced the concept of digitally smart health facilities (DSHF) as a groundbreaking approach to expanding access and revolutionizing healthcare in the Americas. Described in an editorial, led by our Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, published in the Pan American Journal of…
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 4 June 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recently emphasized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for achieving equitable public health at the G20. In an editorial led by PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the…
August 7, 2024 - The PAHO/WHO Information Systems and Digital Health Unit (IS), Department of Evidence and intelligence for Action in Health (EIH) is glad to announce the launch of a new joint product developed by PAHO and IDB: the "Artificial Intelligence in Public Health: Readiness Assessment Toolkit." This toolkit is designed to help countries…
Panama, August 1, 2024 (PAHO) – The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (IUHIBA) in Argentina, has launched a new tutorial-based training course aimed at strengthening leadership in educational management…