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, 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…
Washington, D.C., October 31, 2024—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a workshop on alcohol taxation at the PAHO headquarters in Washington, D.C., with policymakers, experts, and academics from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico to discuss the role of alcohol taxes in addressing public health and economic challenges in the region. Organized…
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2024—The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) brought together policymakers from 15 countries of the Region to participate in the three-day workshop, "Advancing Tobacco Taxes in Latin America," at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. The meeting focused on addressing the ongoing public health and…
Washington, D.C., October 17, 2024 – The Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean held its second in-person meeting in Panama City, from October 15-17. During the meeting, commissioners reviewed the progress made in technical work since their first meeting, held in March of this year, and…