Author: Cristina Mitchell
Ministros y altas autoridades de salud de las Américas piden más equidad y solidaridad para enfrentar mejor futuras pandemias
Ginebra, 23 de mayo de 2023 (OPS)- Los ministros y delegados de la región de las Américas se dirigieron a la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud esta semana en Ginebra (Suiza) donde revisaron la situación de la salud tras la pandemia de COVID-19, destacaron lecciones aprendidas y consideraron una mejor preparación para futuras emergencias, incluido
OPS impulsa colaboración entre Colombia y Venezuela, y articula plan para tornar a la región de las Américas libre de fiebre aftosa
Río de Janeiro, 28 de abril de 2023 (PANAFTOSA- OPS) – Autoridades de Colombia y Venezuela firmaron un documento técnico de colaboración para reforzar las acciones de vigilancia contra la fiebre aftosa en sus fronteras, en un esfuerzo conjunto por conseguir que Venezuela sea reconocido por la Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal (OMSA) como libre
Avances, progresos insuficientes y retrocesos a mitad del período para cumplir el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible relacionado con la salud
Santiago, Chile, 26 de abril de 2023 (OPS)- A la mitad del camino del plazo para cumplir con la Agenda 2030 de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, los países de la región de las Américas muestran avances, pero también progresos insuficientes y retrocesos en el logro del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 3 relacionado
En Chile, Director de OPS se reúne con el Presidente Boric, abordan la reforma del sector salud, atención primaria y salud mental
Santiago de Chile, 25 de abril de 2023 (OPS) – El Director de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), doctor Jarbas Barbosa, se reunió hoy con el Presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, así como con líderes del Senado y la Cámara de Diputados del país, para discutir las actuales reformas al sistema de salud
World Malaria Day – Countries must step up efforts to reach vulnerable populations, PAHO Director says
Washington D.C. 25 April 2023 (PAHO) – On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls on countries to intensify malaria elimination efforts among indigenous, mobile and remote communities, the populations disproportionately affected by the disease. Although the total number of malaria cases in the Region spiked from 2015
Vaccination Week in the Americas starts: Get up to date, #EachVaccineCounts
Santiago, Chile, 24 April 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today officially launched Vaccination Week in the Americas, an initiative that aims to mobilize concerted action across the region to boost routine and targeted immunization efforts. Taking place from 22 to 29 April, this year’s Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) campaign
Canada and PAHO collaborate to strengthen vaccine manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington D.C., 21 April 2023.- The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are collaborating to strengthen manufacturing capacities to increase the safe and timely access to vaccines in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through C$ 15 million (US$ 11.1 million) funding provided by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), PAHO will
Risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks at 30-year high, PAHO Director says
In 2021, one in five children under the age of one year did not receive all vaccine doses. With Vaccination Week in the Americas 2023 starting next week, countries must accelerate efforts to improve routine vaccination coverage. Washington D.C. 20 April 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, calls
PAHO and partners launch report series to support healthy aging strategies in the Americas
While life expectancy has increased in the region, people spend an average of 11 years in poor health Washington, DC, April 17, 2023 (PAHO)- A series of reports that seek to contribute to the development of healthy aging strategies in the Americas was launched today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with
New transatlantic partnership to address post-pandemic global health priorities and challenges
Arrangement between Pan American health Organization, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, and U.S. Department for Health and Human Services seeks to establish a more collaborative approach to strengthening health systems and services across regions. Washington D.C. 14 April 2023 – An arrangement signed today between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World
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