https://www.paho.org/en/news/4-12-2025-paho-launches-rapid-assessment-tool-improve-care-women-survivors-sexual-violence
Washington, D.C., December 4, 2025 (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today launched a rapid assessment tool to improve care for women...
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https://www.paho.org/en/grenada
Grenada is a country comprised of three main islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several smaller uninhabited ones. Located in the southern...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/adolescent-health
Adolescents represent about 30% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean, yet their health needs are often overlooked. Investing in adolescent...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/call-action-zero-preventable-maternal-deaths
According to data published by the United Nations in February 2023, the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region had one maternal death every hour in 2020. By...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/18-9-2025-unga-paho-join-global-call-action-high-level-meeting-ncds-and-mental-health
With NCDs causing 80% of deaths in the Americas and mental health needs rising, PAHO brings a strong regional voice to global discussions. Director Dr. Jarbas...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/4-2-2026-paho-issues-epidemiological-alert-amid-continued-measles-transmission-americas-and
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological alert on measles for the Region of the...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/dengue
Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is an illness that affects infants, young children, and adults, with symptoms ranging from mild...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/11-2-2026-chikungunya-cases-increasing-several-countries-americas-paho-recommends-preparedness
Washington, D.C., February 11, 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert following a sustained increase in...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/13-2-2026-paho-and-carpha-sign-landmark-2026-2030-framework-agreement-strengthen-regional
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 13 February 2026.- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) formalised...
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https://www.paho.org/en/campaigns/malaria-day-americas-2025
Every November 6, PAHO celebrates Malaria Day in the Americas in the Region, where it calls on endemic countries, local leaders and partners in the fight...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/pre-donning-and-doffing-ppe-farm-workers-exposed-avian-influenza
This infographic explains, step by step and visually, how personal protective equipment should be put on and taken off by farm workers exposed to avian...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/alcohol
The harmful consumption of alcohol is associated with a range of health and social consequences, including injuries, several forms of cancer, chronic liver...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/fact-sheet-advanced-hiv-disease
The Information Sheet on Advanced HIV Disease is an essential resource for understanding and recognizing this stage of HIV infection. Its purpose is to provide...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/5-12-2025-paho-and-university-italian-hospital-buenos-aires-conclude-regional-course-dialogue
Washington DC, 5 December 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH), held the webinar...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/marketing-ultra-processed-and-processed-food-and-non-alcoholic-drink-products
Exposure to advertising of ultra-processed and processed food and drink products is associated with people’s preferences, beliefs and eating behaviors, and...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/cancer
Cancer represents a major disease burden in the Americas, second only to cardiovascular disease. In 2020, there were over 4.2 million new cases of cancer in...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/6-12-2023-paho-director-meets-high-level-authorities-uruguay-highlights-strengths-countrys
Montevideo, 6 December 2023 (PAHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, visited Uruguay this week where he met...
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https://www.paho.org/en/elimination-initiative
The Elimination Initiative is an innovative policy that promotes an integrated, sustainable approach to accelerate progress towards elimination in the Region...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/eliminating-cervical-cancer-americas
OverviewThis flyer invites to join PAHO in the path to elimination and make the region of the Americas the first to be free from cervical cancer. Related...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/23-5-2023-nine-strategic-steps-reduce-maternal-mortality-region
Montevideo, May 23, 2023. In the framework of the campaign Zero Maternal Deaths. Prevent the prevetable, promoted by the Pan American Health Organization...
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https://www.paho.org/en/dominica
Dominica, the most northerly, largest, and mountainous of the Windward Islands, is located between Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south. The...
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https://www.paho.org/en/pahowho/directors-speeches
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa took office as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the...
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https://www.paho.org/en/events/artificial-intelligence-and-ethics-review-research-challenges-and-opportunities
PAHO’s Regional Program on Bioethics and Quality and Regulation of Medicines and Health Technologies Unit invite you to participate in the next seminar of...
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https://www.paho.org/en/stories/inspiring-voices-lives-manuel-and-ricardo-aftermath-polio
Manuel Durango, 53, and Ricardo Becerra Sáenz, 65, do not know each other, but they share a common story. Both live in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/infographic-early-detection-human-cases-avian-influenza-ah5n1
The infographic "Early Detection of Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)", developed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), provides...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/4-5-2023-paho-and-grindr-join-efforts-provide-key-information-mpox-lgbtqi-communities-americas
Washington D.C 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a groundbreaking initiative with Grindr LLC (Grindr) through its...
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https://www.paho.org/en/stories/youth-chefs-win-world-health-day-cook-competition
Bridgetown, Barbados, 6 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Representatives of the Ashley Lashley Foundation, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the...
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https://www.paho.org/en/events/webinar-financing-primary-care-and-integrated-health-care
Second meeting of the Webinar series on Primary Health Care with a territorial perspective.Background:The Strategy for Building Resilient Health Systems...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/chikungunya
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through by mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. The mosquitoes involved in transmission are...
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https://www.paho.org/en/report-wrongdoing-inv
Reports of wrongdoing can be made to the Investigations Office (INV), using one of two channels. Please click on a button below to report. For anonymous...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/1-12-2025-paho-director-calls-strengthened-health-legislation-and-primary-care-during-visit
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 1, 2025 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today urged...
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https://www.paho.org/en/countries-and-centers
PAHO provides technical cooperation to its member countries in the Americas and promotes cooperation between countries to advance their health goals. We work...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/soil-transmitted-helminthiasis
Helminths, transmitted by contact with soil and known as Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) or intestinal parasites, are the most common infections worldwide and...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/tetanus
Tetanus is a severe illness contracted through exposure to the spores of the bacterium, Clostridium tetani (C. tetani), which live in soil, saliva, dust and...
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https://www.paho.org/en/doing-business-paho
The Procurement and Supply Management Department (PRO) at the Pan American Health Organization is committed to ensuring access to services and strategic...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/12-12-2025-paho-calls-strengthened-vaccination-and-surveillance-americas-amid-global-increase
Washington, D.C., 12 December 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a briefing note, updating countries on the increasing...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/12-2-2026-paho-launches-cycle-ii-artificial-intelligence-health-strengthen-digital
New cycle of the Certified Webinar Series of the Digital Literacy Program on the Virtual CampusWashington, D.C., February 12, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American...
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https://www.paho.org/en/events/improving-access-essential-diagnostics-americas
REGISTER NOWDATE: December 10, 2025TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (EST).LANGUAGES: Spanish and English, with simultaneous interpretation.
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/infographic-defeating-meningitis
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis is the most serious form and is transmitted from...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/lets-talk-about-health-ep-14-adolescents-and-mental-health
In this episode, Matías Irarrázaval was interviewed, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and mental health advisor at PAHO, to explore the growing concerns...
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https://www.paho.org/en/comprehensive-immunization-cim?page=1
Welcome! Let's make sure you get the information that matters most to you Are you a healthcare worker, or do you want to learn more about immunization?
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https://www.paho.org/en/who-we-are/history-paho/purple-death-great-flu-1918
This article was written by Sara Francis Fujimura for the "Volume 8 No. 3 - 2003" issue of Perspectives in Health, the magazine of the Pan American...
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https://www.paho.org/en/governance/directing-council/60th-directing-council
75th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas - Washington, D.C., USA, 25-29 September 2023 - The Council meets once a year in those years...
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https://www.paho.org/en/stories/student-teacher-health-education-remote-areas
Cecilia, a psychology graduate with a master's degree in education for health professionals in 2004 decided to move to Patagonia. It was there that she...
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https://www.paho.org/en/governance/executive-committee
The Executive Committee is composed of nine Member States of the Organization, elected by the Conference or the Council for overlapping periods of three years....
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https://www.paho.org/en/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day-2025
World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety.
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https://www.paho.org/en/epidemiological-alerts-and-updates
The Epidemiological Alerts are released in order to provide information about the occurrence of international public health events which have implications or...
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https://www.paho.org/en/news/12-5-2025-pahowho-collaboration-ministry-health-and-wellness-launches-third-cohort
Belize City, Belize, May 12, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/pertussis
Pertussis is also known as whooping cough. It is a highly infectious bacterial disease involving the respiratory tract. It is caused by a bacterium (Bordetella...
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/hepatitis
Viral hepatitis takes up a significant share of diseases and mortality globally. It is estimated that 57% of cases of liver cirrhosis and 78% of cases of...
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https://www.paho.org/en/documents/pan-american-sanitary-code-toward-hemispheric-health-policy
The Pan American Sanitary Code was signed ad referendum by 18 countries of the Americas in the assembly hall of the former Academy of Medical, Physical, and...
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https://www.emqx.com/en/blog/how-to-use-mqtt-in-python
Jul 31, 2025 - Learn to use MQTT in Python with Paho Client, the easy way! Our step-by-step tutorial will have you up and running in no time with this popular IoT protocol.
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https://www.paho.org/en/topics/childhood-and-adolescence-cancer/national-childhood-cancer-plans
In efforts to strengthen the health system response to childhood cancer, the Pan American Health Organization, together with St. Jude Children’s Research...
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