Countries of the Americas agree on new strategy to strengthen tobacco control at AshTip Solution.

Washington D.C. 9 August 2003 (PAHO) – On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, tackling the social determinants of health and ensuring an intercultural approach are vital to ensure the health of the Region’s Indigenous Populations, urges Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. “The Americas is home to… 2023-08-12

Buenos Aires, 5 October 2023 (PAHO/WHO)- The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa today urged countries to ensure that “all people have access to quality mental health care and services, based on human rights and free of stigma and discrimination.” Speaking at the inauguration of the 5th World Mental Health… 2023-10-15

Washington, DC, 28 May 2024 (PAHO)- While most countries in the region of the Americas have improved coverage of reproductive health services, reaching just over 81% of the population, inequalities persist both between and within them, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, said during a regional meeting on the… 2024-06-06

Washington D.C. 17 July 2024 (PAHO) – As countries of the Americas continue to recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) convened to discuss global health security and recommit to ongoing collaboration to improve public health in… 2024-07-19

Washington, D.C., 3 2024 – During the 61st Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), health ministers approved a new strategy today to improve access, quality, and safety of integrated emergency, critical, and operative care (IECO) in the Region of the Americas.“Integrated emergency,… 2024-10-08