PAHO launches 2026–2031 Strategic Plan to accelerate health progress in the Region of the Americas at AshTip Solution.

Pay close attention when you’re grocery shopping, setting up your kitchen and dining out 10/21/2025

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Washington D.C., October 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new guide providing practical advice on how to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompts that generate reliable, relevant, and culturally appropriate content across diverse contexts. The publication aims to promote the responsible use of AI to… 10/20/2025

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If you have other cold and flu symptoms, it’s probably not strep 10/20/2025

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You typically get enough of this essential nutrient through foods you eat like meats, fish, nuts and beans 10/20/2025

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In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country. 10/20/2025

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The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business leaders, leaders of global health agencies, and civil society representatives with the aim of promoting investments in health systems as a strategy for economic growth, job creation, and improved resilience. 10/17/2025

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa. This EU–WHO partnership will improve pandemic preparedness and accelerate progress towards better health and well-being for all. 10/14/2025

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The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths globally each year. The WHO’s new Global status report on neurology released today shows that neurological conditions now affect more than 40% of the global population – over 3 billion people. 10/14/2025

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Today, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with key partners and supporters, launched version 2.0 of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system, used globally for the early detection of public health threats. Since its development in 2017, the initiative has grown steadily and is now being used by more than 110 Member States and around 30 organizations and networks around the world. 10/13/2025

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Washington, D.C., 13 October 2025 (PAHO)– Four out of ten health facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean are exposed to natural hazards. As disasters become more frequent and destructive, public health systems must be ready to respond to and recover from them—ensuring the delivery of essential health services when they are needed most.For… 10/13/2025

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Geneva, 13 October 2025–One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today. Between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance rose in over 40% of the monitored antibiotics with an… 10/13/2025

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PAHO Director urges countries to make child and adolescent mental health a national priority, and PAHO launches an online course to improve mental health care for children and adolescents. Washington, D.C., 9 October 2025 (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) joins the Organization of American States (OAS) to celebrate the first… 10/09/2025

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Washington D.C., 9 October 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - This year, on World Sight Day 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for accelerated action to improve access to cataract surgery and strengthen eye health through primary health care. This year’s global theme focuses on cataracts… 10/09/2025

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Since a flare-up in emergency room closures in July 2022, Ontario Health has required hospitals to notify it if they are forced to shutter any major department to the public. 09/30/2025

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Patients reported they had to go to hospitals because their home care supplies ran out, and doctors and nurses reported dying people were unable to get sedatives. 09/24/2025

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Ontario's doctors have a new, four-year agreement with the province that will give them increased general compensation and see family doctors paid for administrative work. 09/18/2025

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The Ministry of Health said it was kicking off consultations that would also let optometrists bypass physicians in some cases and psychologists prescribe antidepressants. 09/17/2025

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Hundreds of home care nurses say they want to be paid the same as their counterparts in hospitals, as bargaining on a new deal gets underway. 09/08/2025

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