Quito, September 18, 2025 –The º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) held a training workshop from September 8 to 10 in Quito for field staff participating in the second round of the STEPS Survey on risk factors and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Ecuador. This survey is implemented by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) in coordination with…
Washington D.C., 16 September 2025 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – On Friday, September 12, the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO) facilitated the first virtual hospital response simulation exercise for health emergencies and disasters (H-RESPONDEX-LAC25), using the SIMEXamericas platform. Professionals from five South American countries—Argentina, Colombia,…
Washington D.C. September 12, 2025. During the Dialogue with Staff, º£½ÇÉçÇø Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa presented the plan for the º£½ÇÉçÇø Forward 3.0 initiative, which marks a new stage in efforts to modernize and optimize the Organization's internal management systems.The º£½ÇÉçÇø Forward initiative, which began in April 2023, aims to strengthen the…
Cali, Colombia, 12 September 2025 – Representatives from the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Points (NFPs), the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) Emergency Contact Points (ECPs), and the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s regional genomic surveillance networks (º£½ÇÉçÇøGen) met this week in Cali, Colombia,…
Leticia, Colombia, 5 September 2025 (º£½ÇÉçÇø)- With a view to advancing the elimination of infectious diseases that affect vulnerable communities in the Amazon, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela, the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) organized a regional workshop on integrated action plans to combat trachoma, malaria, and Chagas disease in the…
Washington D.C., 4 September 2025 – The º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) convened a regional webinar bringing together government authorities, civil society representatives, international agencies, and caregivers from across the Americas to discuss and recommend measures to strengthen long-term care for older people, as part of broader…
Washington D.C., September 3, 2025 (º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO) — The º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank held today a high-level meeting of the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, to review the progress achieved since its launch and set strategic priorities for the years ahead.…
Washington D.C., September 2, 2025 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – On August 28, º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO, through its Health Emergencies Department, held a webinar to strengthen multidisciplinary rapid response teams (RRTs) for health emergencies and disasters in the Region of the Americas. The event brought together 150 professionals from 25 countries in Latin America and the…
São Paulo, September 2, 2025 (BIREME/º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO) - The first half of 2025 marked a period of progress for three strategic initiatives developed under the TC157 technical cooperation agreement, led by BIREME/º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO in partnership with the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health (SEIDIGI/MS): Brazil’s Unified Health System – SUS Digital…