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The PAHO Measles Emergency Response Appeal seeks USD 10.7 million to address immediate priority health needs and implement critical interventions to protect lives and contain the ongoing multi-country measles outbreaks across the Americas 🌎.
🔗: iris.paho.org/items/0350b900…
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PAHO and @ProjectECHO are joining forces to strengthen health emergency workforce capacities across the Americas through #digitallearning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. 🌎🏥
paho.org/en/news/23-10-2026-…
ALT Representantes de la OPS y Project ECHO posan frente a la sede de la OPS en Washington, D.C., durante una reunión para fortalecer la capacitación digital en emergencias de salud.
PAHO and Special Olympics International (@SpecialOlympics) have signed a Framework Agreement to strengthen cooperation on health systems that are inclusive of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the Region of the Americas.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/26-10-2026-…
🇵🇦 A diary entry written during Panama's 1950 polio epidemic reveals how the disease disrupted everyday life, decades before vaccination efforts eliminated wild poliovirus transmission in the Americas 🌎.
🔗: paho.org/en/stories/panama-t…
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Did you know that human health is closely linked to the health of animals, plants, and the environment?
In 2021, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) approved its #OneHealth Policy, which promotes an integrated approach to addressing challenges that affect our health and well-being. This approach recognizes that many health risks require collaboration across different sectors and disciplines.
The policy promotes joint action to prevent and control diseases, strengthen preparedness for epidemics and pandemics, protect human and animal health, and promote healthier ecosystems.
This initiative is part of the #followup and #implementation of the IX Summit of the Americas mandates.
🗓️ Register for this week's PAHO webinars:
- Guidelines for Surveillance of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (Oct. 28)
- Discover the New Regional CEBS Guidance and COMAlerta in the Americas (Oct. 28)
- AI applied to health information (Oct. 29 )
And more 🔗: paho.org/es/eventos
In 1991, the last case of polio caused by wild poliovirus was detected in the Americas. What do we need to know and do today to keep the Region polio-free? 🌎
👉 More info at: paho.org/en/campaigns/world-…
#WPD #EndPolio
The Americas 🌎 mark 35 years without a case of #polio caused by wild poliovirus this World Polio Day, but vaccination coverage remains below the 95% target recommended by PAHO, leaving the Region vulnerable to the reintroduction of the virus.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/23-10-2026-…
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In New York, I met with @BloombergDotOrg to build on our longstanding partnership in tobacco control and explore further collaboration on NCD surveillance, health taxes and the Data for Health initiative.Together, we can strengthen prevention & improve health across the Americas.
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These results show the value of #SouthSouthCooperation: responding to countries' priorities while building capacities that last. My thanks to the Government of 🇮🇳 & @UNOSSC for their continued partnership in advancing more equitable access to health care
ℹ️unsouthsouth.org/knowledge-p…
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In🇵🇾, this cooperation has helped strengthen primary health care in the Chaco, equipping 35 health facilities & reaching 93 Indigenous communities. In the Caribbean, over 600 health professionals have been trained to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/syphilis/hepatitisB
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At the 9th Annual Event of the India UN Development Partnership Fund in New York, I recognized India's leadership in South-South cooperation and highlighted how our partnership with India and @UNOSSC is helping countries strengthen health services across the Americas
👉 During International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, held from 18 to 24 October, PAHO is calling for stronger efforts to detect and prevent lead poisoning. #LeadPoisoning is estimated to affect up to 815 million children—one in three globally.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/21-10-2026-…
🦟 PAHO called on countries in the Americas to strengthen surveillance and prepare health services in response to increases in dengue and renewed chikungunya transmission in countries where viral circulation had not been documented for several years.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/21-10-2026-…
Are you a nursing or medical professional?
🌎 PAHO invites you to participate in a study on mental health and working conditions in 17 countries across the Americas.
📋 Anonymous survey | 20–25 min
🗓️ Deadline: October 30
🔗: paho.org/en/events/regional-…
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Join us today at 10:30 a.m. EDT on @UN WebTV for the India-UN Development Partnership Fund Ninth Annual Event: “South-led Solutions, Shared Results.” #IndiaUNFund
Hear from countries and communities about how the Fund is helping turn South-led solutions into shared results for sustainable development through #SouthSouthCooperation.
📺 Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k1…
#IndiaUNFund #SouthSouthCooperation
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Watch the India-UN Fund Ninth Annual Event: “South-led Solutions, Shared Results” live on UN Web TV.
UNOSSC is pleased to highlight this occasion to recognize the Fund’s contributions to South-South cooperation and the role of South-led solutions in advancing sustainable development.
📅 22 October 2026
🕥 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters
📺 Watch the proceedings live:
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k1…
@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @IndiaUNNewYork @UNinHindi #IndiaUNFund #SouthSouthCooperation #SustainableDevelopment
👣 Clubfoot can be treated.
Build your skills in early detection, referral, and family support through this self-paced course on clubfoot and the Ponseti Method, helping more children access timely, life-changing care.
🔗: campus.paho.org/en/course/cl…
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A new review of human New World screwworm cases in the Americas highlights common clinical presentations, vulnerable populations, and priorities for surveillance and response.
🔗 iris.paho.org/items/e462f0c4…
#Screwworm #PublicHealth #OneHealth #Americas
