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PAHO/WHO retweeted
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.
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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…
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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-…
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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…
PAHO/WHO retweeted
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
Register for this week's PAHO webinar:
- Virtual Seminar Series for the 2026 Ibero-American Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct. 22 and 23).
🔗: paho.org/en/events
#HealthForAll
Lead remains a threat to the health of millions of people, especially children. Today marks the start of the 2026 Ibero-American Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. PAHO will address this issue through a series of three webinars.
👉 paho.org/en/events/virtual-s…
🇰🇷🤝🇵🇪 With funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a project led by Peru's Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO aims to strengthen health services to provide timely, inclusive care for migrants and refugees.
🔗: paho.org/en/stories/starting…
PAHO/WHO retweeted
Building on our five-year agreement with @EC_HERA, we discussed strengthening wastewater surveillance, expanding cooperation on innovative vector control and exploring how PAHO’s Revolving Funds experience can help improve access to critical medical supplies.
🌎 PAHO Director @DirOPSPAHO called for countries and regional institutions to have a stronger role in shaping ongoing reforms of the global health system during the World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin 🇩🇪.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/15-10-2026-…
🇵🇦 PAHO/WHO delivered 20 emergency response backpacks, donated by @DirectRelief, to Panama’s Ministry of Health to support health teams providing care in communities affected by the 9 October earthquake.
🔗 paho.org/en/news/14-10-2026-…
PAHO/WHO retweeted
Our EU–PAHO partnership is delivering results: with DG ECHO support, we are sustaining essential health services in Cuba, responding to diphtheria in Haiti, and supporting health care in Venezuela.
Together, we are turning commitments into action for the 🌎.
#EUHumanitarianAid
PAHO/WHO retweeted
Today in Brussels, I met with EU 🇪🇺 Commissioner @HadjaLahbib at the Conference on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers.
As she emphasized, “There is no humanitarian aid without the people who deliver it.”
Protecting health and humanitarian workers is a shared priority.
