/en en /en/news/4-10-2024-paho-concludes-61st-directing-council-strategic-agreements <p>Washington, D.C., October 4, 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – The <a href="/en/coverage-61st-directing-council">61st Directing Council</a> of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) concluded today, marking a clear path forward for the future of health in the Americas. Over five days, high-level representatives from countries and territories debated, agreed upon, and committed to addressing key challenges affecting health and development in the region.</p> 4 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97387 /en/news/3-10-2024-countries-americas-agree-measures-encourage-innovation-and-regional-production <p>Washington, D.C., October 3, 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – High-level health authorities in the Americas today agreed on a resolution to grant greater flexibility to the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s (º£½ÇÉçÇø) Regional Revolving Funds to accelerate access to health technologies. These measures are designed to boost self-sufficiency through the regional production of health supplies and foster innovation in response to emergencies and outbreaks.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97371 /en/news/3-10-2024-paho-reviews-status-clpwr-strengthen-maternal-and-neonatal-health-americas <p>Washington DC, 3 October 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø)- The 61st Directing Council of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO) urged countries to renew focus on women's, maternal, neonatal and reproductive health based on the Primary Health Strategy, and approved the closure of the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) in Uruguay with the transfer of the center's functions to º£½ÇÉçÇø Headquarters in Washington, D.C.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97368 /en/news/3-10-2024-paho-and-otca-sign-agreement-promote-health-and-sustainable-development-amazon <p>Washington D.C. 3 October (2024) – The º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA) today signed an agreement to continue to collaborate in strengthening the health of Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon.</p><p>The agreement follows seven years of cooperation between the two Organizations and will focus on three main areas: Indigenous health, health and climate change, and access to health in remote areas, including through the development of situation analysis, epidemiological surveillance, and technology for health interventions.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97366 /en/news/3-10-2024-countries-americas-agree-new-strategy-strengthen-tobacco-control <p>Washington, DC, October 3, 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø)&nbsp;– During the 61st Directing Council of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø), high-level health authorities approved a new strategy aimed at enhancing tobacco control in the region. This initiative seeks to bolster efforts against smoking while addressing emerging challenges, such as the rising use of electronic cigarettes among youth.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97358 /en/news/3-10-2024-paho-member-states-approve-new-regional-strategy-strengthen-essential-public-health <p>Washington, D.C., 3 October 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – During the 61st Directing Council of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø), Member States approved a new strategy aimed at strengthening Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) to accelerate the transformation of health systems in the Region over the next decade (2024–2034).</p><p>The strategy highlights the need to strengthen the institutional capacities of health authorities in leadership, stewardship, and governance, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97363 /en/news/3-10-2024-telehealth-key-accelerating-equitable-access-health-americas <p>Washington D.C. 3 October 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø/WHO) – High level representatives from ministries of health of the Americas, experts from the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) and partner organizations met this week to share their experiences implementing telehealth in a bid to accelerate equitable access to health care, particularly for vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97360 /en/news/3-10-2024-paho-member-states-approve-strategy-enhance-early-detection-health-threats <p>Washington, D.C., October 3, 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) – A new strategy approved today by the 61st Directing Council of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) seeks to strengthen epidemiological intelligence in the countries of the Americas to detect public health threats early.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97356 /en/news/3-10-2024-countries-americas-agree-improve-integrated-surgical-intensive-and-emergency-care <p>Washington, D.C., 3 2024 – During the 61st Directing Council of the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø), health ministers approved a new strategy today to improve access, quality, and safety of&nbsp;integrated emergency,&nbsp;critical, and&nbsp;operative&nbsp;care&nbsp;(IECO) in the&nbsp;Region of the Americas.</p> 3 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97354 /en/news/2-10-2024-health-ministers-agree-new-policy-strengthen-long-term-care-region <p>Washington, D.C., 2 October 2024 (º£½ÇÉçÇø) — Ministers and health authorities of the Region of the Americas today approved a policy aimed at addressing the growing demand for long-term care (LTC) in the Region, as well as challenges related to care dependency and its impact on individuals, health systems, and society.</p> 2 Oct 2024 Cristina Mitchell node/97352