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04/14/2026 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened the historic first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres—one of the world’s largest and most diverse public health networks—bringing together representatives from over 800 institutions designated as WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) across more than 80 countries. -
04/10/2026 - Venezuelan public health expert Oscar Feo highlights the contrast between the hegemonic biomedical model and the critical thinking of collective health in an open lecture. -
04/07/2026 - In 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a global call to value science and take collective action to address contemporary health challenges. "Together for health. Stand with science” celebrates the power of scientific collaboration to protect the health of people, animals, plants, and the planet. The WHO campaign, which runs throughout the year, highlights both scientific achievements and the multilateral cooperation needed to turn evidence into action. -
04/01/2026 - The call for proposals aims to identify and support projects that promote the development of sustainable global networks to ensure access to essential technologies (such as vaccines, therapies, and diagnostic tests) for neglected diseases and people living in vulnerable conditions. -
03/25/2026 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have renewed their partnership through a CAD$15 million agreement to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women and adolescent girls living in situations of vulnerability in six countries in the Region of the Americas. -
02/04/2026 - A study conducted by Spanish scientists has developed a drug combination therapy capable of completely eliminating pancreatic tumors in tests with mice. Beyond achieving total tumor regression, the strategy also prevented the development of treatment resistance—one of the major challenges in current oncology. -
01/05/2026 - The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed. Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections between their brain cells. Researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that the brain stays in the adolescent phase until our early thirties when we "peak". They say the results could help us understand why the risk of mental health disorders and dementia varies through life. -
12/30/2025 - Special Cohort brings together workers from Mozambique, Angola, Cabo Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe, with in-person classes and synchronous remote activities -
12/05/2025 - On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused by cuts to foreign aid. -
11/10/2025 - Held on October 9 and 10, 2025, the 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the Ibero-American Network of Health Technicians Education (RIETS) was attended in Rio de Janeiro by representatives of institutions from 11 of the 22 countries in the community: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, and Uruguay. In addition, several other institutional representatives followed the meeting via Zoom, with the aim of evaluating the network's performance and establishing its 2026-2028 Work Plan.
