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  • WHO urges action on hepatitis, announcing Hepatitis D as carcinogenic
    07/28/2025 - As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths. Viral hepatitis – types A, B, C, D, and E – are major causes of acute liver infection. Among these only hepatitis B, C, and D can lead to chronic infections that significantly increase the risk of cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. Yet most people with hepatitis don’t know they’re infected. Types B, C, and D affect over 300 million people globally and cause more than 1.3 million deaths each year, mainly from liver cirrhosis and cancer.
  • Immunization in the Americas shows progress, but over 1.4 million children missed routine vaccines in 2024
    07/25/2025 - Childhood immunization in the Americas has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2024, but significant gaps remain. According to new data released in July, 15,  by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, over 1.4 million children in the Americas did not receive a single dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, marking an increase in so-called “zero-dose” children.
  • Major Storm on the Horizon: NCDs and mental health conditions to cost South America trillions by 2050
    07/23/2025 - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions will cost South America over US$ 7.3 trillion in lost productivity and healthcare spending between 2020 and 2050, according to estimations in a new Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report launched on July, 15. This figure—equivalent to the entire annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean—underscores an urgent economic and health emergency, and the need to act now to prevent disease and protect development
  • PAHO and SEGIB strengthen their partnership for a healthier and more inclusive Ibero-America
    07/11/2025 - On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place in Seville, Spain, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and the Secretary-General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Andrés Allamand, reaffirmed their joint commitment to advancing a more inclusive, equitable, and healthier Ibero-America.
  • WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives
    07/11/2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes in a move designed to curb chronic diseases and generate critical public revenue. The “3 by 35” Initiative comes at a time when health systems are under enormous strain from rising noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), shrinking development aid and growing public debt.
  • Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes
    07/11/2025 - Loneliness is linked to approximately 100 deaths every hour – more than 871,000 deaths annually. By contrast, strong social connections are associated with better health and longer life, the UN health agency said on Monday. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) defines social connection as the ways in which people relate to and interact with one another. Loneliness is the distressing feeling that arises when there is a gap between desired and actual social relationships, while social isolation refers to the objective lack of social ties.According to a new report from WHO, one in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being. 
  • Tobacco control efforts protect three-quarters of the world’s population, WHO report finds
    06/27/2025 - Tobacco use still claims over seven million lives a year, the World Health Organization warned, calling for greater efforts to limit its use amid rising interference from the global tobacco industry. The World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2025 report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic on Monday, focusing on the six policies outlined in the WHO MPOWER tobacco control measures. Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of those policy prescriptions which has resulted in over 6.1 billion people – that’s three-quarters of the world’s population – now benefitting: however, major gaps still remain.
  • WHO calls for global expansion of midwifery models of care
    06/27/2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care - where midwives serve as the main care provider for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Trusted midwives key to saving lives, improving health, and ensuring respectful care for women and newborns, says new guidance
  • Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
    06/27/2025 - With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives. In response, WHO/Europe launched a new initiative – the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH) – to tackle the growing threat climate change poses to public health. Chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the commission brings together 11 leading experts from across the region tasked with delivering recommendations for actionable solutions.
  • Strengthening cooperation and exchange with BRICS countries key to advance priority health commitments, PAHO Director says
    06/23/2025 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called for joint efforts and new partnerships to address the priorities outlined in the BRICS health agenda, including innovation, equity, food systems for healthy diets, and pandemic preparedness.

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