Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH/PAHO)

27 September, 2019

30 August, 2019

31 July, 2019

28 June, 2019

3 June, 2019

30 April, 2019

Special Edition - World Health Day 2019
18 April, 2019

This year’s campaign calls for all people to receive integrated, quality health care at the heart of the community. On April 9, PAHO will present a report in Mexico with recommendations on achieving universal health.

Washington, DC, 3 April 2019 (PAHO)- Millions of people in the world still lack access to health care and many are forced to choose between spending on health and other daily expenses. It is estimated that in the Americas around one third of the population lacks access to health care. In the framework of World Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for equitable access to comprehensive and quality health care.

March 28, 2019

February 28, 2019

January 31, 2019

December 28, 2018

December 4, 2018

November 1, 2018

October 3, 2018

The Region’s health ministers agree to guidelines for the development of policies and plans for human resources, better worker distribution and retention, and training for family and community health specialists.

Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)—Health authorities from the countries and territories of the Region of the Americas yesterday agreed on a new plan to reduce a shortfall of 800,000 health workers needed to meet the current needs of the Region’s health systems. The agreement was reached during the 56th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

September 5, 2018

Subregional Dialogue on Health Financing 
PAHO held a Subregional Dialogue on Health Financing in the Caribbean, on Aug. 28-29, 2018 in Barbados, as part of the CARICOM Member States commitment to advance towards Universal Health. The Dialogue focused on health financing arrangements and creating fiscal space for health. Read more

The Virtual Campus for Public Health has a new visual interface for the Regional Portal.

New features:

• More simple, attractive, fast, comfortable and friendly for navigation.
• Adaptable to all devices.
• A new section were you will find courses grouped according to thematic areas.
• A new category to find subregional and country courses.
• Possibility for the user to change to the previous theme.

July 31, 2018

The Regional Base of Health Technology Assessment Reports in Americas reaches 1,000 reports
The Regional Base of Health Technology Assessment Reports in the Americas (BRISA) reached 1,000 reports produced by member organizations of the Regional Network of Health Technology Assessments for the Americas (RedETSA). Read more