Washington, DC, January 7, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Journal of Public Health, the scientific publication of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), recently published a special issue dedicated to strengthening primary health care to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the Americas.
Objective: To estimate the economic impact of standard pharmacological treatment for hypertension on a typical household in Argentina using a new indicator relating treatment costs to household income.
Objective: To describe how Grenada leveraged the HEARTS in the Americas standardized clinical pathway to strengthen procurement of a single-pill fixed-dose antihypertensive and align prescribing and procurement across public and private sectors.
Objective: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for approximately 80% of annual mortality in Saint Lucia, with the results of national World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise approach to NCD risk factor surveillance surveys in 2012 and 2020 indicating increasing prevalences of hypertension, obesity and physical inactivity. In response, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition launched the St. Lucia Moves Initiative in 2022, aligned with the Caribbean Moves framework and WHO's Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2030.
Corrigendum to Síntesis de evidencia y recomendaciones: guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de la retinopatía de la prematuridad. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e138. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.138. The abstract (pg. 1) and translated abstracts (pgs. 9) presented an error in the first line of the results: “… 32 semanas…1500 g de peso”. The correct figures are “…36 semanas …2000 g de peso."
13 JULY 2026, WASHINGTON, D.C.— Diphtheria is increasing in the Region of the Americas. Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 21 of 2026, 163 confirmed cases, including five deaths, were reported across three countries: Brazil (n = 2 cases), Haiti (n = 159 cases, including five deaths), and Peru (n = 2 cases). The concentration of cases in Haiti, together with new cases in other countries of the Region, has resulted in a total that already exceeds the annual average of 61 confirmed cases reported across the Americas during 2020–2024.
8 JULY 2026, WASHINGTON, D.C.— El Niño conditions forecast for 2026–2027 signal overlapping public health and humanitarian risks across the Americas. Exceptionally warm global ocean and atmospheric temperatures may amplify or modify expected climatic anomalies, including droughts and floods, and their associated public health impacts.
Objectives. To synthesize empirical evidence about the effects of mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling policies on behavioral and cognitive outcomes related to food choice, and on socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in these outcomes.
Pediatric cancer poses a public health challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Uruguay, a high-income country, has achieved an overall 5-year survival rate of over 79.6% among pediatric patients. The clinical results exceed the 60% target set by the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC). The model is fully aligned with WHO’s CureAll strategy, emphasizing universal coverage at no cost to the patient and the integration of psychosocial support.
Objetivos: Analisar a dinâmica espaço-temporal da incidência de chikungunya nos municípios da região Nordeste do Brasil, de 2015 a 2023.
