World hepatitis day

The mission of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is to serve as an important vehicle for disseminating scientific public health information relevant to the Region of the Americas. The journal aims to strengthen national and local health systems and to bridge the gap between health care and policy-makers, ultimately improving the health of the peoples of the Americas.

World kidney day

The mission of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is to serve as an important vehicle for disseminating scientific public health information relevant to the Region of the Americas. The journal aims to strengthen national and local health systems and to bridge the gap between health care and policy-makers, ultimately improving the health of the peoples of the Americas.

Salt awareness week

The mission of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is to serve as an important vehicle for disseminating scientific public health information relevant to the Region of the Americas. The journal aims to strengthen national and local health systems and to bridge the gap between health care and policy-makers, ultimately improving the health of the peoples of the Americas.

Towards 2030: ministerial agreements on information systems and digital transformation for resilient health systems

[EXTRACT] The landscape of public health in the Region of the Americas has been transformed substantially, with many advances driven by strategic ministerial agreements and collective decisions. The Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a crucial platform for collaboration among ministries of health, has been instrumental in this transformation.

Mapping priority areas for measles surveillance: stratifying reintroduction and transmission risk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Objective

To stratify areas at risk of measles transmission in the state of Rio de Janeiro, using the risk assessment tool developed by the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with adaptations to the regional context. 

Strengthening doctoral programs in nursing based on health care needs

This article aims to analyze and contextualize the training of nurses at the postgraduate level, and to present strategic orientations to expand their doctoral education in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper presents strategies to advance the potential of nurses' contribution to health systems and the development of scientific competencies through postgraduate studies–at the doctoral level–with emphasis on cooperation and internationalization, training aligned with the health needs of the population, transfer of knowledge to practice and sustainability of actions.

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