Updates & Emerging Issues

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics. He gave

False Positive Test for Alcohol

When Anthony Bing called his doctor’s office, it wasn’t for a new symptom or a prescription refill. Instead, the 64-year-old man was worried about going to jail. As part of his probation requirements, he was subject to urine testing twice a week at a Philadelphia probation office. Those tests had come back positive for alcohol

Syphilis cases increase in the Americas

Washington, DC, May 22, 2024 (PAHO)- New syphilis cases among adults aged 15-49 years increased by 30% between 2020 and 2022 in the Americas, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022–2030. Syphilis, a bacterial, sexually transmitted infection, is a preventable

Certification Ceremony: Eliminating Mother-To-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis

Don’t miss the certification ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (Kingston time) /10:00 a.m (Washington D.C. time or EDT), celebrating the achievement of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis in Belize, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. To honor and celebrate this milestone, PAHO, in partnership with UNICEF and UNAIDS,

Caribbean Certification Ceremony

ATTENTION: PANCAP Members and Partners Do not miss the certification ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (Kingston time) /10:00 a.m. (Washington D.C. time or EDT), celebrating the achievement of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis in Belize, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. To honor and celebrate this remarkable milestone, PAHO, in partnership

Statement on the passing of PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne

It is with great sorrow that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs of the passing of Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, a native of Dominica, served as Director of PAHO and World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas from February 2013 to January 2023. “Carissa was a dear

CMLF congratulates Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas on her appointment as PAHO Assistant Director

Washington D.C. 12 October 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, was sworn in today as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as