New tool will help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean prevent rabies and other zoonotic diseases through Health care

The Ministry of Health has launched a 30-day consultation on allowing the sale and use of certain devices that function as hearing aids, without a prescription. 09/05/2026

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An Ontario couple who disembarked from the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena are isolating in Grey Bruce. A third who may have been exposed on a flight is in Peel Region. 09/05/2026

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09/04/2026

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The methodology provides a practical and adaptable approach to estimating dog and cat populations, improving the planning of vaccination campaigns, disease surveillance, and other public health interventions.Rio de Janeiro, September 3, 2026 (PANAFTOSA/VPH-PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health… 09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

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Experts highlighted the importance of strengthening maternal vaccination efforts, including through routine recommendations during prenatal care, to better protect pregnant women and their babies.Washington, D.C., September 1, 2026 (PAHO) — Vaccines administered during pregnancy can help prevent serious illness in women and protect newborns during… 09/01/2026

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08/28/2026

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Although no human cases have been reported in the Region so far in 2026 and animal outbreaks have declined compared with the previous year, the virus continues to circulate among birds and mammals, underscoring the need to strengthen surveillance and coordination across the human, animal, and environmental health sectors.Washington, D.C., 27… 08/28/2026

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Established in 1951 to help countries combat foot-and-mouth disease, PAHO's Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA) has spent more than seven decades advancing regional cooperation. Its work has helped drive progress toward the eradication of the disease while strengthening the Americas' response to… 08/27/2026

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Tegucigalpa, Honduras, August 27, 2026 (PAHO) —Honduras has joined the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, a regional initiative led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank to support countries in strengthening primary health care through coordinated… 08/27/2026

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08/25/2026

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08/25/2026

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Beginning Wednesday, July 22, the urgent care centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital will register patients from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. 07/22/2026

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07/17/2026

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A Montreal hospital's surgeon is livestreaming complex eye surgeries to give medical trainees a real-time window into the operating room. 07/15/2026

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