Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 210 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging Health care

Washington, D.C., 5 May 2025 (PAHO) — Hand hygiene is one of the most effective and cost-efficient measures to prevent infections in health care settings and to combat antimicrobial resistance. On World Hand Hygiene Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) underscores that while medical gloves play a key role in preventing the transmission… 2025-05-05

World leaders pledged at least an additional US$ 170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva. Amid rising global health challenges, leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHO’s Investment Round (IR). Earlier in the day, Member States approved an increase in Assessed Contributions, adding a separate US$ 90 million a year of income, and marking another important step on WHO’s journey towards sustainable financing. 2025-05-20

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet just over one in five have it under control either through medication or addressing modifiable health risks. 2025-09-23

Washington, DC, October 2, 2025 (PAHO) – Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation framework through 2029. This agreement reflects the shared commitment of both institutions to strengthen… 2025-10-09

Santa Marta, Colombia, November 6, 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today reaffirmed its commitment to regulatory harmonization and health self-reliance in Latin America and the Caribbean, during a side event at the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)… 2025-11-07