WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine productsHealth care

05/29/2026

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Washington, D.C., May 29, 2026 (PAHO) – On World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is highlighting progress across the Americas to reduce tobacco use and warns against emerging tobacco and nicotine products that continue to threaten public health, particularly among young people.This year’s theme, “Unmasking… 05/29/2026

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05/29/2026

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05/28/2026

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Madrid, Spain, 27 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Mundo Sano Foundation today signed a technical cooperation agreement to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of diseases and advance cervical cancer prevention in the Americas.The agreement was signed by Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO… 05/28/2026

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The Connected Care Trust Framework Blueprint represents a shared, national approach to enabling trusted health data exchange across Canada. This initial draft has been developed with advisory input and support from federal, provincial, territorial,... 05/25/2026

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05/25/2026

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05/23/2026

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Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2026 (PAHO) — Peru formally joined the Alliance for Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Americas, an initiative led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank (WB) to strengthen health systems through investment, innovation, and technical cooperation.The… 05/23/2026

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Quito, 21 May 2026 (PAHO) – Ecuador has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to acquire a fleet of specially designed vaccine transport vehicles with active cold-chain technology through the Regional Revolving Funds of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).The acquisition consists of 40 four-wheel-drive vehicles… 05/21/2026

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Geneva, Switzerland, 21 May 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Carter Center signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement today to strengthen collaboration on the elimination of onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and other communicable diseases in the Americas.The agreement was signed during the Seventy-… 05/21/2026

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The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for treatment at a major hospital, renewing concerns about health-care pressures. 05/17/2026

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The Manitoba government is providing $22.1 million in funding to improve the cardiac care centre at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital. 05/14/2026

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Some Quebec hospitals say emergency room visits dropped during recent Montreal Canadiens playoff games, offering brief relief to overcrowded ERs. 05/14/2026

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04/29/2026

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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. 05/14/2026

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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. 05/14/2026

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A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done. 05/14/2026

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'I shouldn't have to go out of country. I feel like I should be able to get that care and that help here where I am, but it's just not possible,' said Talia Assu-Gregg, 20. 05/14/2026

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Prostate cancer often develops quietly, with few or no early warning signs, and can resemble normal age‑related prostate changes. When symptoms arise, they usually involve subtle changes in urination. Doctors combine careful questioning, physical examination, blood tests, and modern scans to distinguish harmless enlargement from serious disease. 04/17/2026

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