Category: Campaigns
World Cancer Day 2023: Close the care gap
In 2023, the global cancer community commemorates World Cancer Day, on February 4, with the slogan “Close the care gap”, and the call to unite our voices and take action. PAHO joins this campaign to call everyone, collectively and individually, to commit to strengthen actions aimed to improve access to quality care, including screening, early […]
Malaria Day in the Americas 2022
Reaching Zero Malaria Malaria Day in the Americas offers an opportunity for the countries of the Americas to encourage the participation of the various actors and stakeholders in the battle against malaria. Urgent action is needed to get the global response to malaria back on track, and responsibility for the challenge rests in the […]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), celebrated annually on 10 September, is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The event represents a global commitment to focus attention on suicide prevention. The theme of WSPD 2022, “Creating hope through action,” reflects the need for collective, action to […]
Wellness Week 2022
Wellness Week 2022 will be celebrated from September 10-16. This campaign began in 2011, and was inspired by the Caribbean Wellness Day, which is celebrated on the second Saturday of September. This campaign is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of health promotion for the well-being of individuals and communities, and to emphasize a positive […]
World Breastfeeding Week 2022: Step up for Breastfeeding
This year, the theme for World Breastfeeding Week (WBW 2022) is Step up for Breastfeeding – Educate and Support. Since 2016, WBW has been aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, a World Health Assembly resolution endorsed WBW as an important breastfeeding promotion strategy…read more See more: World Breastfeeding Week 2022 You See, […]
World No Tobacco Day – 31 May 2022
The harmful impact of the tobacco industry on the environment is vast and growing adding unnecessary pressure to our planet’s already scarce resources and fragile ecosystems. Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year and destroys our environment, further harming human health, through the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and post consumer waste…read more Related […]
World Hypertension Day 2022
Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer! Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the Americas and high blood pressure accounts for over 50% of CVD. Unfortunately, in the Americas, over a quarter of adult women and four in ten adult men have hypertension, and the diagnosis, treatment, and […]
World Health Day 2022 – Our planet, our health
Are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water and foof are available to all? Where economies are focused on health and well-being? Where cities are livable, and people have control over their health and the health of the planet? See more: Air Quality Climate Change and health Water and Sanitation Chemical […]
Vaccination Week in the Americas 2022
About vaccination week in the Americas 2022 From 23 to 30 April 2022, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), together with the countries and territories of the Region of the Americas and its partners, will celebrate the 20th annual Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) and the 11th World Immunization Week (WIW) under the […]
World Tuberculosis Day 2022 – 24 March
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium […]
