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Oct
4
2021
11:30—1:00 PM Washington DC Time
September 24, 2021
New research indicates there is a 47-57 percent chance of another global pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 occurring in the next 25 years. There is a clear need to more effectively prepare for future outbreaks, but what's the true return on investment?
Apr
16
2020
9:00—10:15 AM ET
April 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens lives, well-being, and economies in low- and middle-income countries. Yet many of the interventions implemented in high-income countries may be ineffective, impractical, or carry heavier consequences in LMIC contexts than they do elsewhere. In communities where most o...
Apr
2
2020
10:00—11:30 AM ET
April 02, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is on track to take a global human and economic toll unprecedented in modern times. The overriding imperative of implementing effective health measures in each affected country, along with the need to address the damaging economic effects of the pandemic, point to a pressing ne...
Feb
27
2020
4:00—5:30 PM ET
February 11, 2020
The global health community strives to ensure that all people, regardless of who they are or where they live, can access quality health services without financial hardship. To meet the health-related SDGs and the commitments laid out in the 2019 United Nations High Level Meeting Declaration on Unive...
Jun
17
2014
1:00—2:30 PM
June 11, 2014
A health policy decision is only as good as the information available to the decision maker. As countries strive to achieve Universal Health Coverage and funding from local governments and global donors is scrutinized, there is an acute need for more and better economic evaluation to inform governme...
Press Release
October 15, 2012
Pan American Progress on Priority Setting in Health
Strengthened Network Meets Needs Set out in Center for Global Development Report
Washington, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is moving to tackle one of the most difficult and important challenges of health policy...
Oct
23
2012
3:00—4:30 PM
October 09, 2012
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is moving to tackle one of the most difficult and important challenges of health policy: strengthening regional mechanisms for assessing which health technologies are cost effective and therefore appropriate for public funding. It's a sensitive issue that ...