World Health Day

  Global Moments: The 2026 celebrations are anchored by the International One Health Summit in France (April 5–7) and the inaugural Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres (April 7–9) April 7th , Celebration of the  World Health Day 2026 . Pan American Health Organization .

  On World Health Day 2026 , we call on researchers, health authorities, funders, institutions, and communities to join forces “ Together for Science ”— to foster innovation research and ensure that every health decision is guided by the strongest evidence. Science saves lives. It improves health and wellbeing and strengthens economies. Over the past decade, PAHO Member States have greatly strengthened their scientific capacity. Dr Jarbas Barbosa.

  Today we are celebrating World Health Day, as we do every year on April 7th, but we are also honoring the World Health Organization on the 75th anniversary of its creation. This is a great opportunity to highlight the achievements made in recent decades, the major advances in public health that have improved the quality of people's lives, and the lessons learned, while recognizing the challenges that lie ahead. Health for All has been our top objective throughout all these years. And despite the tremendous progress we have made, inequities persist in the Region of the Americas and have been exacerbated by COVID-19. The pandemic has significantly impacted people's health and lives, as well as the conditions for development in the countries of the Region. It has exposed and deepened structural challenges faced by health systems, affecting response capacity and deepening inequities. During the crisis, essential health services were disrupted and those receiving COVID-19 patients...

On 5 April, join us to celebrate  #WorldHealthDay  2023 with a  high-level dialogue . The  OPS/PAHO  and health ministers of the region of the Americas will  discuss strategies to advance primary health care and achieve Health For All . On April 7th, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate its  75th anniversary  and  World Health Day 2023 . In this context, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized a high-level dialogue entitled Health for All: Strengthening Primary Health Care to Build Resilient Systems. The virtual event, to be held on  Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 , aims to promote reflection on public health achievements that have improved quality of life over the past decades; promote lessons learned, particularly those that have emerged in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and motivate action to address today's and tomorrow's health challenges. Health for all , in the context of the Region of the...