Building on our five-year agreement with @EC_HERA, we discussed strengthening wastewater surveillance, expanding cooperation on innovative vector control and exploring how PAHO’s Revolving Funds experience can help improve access to critical medical supplies.

In Brussels, I met again with Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of @EC_HERA.

Our EU–PAHO partnership is delivering results: with DG ECHO support, we are sustaining essential health services in Cuba, responding to diphtheria in Haiti, and supporting health care in Venezuela. Together, we are turning commitments into action for the 🌎. #EUHumanitarianAid

Today in Brussels, I met with EU 🇪🇺 Commissioner @HadjaLahbib at the Conference on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers. As she emphasized, “There is no humanitarian aid without the people who deliver it.” Protecting health and humanitarian workers is a shared priority.

Looking to 2027, we discussed strengthening cooperation, linking humanitarian aid with longer-term health investments, and exploring emerging needs in Central America, including migration, violence and food insecurity. Grateful for the EU’s continued partnership.

In Brussels, I met with Alberto Garralón of @eu_echo to review our longstanding partnership supporting PAHO’s humanitarian health response in Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba, including essential services, disease outbreaks and recent emergencies.

Digital technologies & AI offer new ways to make this information more accessible and support informed decisions about care. Equity and quality must guide their use. By sharing experiences, 🇪🇺 & the🌎can help more people access reliable information throughout their cancer journey

In Brussels, I met with Christian Burgsmueller of @eu_eeas to discuss shared priorities, building on 12 EU 🇪🇺 - funded health projects in the Americas and on how PAHO can support implement the EU–CELAC health commitments.

Cancer literacy plays an important role in prevention, early detection and informed decisions about care. At #CancerLiteracyDay, hosted by @negrescuvictor at @Europarl_EN, I shared the perspective of the Americas, where cancer caused around 1.5 million deaths in 2024.

Making reliable information accessible is part of our response. PAHO and @IARCWHO developed the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer, with 17 evidence-based recommendations adapted to our Region to help people understand and reduce their cancer risk.

In Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba, EU support is important to PAHO’s humanitarian response. We discussed protecting civilians, health workers and facilities, and sustaining health assistance in prolonged crises as the EU prepares its next long-term budget. @lpajin @Europarl_EN

Good to reconnect with @lpajin Pajín at the @Europarl_EN in Brussels. Building on her longstanding ties with the Region of the Americas, we reviewed our work with the EU, focusing on health priorities and humanitarian challenges in the Americas.

That experience also points to what global health reform needs: stronger regional leadership, a greater voice for countries in decision-making, and financing that better aligns domestic resources and international cooperation with national priorities. #GlobalHealthArchitecture

For over 120 years, countries have worked together through PAHO to tackle shared health challenges. From pooled procurement to disease elimination, and regional production, our experience shows how regional cooperation can turn global commitments into action. #WHS2026

What role should regions play in shaping the future of global health? At #WHS2026 in Berlin, I joined a panel on global health governance and financing, bringing the experience of the Americas to a debate on how to build a more resilient global health architecture.