The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has signed a technical co‑operation agreement with Madrid-based Fundación Mundo Sano to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of diseases and advance cervical-cancer prevention across the Americas, including the Caribbean.

The agreement was signed at the foundation’s headquarters by PAHO’s director, Jarbas Barbosa, and Silvia Gold, Mundo Sano’s president.

“This partnership reflects a conviction that we deeply share; that the most complex public health challenges can only be addressed through long-term vision and a people-centered approach,” said Dr Barbosa.