{
  "id": 10919960,
  "title": "PAHO’s Annual Meeting Opens Amid Political Tension and Calls for Stronger Regional Cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pahos-annual-meeting-opens-amid-political-tension-and-calls-for",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:31:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health Policy Watch",
    "slug": "health-policy-watch",
    "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/pahos-annual-meeting-opens-amid-political-tension-and-calls-for-stronger-regional-cooperation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At the opening of the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO)’s annual meeting on Monday, officials celebrated progress made in tackling regional health challenges – despite political and economic challenges. However, the US warned PAHO’s 63rd Directing Council not to stray into “ideological” issues, as it continues to withhold millions in unpaid members’ dues. The opening […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}