Washington, D.C., 10 November 2026 (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) contacted nations in Latin America and the Caribbean to enhance menopause care within health services and embrace a technique that surpasses sign management to consist of the avoidance of persistent illness, psychological and sexual health, and the promo of healthy aging.
The call was made throughout a PAHO-organized webinar, Standards for Menopause Care: Regional Overview, Experiences and Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbeanwhere PAHO provided the outcomes of a local analysis taking a look at the schedule of nationwide assistance for menopause care.
Of the 33 nations and areas analyzed, just 10 (30.3%) had at least one determined, existing nationwide standards on the management of menopause. In the staying 23 nations, no nationwide standards that fulfill the research study’s requirements were recognized.
“These findings show that we still have a long way to go to ensure adequate and timely menopause care in our region. We need evidence-based clinical guidelines that comprehensively address women’s needs and translate into accessible, quality health services,” stated Suzanne Serruya, Chief of PAHO’s Women’s, Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health Unit.
Menopause is a natural shift that can be accompanied by hot flashes, sleep disruptions, state of mind modifications, and genitourinary signs that impact lifestyle. Take care of menopause likewise offers a chance to evaluate cardiovascular threats, avoid osteoporosis, and promote healthy way of lives. Females might live almost one-third of their lives after menopause, highlighting the value of proper care throughout this phase.
PAHO has actually likewise cautioned that research study on ladies’s health has actually traditionally concentrated on their reproductive years, while menopause has actually gotten reasonably little clinical attention. Broadening the offered proof is important to notify policies and health services that react to ladies’s requirements.
From suggestions to detailed care
The local analysis, performed in between May and July 2026, analyzed the schedule and material of menopause care standards. Amongst the 15 files evaluated in depth, the analysis determined the distinctions in suggestions covering medical diagnosis, treatment, avoidance, and the company of health services.
Many attended to medical diagnosis and long-lasting health, spaces were discovered in suggestions for unique medical circumstances, such as early menopause and a history of cancer, which need customized care.
The analysis likewise highlighted that having standards does not ensure their application. Equating suggestions into reliable care needs training health employees, developing care and recommendation paths, helping with access to treatments, and enhancing follow-up. Main healthcare plays a main function in sign evaluation, avoidance, and supplying assistance to females.
An action that exceeds health services
Throughout the webinar, specialists from the International Menopause Society (IMS), the World Health Organization (WHO), clinical societies, and nation agents talked about barriers to accessing treatment, heart disease avoidance, and the training of health experts.
Conversations likewise resolved the effect of menopause in the work environment and the value of promoting inclusive environments without enhancing stereotypes or producing discrimination based upon gender or age. The experience of Honduras highlighted the worth of including females’s requirements and choices into the style of health services.
PAHO highlighted the requirement to establish and upgrade nationwide standards customized to each nation’s context and enhance their application as part of more comprehensive efforts to decrease spaces in females’s health and promote healthy aging throughout the Americas.
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