PAHO Consultant - Household Air Pollution and Roadmap ImplementationApply: Off Site: Part time: Posted Yesterday: Req-06050OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENTThis is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)Contractual Agreement:Non-Staff - International PAHO ConsultantJob Posting:September 10, 2026Closing Date:October 6, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern TimePrimary Location:Off SiteOrganization:DHE Social and Environmental Determinants for Health EquitySchedule:Part timePURPOSE OF CONSULTANCYAir pollution remains a major environmental and public health challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. The PAHO Roadmap for Action on Air Quality and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean 2026–2031 estimates that approximately 370,000 premature deaths each year are attributable to ambient and household air pollution, while approximately 74 million people continue to rely on polluting fuels for cooking and heating. Household air pollution disproportionately affects women, children, rural populations,



Indigenous Peoples, and low-income communities, making the transition to clean household energy an important public health and equity priority. Following the Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia, and the adoption of the WHO Updated Roadmap for an Enhanced Global Response to the Adverse Health Effects of Air Pollution, PAHO worked with Member States to develop the Regional Roadmap on Air Quality and Health. The Roadmap aligns with the integral voluntary target to reduce mortality attributable to anthropogenic air pollution by 50% by 2040. Under Strategic Objective 3, the Roadmap calls for support to clean cooking and energy transition strategies and for development and implementation of the Framework for Validation of the Elimination of the Use of Polluting Fuels for Cooking, linked to PAHO’s Disease Elimination Initiative. This consultancy will provide tec

📌 PAHO Consultant (Colombia)
🏢 Pan American Health Organization
📍 Colombia