The implementation of the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Elimination Initiative must be accelerated to get back on track towards the 2030 goals in the Americas, concluded regional experts at the latest meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Disease Elimination (STAG DE). The meeting, held in Atlanta, USA, on 29-30 November brought together public health experts in policy, primary health care, epidemiology, research and infectious disease management to discuss the status of the initiative, which aims to rid the Americas of 35 communicable diseases and related conditions by 2030. “Communicable diseases know no borders, which is why