On the 31st of October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, located in Bridgetown, Barbados, as a National Influenza Centre, and as a member of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).
General events
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas), jointly with Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program: Patients involvement in HTA.
The Pan American Health Organization is pleased to invite you to the webinar: Quality system and auditing documentation - Advanced course on "Good manufacturing practices in blood services".
How to participate:
Day: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 hrs. (EDT)
Countries are making relentless efforts to reverse the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine vaccination and epidemiological surveillance. However, measles outbreaks are re-emerging globally and regionally. In 2024, as of February 29, 55 measles cases were confirmed in six countries in the Americas region; these cases have been imported, import-related, or from an unknown source…
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the HTA Network of the Americas (RedETSA, Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas) are pleased to invite you to a new edition of the RedETSA Webinar Program: EQ5D: a tool for measuring quality of life related to health and supporting decision making. Experiences of use in the Americas.
“Together. In our lifetime. We will eliminate yellow fever epidemics."
Ethiopia, 2024
Date: 19th to 21st March, 2024
The virtual launch of the Lancet Regional Health Americas Commission on Primary Health Care (PHC) and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, jointly hosted by the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), was held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 11:00 to 11:45 Eastern Time. The event will offer simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
