Georgetown, Guyana, 10 July 2026 – PAHO/WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, and UNICEF, with support from the Closing the Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women and Adolescent Girls (C-Gaps) Canadian project, conducted a four-day workshop aimed at strengthening adolescent health services at the community…
Georgetown, Guyana, 8 July 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Food Policy Division and with support from the Canadian-funded project, Closing the Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women and Adolescent Girls, conducted an assessment of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Surveillance Unit, with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), took another important step toward strengthening Barbados' health information systems by hosting a one-day Public Health Datathon focused on improving…
The initiative will strengthen coordination among the members of the global Quadripartite Alliance in the Americas (FAO, WOAH, PAHO/WHO, and UNEP) and regional partners (IICA and OIRSA) to work together and support countries in addressing health threats that simultaneously affect people, animals, plants, and the environment through the One Health…
For a newborn baby, the circumstances of birth dictate the trajectory of a lifetime. Across the Caribbean, a quiet revolution is underway to ensure that path is defined by health, not inherited illness.Thanks to a powerful alliance fueled by the India-UN Development Partnership Fund and spearheaded by the Pan American Health Organization (…
1 July 2026 (PAHO) – For two days, Bartica Secondary School was transformed into a collaborative space where over 300 adolescents from across Region Seven came together to discuss their dreams, challenges, health, and future during the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Symposium.Organized through a partnership between the Pan…
La Paz, June 2026 – With the goal of assessing the health system's capacity in the production, storage, distribution, and use of a vital resource, the Ministry of Health and Sports, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), carried out a specialized mission in the country. This action is part of the technical…
On June 23 and 24, PAHO/WHO, the Human Development and Violence Research Centre (DOVE), and partners convened an international seminar on “Violence and Child Development: Evidence and Policy Pathways for Prevention in Brazil” in Porto Alegre, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share evidence and strengthen…
Paramaribo, 29 June 2026 – The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today officially launched the training of field workers for the WHO STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor…