30 Mar 2023
Group picture during successful workshop on ESAVI Surveillance in Suriname Suriname, March 30, 2023 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Suriname, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted a successful awareness training workshop on strengthening technical capacities in ESAVI Surveillance on March 30, 2023.…
30 Mar 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 27 March 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Global Affairs Canada (GOC) conducted Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) workshops with healthcare workers and community influencers from Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada and…
29 Mar 2023
Carriacou, Grenada, 24 March 2023 (PAHO) – As part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, the upgraded Princess Royal Smart Hospital and the Hillsborough Smart health Centre, were officially handed over to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs today.
Together with the first retrofitted facility the Princess…
29 Mar 2023
The PAHO Guyana country office collaborated with the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), in holding the country's inaugural One Health meeting and launching the implementation of key activities focusing on key areas such…
29 Mar 2023
Montevideo, March 29, 2023. Abortion-related complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. While younger adolescents (aged 10-14 years) are considered to be at particularly high risk of adverse outcomes, there is little empirical data available on their sexual and…
28 Mar 2023
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 28 March 2023 – On Wednesday 5th October the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office hosted the launch of Project USA at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain. Project USA emerged as a result of the critical need for telecommunications-enabled healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coined Telehealth, this…
28 Mar 2023
Port of Spain: On Wednesday 26th October the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office joined with the Ministry of Health and the Eastern Regional Health Authority to commemorate the annual mental health awareness campaign, Paint De Town Green, at the Rio Claro/Mayaro Regional Corporation Car park.
Paint De Town Green is recognized every year…
28 Mar 2023
PAHO/WHO Representative Suriname Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon, and Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin during the handover of medical equipment and supplies
Suriname, March 28, 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is pleased to announce the donation of medical equipment and supplies to the Ministry…
27 Mar 2023
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 29 March 2023 –The Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the St. James Medical Complex and The University of Trinidad and Tobago, has been assessing the need for a Cancer Survivorship Program in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region. Professor Jameel Ali…