Roseau, Dominica, 6 February 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean countries, Dr. Amalia Del Riego, conducted an official visit to Dominica from 4-5 February 2025, accompanied by Advisor for Health Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control, Dr.…
Georgetown, Guyana — 9 February 2026 - With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Health of Guyana, in collaboration with the European Union (EU), launched a regional workshop aimed at strengthening regulatory systems for medicines and health technologies across the Caribbean. The initiative was funded by the…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 30 January 2026 (PAHO) — The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has successfully completed the Global School‑based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), conducted with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).Carried out during the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 3 February 2026 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with United Nations (UN) agencies in Barbados, welcomed a group of visiting French Caribbean students for an orientation session highlighting PAHO’s work in the region, particularly in the French territories.Approximately 30 students and their…
Q&A with Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO Representative in JamaicaThree months after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a Category 5 storm —the strongest ever to strike the island—, the country’s health system continues to recover amid widespread damage and ongoing public health risks. Recovery requires careful…
Philipsburg, 27 January 2026 (PAHO) - A multi‑disciplinary team from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands, completed a collaborative mission to Sint Maarten from 19 to 24 January 2026. The week-long engagement focused on…
St. Johns, Antigua, 22 January 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) partnered with the Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environment and Civil Service Affairs to conduct a four-day HEARTS sensitization and training workshop. This collaboration sought to train and sensitize staff from the ten implementing clinics for phase 1 of the…
Castries, Saint Lucia, 20 January 2026 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), convened a capacity building training workshop for community volunteers from the Red Cross, National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) and community…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 23 December 2025 (THE UWI/PAHO/WHO) – Earlier this month, the University of the West Indies (The UWI) hosted a virtual regional meeting to strengthen regional collaboration in infectious disease diagnostics, genomic surveillance and scientific research for over 40 veterinary and public health officers, laboratory…