City of Belmopan, Belize, July 15, 2025 (PAHO) – In an effort to expand access to quality mental health services in Belize, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and funding support from the European Union-Funded Health Sector Support…
July 15, 2025, Nassau, The Bahamas - The Bahamas Diabetes Association (BDA) recently formed a Kids with Diabetes Support Group (KWD) that caters to the specific needs of children with diabetes. The KWD is led by a team of parents and dedicated medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, and certified Diabetes Educators, who educate…
Brasília, 7 July 2025 — To reverse the increase in syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas and move toward the elimination of the disease, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a regional meeting from 1 to 3 July in São Paulo, Brazil. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with the Ministries of Health of Brazil and…
July 1, 2025 - Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has begun the expansion of the SIP+ (Perinatal Information System Plus) to the Family Islands of The Bahamas —marking a significant milestone in the national digital…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – From 17-19 June, representatives from the Ministries of Health and Environment, CARICOM and its agencies and other key stakeholders met in Barbados to discuss the proposed new Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change. During the meeting convened by the Pan American Health Organization…
Roseau, Dominica, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) - More than 70 stakeholders were engaged in a week-long consultation from June 16–20 to initiate the process of developing new mental health legislation in Dominica. The initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).…
St. George’s, Grenada, 20 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - Health leaders and technical experts from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, including representatives from the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), came together for a groundbreaking four-day hybrid workshop hosted in Grenada titled “Social Determinants, Intersectionality and Human Resources for…
Georgetown, Guyana, 20 June 2025(PAHO/WHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Guyana, held a two-day hybrid workshop from 12 to 13 June 2025 aimed at health care workers, to support the implementation of the seasonal influenza vaccination in Guyana.The workshop was coordinated by Dr Janice…
São Paulo, June 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Health Systems and Services (HSS) and Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), and its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), together with the World Health Organization (WHO),…