Port of Spain, 20 October, 2026 (PAHO) - A death certificate may seem like a routine administrative document, but the information it contains helps shape important decisions about the nation's health. From understanding the leading causes of death to planning health services and allocating resources, accurate mortality data plays a critical…
Annai, Region 9, Guyana | 20 October 2026The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministries of Health and Education, conducted a series of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) sensitization activities in Annai on 8 October in observance of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week…
Paramaribo, Suriname - October 20, 2026 - A joint delegation from Suriname’s Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) visited Barbados to exchange experiences in emergency coordination, primary health care and laboratory services. Led by Minister André Misiekaba, the visit…
Paramaribo, Suriname - 12 October 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Country Office in Suriname, together with national health partners, has completed the final module of the Safe Transport for Emergency Health Operations training programme. The programme is designed to strengthen the capacity of…
The delivery of 20 emergency response backpacks to the Ministry of Health will help strengthen care in communities and shelters where access to health services is limited.Los Santos, Panama, 14 October 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) delivered 20 emergency response backpacks, donated by…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 13, 2026 (PAHO) – Nearly three in every ten adults in the Cayman Islands are living with high blood pressure. Yet only 27.2 percent have been diagnosed and are successfully managing their condition with medication. The remaining 72.8 percent are undiagnosed, untreated, or not effectively treated, a largely hidden burden…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 5 October 2026 (PAHO/WHO) — Coming directly on the heels of a landmark resolution to establish a CARICOM Digital Health Strategy at the 53rd Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health meeting, Caribbean health ministers and senior delegates converged in Washington, D.C., during the 63rd Directing…
St. George’s, Grenada, 9 October 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – As Grenada continues to strengthen mental health services and bring care closer to communities, 23 health professionals have enhanced their ability to identify and respond to mental health needs within primary health care settings.The Ministry of Mental Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs, in…
Paramaribo, Suriname, 8 October 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour (VWA), the Centrale Opleiding voor Verloskundigen in Suriname (COVS), and the national Perinatal Information System (SIP) Working Group, is supporting a national training…