Belize continues to demonstrate strong leadership in adopting innovative, person-centered approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, and care. Building on this, PAHO Belize, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), conducted a five-day technical mission to strengthen the country’s capacity to deliver more effective and…
18 November 2025, Nassau, The Bahamas - The PAHO/WHO Bahamas (BHS) & Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) Office together with the support of the Department of Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE) conducted an air quality assessment and training in TCA from October 21st to 26th 2025. As part of PAHOs effort to conduct…
Kingston, Jamaica, 18 November 2025 (PAHO) — With health services disrupted across the island´s southern and western parishes, power failures rippled across the health system, putting vaccines, insulin, and other temperature-sensitive medicines at immediate risk. To keep lifesaving care within reach, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
Kingston, Jamaica, 18 November 2025 (PAHO) — Falmouth Public General Hospital, a 130-bed facility and lifeline for communities across Trelawny, stood among the hardest-hit health institutions during Hurricane Melissa. Violent winds and storm surge tore away an estimated 60–70% of its roof, leaving the compound exposed, waterlogged, and struggling…
Brasilia, November 18, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a webinar on Monday, November 17, entitled "Toward the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in the Americas," to mark the official launch of World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day and to present new regional tools to accelerate the fight against this disease. Eliminating…
Belize City, Belize, November 14, 2025 (PAHO) – In partnership with the University of Colorado and the Belize Police Department, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with funding support from the United Nations Road Safety Fund Project - "Strengthening Emergency Care System in the Americas," hosted two…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 14 November 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - In most Caribbean countries, diabetes is one of the most pressing and fastest-growing health challenges. This is also true in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs): Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.To…
Georgetown, Guyana, 13 November 2025 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health, today, officially launched the 2025 Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign, a vital step toward eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and other neglected tropical diseases that continue to affect Guyanese communities.The launch marks a…
Kingston, Jamaica, 11 November 2025 (PAHO) – Amid the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm that battered Jamaica on 28 October, a new sign of hope now stands beside Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny: a fully equipped Spanish Emergency Medical Team (EMT) mobile hospital, deployed with support from the…