Georgetown, Guyana – 10 December 2025- The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), convened an air quality sensitisation workshop on Thursday, November 27, 2025, to address the urgent and expanding health risks associated with poor air quality and increased air…
Barbados, December 9, 2025 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – With the aim of strengthening preparedness, prevention, and response to emerging health threats, the Eastern Caribbean countries—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Saint Kitts and Nevis—held a Workshop on the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases. The workshop was…
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 28 November 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE), with technical cooperation from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO’s) Comprehensive Immunisation Programme (CIM) and financial support of GAVI, successfully completed a national training mission to…
Belize City, Belize, December 04, 2025 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), hosted the National Alcohol Forum, a one-day multi-sectoral initiative aimed at strengthening national efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm and support…
Guatemala, November 2025. – A recent experience in Xejuyup, a K’iche’ Mayan community in Sololá, demonstrated that health cannot be imposed: it is built through dialogue, respect, and involvement of the entire community. Xejuyup hosted the Knowledge Dialogues for trachoma prevention, a forum in which health authorities and community leaders…
Belize City, Belize – December 01, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and the Executive Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA), proudly announced the graduation…
Guatemala, 1 December 2025 — Within the framework of the Ethnicity and Health Strategy, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) organized the Regional Meeting of Indigenous Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean as a space to review the Indigenous Youth Health Plan for Latin America and the Caribbean and to…
Georgetown, Guyana, 28 November 2025– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health’s Elderly Care Unit, recently hosted a two-day workshop focused on the Integrated Care for Older Persons (ICOPE) approach. This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen long-term care services and improve the…
Port of Spain, November 28, 2025- The Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), convened a two-day workshop to initiate the review of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Essential Medicines List (NEML), a cornerstone of universal health coverage and…