Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 18 August 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has commenced a comprehensive Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare safety systems and…
Castries, St. Lucia, and Bridgetown, Barbados, 17th June 2025 (PAHO) – Two PAHO Member States have a clearer path toward leprosy elimination following missions by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).A two-day mission from June 16th to 17th in St. Lucia, hosted in conjunction with Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (the World Health…
São Paulo, Brazil, August 21, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened in São Paulo regional experts in surveillance, virology, clinical practice, genetics, and congenital malformations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Cuba, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, together with technical teams from BIREME, the PAHO Country Office in…
Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, 18 August 2025 (PAHO) – A PAHO team embarked on a five-day mission to St. Vincent & the Grenadines to prepare the islands for the introduction of two new vaccines.The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will be introducing Pneumococcal Vaccines and Rotavirus Vaccines, with the…
Lima, August 20, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) convened around 50 representatives from the health sector from 19 countries in the region to strengthen prevention and health care capacities for children and adolescents who have survived violence. The meeting took place in Lima Perú, on August 20 and 21 with the financial…
Tegucigalpa, August 15, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - With support from the PAHO/WHO Pandemic Project, a refresher course on surveillance of influenza, rubella, measles, and pertussis was held for the technical team of the Ministry of Health. This activity strengthens the country's capacity to respond quickly and effectively to emerging respiratory viruses,…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 15 August 2025 (PAHO)— In collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago, recently hosted the Region of the Americas’ first Tailoring Antimicrobial Resistance Programmes (TAP) Workshop.When bacteria and other…
Roseau, Dominica, 8th August 2025 (PAHO) - Stakeholder discussions to inform the development of a mental health policy and revised legislation continued in Dominica from August 5th to 8th, 2025.This ongoing collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is the second…
La Paz, August 13, 2025 (PAHO) – Bolivia is making progress in strengthening the capacities of sentinel hospitals and Departmental Health Services (SEDES) to apply the model for estimating hospitalizations attributable to influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), both in its direct and population-adjusted modalities. To this end,…