Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal and infant death in Latin America and the Caribbean, second only to prematurity.
Montevideo, March 3, 2022 (CLAP/PAHO) - Every year around the world, 8 million children are born with a serious birth defect. In Latin America and the Caribbean, these anomalies represent the second leading cause of…
On March 3, 2022, BIREME completes 55 years of uninterrupted activity, as a specialized center of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), and an integral part of the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH). By carrying out its mission of democratizing the access and publication of…
Laxmi Mansingh passed away on February 19, 2022, which we are deeply sorry for. Laxmi joined the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica in 1974 as a librarian at the Medical Library, where she spent her professional career. She was promoted to Librarian in Charge in 1978 and to Senior Library III in 2001, a degree equivalent to that of…
Caribbean Development Bank and Global Affairs Canada collaborate with PAHO on vaccine uptake project
Bridgetown, Barbados, 24 February 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - The Caribbean will be the focus of a new initiative aimed at promoting COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers and most at-risk populations. This collaborative effort by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Global Affairs Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) promises…
Montevideo, February 25, 2022 (/PAHO) – Continuing with its work in the region in accordance with the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas to reach the target of an average neonatal mortality rate of 7 per 1,000 live births by 2030, the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP) proposes 10 evidence-based…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) works in the countries of the Region through technical cooperation programs and projects that formalize and operationalize the dissemination of information, sharing of experiences, and guarantee the transparency and control of the resource management and presentation of…
Bridgetown, Barbados - 21 February 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - Caribbean countries are for the first time receiving significant funding and support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to prepare health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments (V&As), a key step in the development of…
Nassau, 20 February 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands partnered with the Ministry of Health and Wellness to host a series of pop-up vaccination sites throughout the island of New Providence. These areas included Yellow Elder, Masons Addition, Christie Park and Mother Butler Park.…
Belize City, Belize, February 18, 2022 (PAHO) – As part of the ‘Smart’ Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK-FCDO), four (4) critical health facilities, spread across the country were upgraded and officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and…