Belize City, Belize, November 1, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – As the country tries to balance preparedness response actions including continuity of essential services while simultaneously managing case surges within the current economic reality, Belize must continue to strengthen its COVID-19 response. For that reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
Georgetown 24 October 2021- PAHO/WHO, in collaboration with the Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC), conducted the COVID-19 preparedness and prevention training in the community of Mahdia, Region 8, with 25 young adults.
As part of the COVID-19 response and to support the “whole of society” approach to the pandemic, Guyana was selected to…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 1 November, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), launches a week-long social media campaign to promote the importance of reporting suspected side effects…
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named depression a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to the global burden of disease. In other words, it is estimated that more than 300 million people on Earth suffer from depression and the disorder is considered a major health risk if not appropriately managed. This disease is…
October 22, 2021, Kingston, Jamaica – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Kingston has gone blue as a special 'thank you' to frontline workers.
Light Jamaica Blue, a United Nations in Jamaica initiative, seeks to increase awareness around UN programmes that have and continue to support…
The 35 years of the Health Sciences Descriptors – DeCS were celebrated in an online event promoted by BIREME/PAHO/WHO. The celebration had the simultaneous participation of more than 300 people from several countries of the region and some of the actors who contributed with BIREME to write the successful history of DeCS, with the support of PAHO…
Belize City, Belize, October 19, 2021 (PAHO) – To boost COVID-19 risk communication efforts, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated several equipment and materials to the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) in supporting their COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign.
During a global pandemic like COVID-19,…
Washington, D.C. October 18, 2021 (PAHO) - In response to the August 14th earthquake in Haiti, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have deployed the Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) for outbreaks and other public health events at “Assembly Points" in the…
Montevideo, October 15, 2021- CLAP/PAHO- Nearly 40 professionals from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in a virtual meeting to update the contents of the Neonatal Module of the Perinatal Computer System (SIP).
The purpose of the event was to assess the participants’ experience in the implementation of the SIP…