Medical Mission Primary Health Care of Suriname has a project to improve data quality for evidence based decision making that seeks to develop and implement a web based routine Health Information System that enables real-time collecting, registration and reporting of surveillance data, to ensure a timely response on public health emergencies and…
July 9, 2019 - Mr Nicolaus Hansmann, Team Leader, European Union (EU) Technical Office in Belize and Dr Noreen Jack, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Belize handed over two (2) vehicles to the Honourable Pablo Marin, Minister of Health, in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health grounds.…
July 5, 2019 - The National Resource Center for Inclusive Education (NaRCIE) was the venue for a three-day Train-the Trainers workshop which ended today 4/7/19. The objective was to sensitize staff of the Inspiration Center, NaRCIE staff, and Primary School Teachers in detecting at early stages signs of hearing loss and autism. This included…
The first visit of the Representative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Brazil, Dr. Socorro Gross Galiano, took place on June 6th. The PWR visited the Center’s premises and had the opportunity to be informed in detail about the Center’s organizational structure and management and get to know…
June to November, June to November! Thats the reminder from the radio stations that the 2019 Hurricane Season has started, and it runs from June to November.
Do you have a personal family plan? have you discussed it with your family members?
Here are some tips from PAHO and the National Emergency Management Organization of Belize (NEMO…
Washington D.C., 5 June 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - Teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and intercultural dialogues were some of the main focuses of a discussion hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada, on 4 June.
The panel, which featured Dr. Isabella Danel, the Deputy Director…
From June 10-14, 2019 a training for managers in clinical management of dengue and other arboviruses was held in Havana, Cuba. This activity is carried out within the framework of cooperation of the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) as a Collaborating Center of PAHO / WHO for dengue research and its control with the…
Unos 45 representantes de distintas instituciones vinculadas al sector salud, participaron en un taller convocado por la Representación de OPS/OMS en Costa Rica para definir las prioridades programáticas del país que serán consideradas en la elaboración del Plan Estratégico de la OPS/OMS para el período 2020-2025.
El objetivo de la consulta,…
May 30, 2019 - The 911 call came at 5:45 pm on Saturday 17th May 2019. The caller on the radio sounded frantic and desperate. Help, help us please, there has been a car accident! There are people on the ground, and I can see someone trapped between the two vehicles. People are screaming and crying! Please send help as quickly as you can!…