July 1, 2025 - Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has begun the expansion of the SIP+ (Perinatal Information System Plus) to the Family Islands of The Bahamas —marking a significant milestone in the national digital…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25th June 2025 (PAHO). PAHO was one of several institutions that received a courtesy call when a visiting team from Western Kentucky University in the USA was in Barbados.The esteemed team comprised the following. Dr. Bernard Strenecky, Honorary Consul for Barbados in Kentucky and Scholar-in-Residence, Western Kentucky…
Condorcanqui, 25 June 2025 — In a key action to address health challenges affecting Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, the Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) carried out a joint series of activities in the territories of the Awajun and Huambisa communities, located in the province of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – From 17-19 June, representatives from the Ministries of Health and Environment, CARICOM and its agencies and other key stakeholders met in Barbados to discuss the proposed new Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change. During the meeting convened by the Pan American Health Organization…
Roseau, Dominica, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) - More than 70 stakeholders were engaged in a week-long consultation from June 16–20 to initiate the process of developing new mental health legislation in Dominica. The initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).…
St. George’s, Grenada, 20 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - Health leaders and technical experts from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, including representatives from the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), came together for a groundbreaking four-day hybrid workshop hosted in Grenada titled “Social Determinants, Intersectionality and Human Resources for…
Georgetown, Guyana, 20 June 2025(PAHO/WHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Guyana, held a two-day hybrid workshop from 12 to 13 June 2025 aimed at health care workers, to support the implementation of the seasonal influenza vaccination in Guyana.The workshop was coordinated by Dr Janice…
São Paulo, June 20, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Health Systems and Services (HSS) and Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), and its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), together with the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Georgetown, Guyana, 19 June 2025 – Guyana joined the global community in commemorating World Blood Donor Day, a day observed annually on June 14 to honour voluntary blood donors and raise awareness about the critical importance of ensuring safe and sufficient blood supplies.The theme for this year’s observance, “Give blood, give hope: Together we…