Belize City, Belize, June 17, 2025 (PAHO) – Through the Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHCP), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) advance digital health data management with the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (…
Nassau, The Bahamas, June 14, 2025 - In keeping with the 2025 World Health Day theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures”, the Pan American World Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is supporting the Ministry of Health of The Bahamas with the promotion of breast feeding as a crucial element for a child’s healthy development…
Guatemala City, 12 June 2025 - Representatives from eight countries across the Americas gathered in Guatemala City from 10 to 12 June to enhance national capacities for preparedness and response to dengue and other arboviral disease outbreaks. The technical meeting was held by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/…
Cali, Colombia, June 13, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and strategic partners presented the results of the first collaborative study describing the current situation of childhood cancer survivors in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study collected data from survivors across 20 countries in the Region and was presented…
Caracas, 13 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – A team of 14 health workers from the Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) are currently visiting the most remote Venezuelan indigenous communities in the Maroa and Río Negro municipalities of Amazonas State, searching for cases of trachoma and offering different medical services to these populations.This…
Belize City, Belize, June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – Through funding support from the Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHCP), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), has launched a two-day National Health Datathon to advance Belize’s digital health…
Castries, Saint Lucia, 11 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO)- A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched at the Harbor Club in Saint Lucia. The project, entitled “Strengthening Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emerging Health Threats in the Eastern Caribbean,” and funded by the…
Placencia, Stann Creek, Belize, June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – With a focus on influenza and health emergency preparedness and response, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), conducted a comprehensive three-day Risk Communication and Community…
Castries, St. Lucia, 11 June 2025 (PAHO) - The Pandemic Fund was launched in 2022 following the COVID–19 pandemic, to assist countries to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, especially focusing on surveillance, laboratory capacity and human resources for health. In 2024, the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) were awarded…