Belize City, Belize, August 04, 2023 (PAHO) – Through the European Union-funded Health Sector Support Programme (EU-HSSP) Belize, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) facilitated a two-day stakeholder consultation workshop on Belize’s Essential Public Health…
Suriname, August 2, 2023 (PAHO) – The official opening of World Breastfeeding Week, with theme “Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!” was hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF at Diakonessenhuis Hospital in Suriname on August 2, 2023. This significant event aimed to raise awareness about the importance of…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA- JULY 28, 2023- The Ministry of Health (MOH) collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to conduct the final phase of Guyana’s Voluntary External Evaluation (VEE) of core IHR capacities from July 24 to 28, 2023 at the Marriott and Pegasus Hotels in Georgetown. The external team of…
Belize City, Belize, July 26, 2023 (PAHO) – To strengthen Belize’s emergency and critical care system (ECCS) and enhance the resilience for post-crash response, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and…
26 July 2023 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is supporting The Bahamas health system's digital transformation and implementation of the Information Systems for Health (IS4H) framework. The country is progressing with the implementation of their medium term IS4H Strategic Plan, that includes the…
Montevideo, July 26, 2023. Students of the Medical Records Degree, from the School of Medicine of the Universidad de la República of Uruguay, analyzed the SIP Violence Against Women (or SIP VAW) that was launched this year in Trinidad and Tobago and studied the feasibility of its implementation in Uruguay.
The SIP VAW is a form based on the…
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. July 11, 2023. - The Secretariat of Health, with the technical and financial support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), held a training on the use of the STAR tool (Strategic Tool for Risk Assessment of Emergencies and Disasters in Health Facilities) with a focus on Preparedness in Urban Environments,…
CLP/WR and WHO trained professionals from the region
Montevideo, 25 July 2023. Professionals from the region participated in training on Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), a system based on the surveillance of all maternal and perinatal deaths, in order to understand the factors that contribute to guide actions to…
Kingston, Jamaica, July 22, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) The health care system in central Jamaica has received a much-needed boost following the upgrading and retrofitting of the Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre under the ‘Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project.’ The upgrades, totaling USD 1,660,761.03, were funded by UK aid through the…