PAHO/WHO Bahamas and partners observed Universal Children’s Day with special emphasis on the health-related rights of the child.
On Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, The Pan American Health Organization in conjunction with the Urban Renewal Commission of the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, and the Healthy Bahamas Coalition…
Además de la malaria, el país tiene el potencial de eliminar la filariasis linfática y la esquistosomiasis
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 22 de noviembre 2019. República Dominicana tiene el potencial de eliminar la malaria, la filariasis linfática, la esquistosomiasis y alcanzar grandes progresos en torno a la eliminación de la…
São Paulo, 22 November 2019 (PAHO) - In the framework of the I International Symposium of Integrative Pediatrics, held in São Paulo-SP, Brazil, on November 22 and 23, the Representative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in Brazil, Dr. Socorro Gross Galiano and the President of the Brazilian Academic Consortium…
In October 2018, implementation of the Plan for Immediate Post-Obstetric Contraception and Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) began, an initiative that has led to 30.882 medical interventions, including the placement of 15,265 intrauterine devices and 4,892 implants, the administration of 3,616 ampoules of medroxyprogesterone, the dispensing of 5,520…
The theme of the World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is “The Family and Diabetes”. The date is celebrated each year on November 14, and became an official United Nations date in 1991, with the support of the World Health Organization, in response to growing concerns about the increased health threat posed by Diabetes. The biennial duration of the…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has offered technical assistance to the Bahamas’ Ministry of Health to identify the data management needs of the health care system and to make recommendations…
This November 6, we’re observing #MalariaDay in the Americas. Caused by the parasite, Plasmodium, malaria is a life-threatening disease that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
Approximately half of the world’s population is at risk, but malaria can be preventable and curable.
According to the PAHO/WHO analysis, Belize is…
Throughout the world, emergency disasters and accidents are becoming significantly more common. It is therefore essential that emergency response personnel are trained and prepared for any eventualities.…
The VIII Session of the Advisory Committee (AC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME) was held on October 24 and 25, 2019, in São Paulo, Brazil, with the presence of representatives of five countries of Latin America and the Caribbean: Barbados, Brazil, El Salvador, Guyana and Uruguay. The session was…