Health Financing and Pharmaceutical Policy Challenges Affecting Access to Medicines in the Caribbean
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 July 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Access to essential medicines is recognized as a fundamental human right by governments worldwide. However, in low- and middle-income countries, including the Caribbean, millions of people continue to face significant challenges in accessing affordable and quality medicines.
This was the focus of a…
Providenciales, July 21, 2023 - PAHO/WHO and the Ministry of Health and Human Services, and the Ministry of Environment hosted The Port Health Workers Training July 17-21, 2023. PAHO/WHO consultant, Mr. Colin Brown traveled from Bridgetown, Barbados to facilitate this week of engaging training involving Port Health Workers, Vector Control, and…
PAHO/WHO Suriname Technical Officer Dr. Wendy Emanuelson-Telgt interacting with several participants during the 2-day workshop
Suriname, July 20, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) –The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Suriname, successfully conducted a Health Promotion Workshop on July 19-20. The workshop aimed…
GUYANA, Georgetown 14 July 2023 - Dr. James Fitzgerald, Director of Health Systems and Services, visited Guyana from 10 to 14 July to review with the Ministry of Health the HSS areas of technical cooperation and to identify new areas of collaboration considering the ambitious health system expansion that is being implemented in Guyana.…
Lima, July 14, 2023.-
In the framework of the technical cooperation provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Peru, a team of specialists from the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women's Health and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) was present during the week of 10 July 2023 in various capacity building and experience sharing…
PAHO/WHO Administrator Alejandro Caballero, PAHO/WHO Representative Suriname Dr. Noreen Jack, Minister of Health Suriname Dr. Amar Ramadhin, and Director of Health, Ministry of Health Dr. Rakesh Gajadhar Sukul
Suriname, July 14, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Suriname Country Office is pleased to announce the…
Belize City, Belize, July 14, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Today, 26 healthcare workers from public and private health facilities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the country completed an Adolescent Health Training of Trainers Program. Through a collaboration of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the…
Kingston, Jamaica, July 13, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Every year, hundreds of Jamaicans lose their lives in road crashes, are maimed, or sustain life-altering injuries as a result of accidents. Road safety is a noted public health issue that not only causes loss of life and disability but also places a heavy financial burden on victims and their families…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 July 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Just over 50 Caribbean journalists and communicators from 19 countries today completed a series of trainings, facilitated by the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC), to understand the linkages between climate change and health.
While noting that perhaps some of the indirect effects of climate on…