Roseau, Dominica, 13 December 2024 (PAHO) - On 13 December 2024, over 30 senior managers from the Dominica Hospitals Authority (DHA) gathered at Jungle Bay Resort for a one-day end of year Manager’s Retreat under the theme “Strategic Outlook: Tools and techniques for Strategy Implementation.”The aim of this retreat was to reflect on the…
OP-ED to Observe Universal Health Coverage Day – December 12, 2024By Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries, and Mr. Simon Springett, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean …
San José, December 17, 2024 (PAHO) – From November 25-27, 2024, Costa Rica conducted a simulation exercise based on its updated National Pandemic Preparedness Plan, with the objective of evaluating and strengthening its capacity to respond to respiratory pathogens. This activity, organized with technical support from PAHO/WHO, brought…
La Paz, December 12, 2024 (PAHO) - A joint 2025 agenda was agreed upon a horizontal dialogue between the Ministry of Health and Sports (MSyD) and LGBTIQ+ collectives in Bolivia to advance towards a more inclusive and equitable health system. This process was supported by the Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization/World…
Port-of-Spain, 7 December 2024 (PAHO): The PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office (PAHO/WHO TTO) participated in the "We Ting" Community Caravan, contributing to the initiative's goals of fostering social cohesion, youth empowerment, and community health. The Caravan, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in…
SAO PAULO, Brazil, 5 DECEMBER 2024- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Health of Guyana, and the University of Sao Paulo School of Nursing (Ribeirao Preto) convened a meeting in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, to evaluate progress of the reform of the national nursing professional education program in Guyana, a process in which…
Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is hosting the Regional Meeting on Health Accounts, from December 4–6, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event brings together public health experts, authorities, and professionals from 19 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to strengthen…
Montevideo, 5 December 2024. In the framework of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, the Virtual Launch of the Health Administrative Data Toolbox on intimate partner violence and sexual violence took place on 3 December.During the opening, Anselm Hennis, Director of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health at the Pan…
Montevideo, 4 December 2024 (PAHO)- In the framework of the closure of the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) in Uruguay and the transfer of its functions to Washington D.C. with the creation of a new unit, a meeting was held between the director of CLP/WR, Suzanne Serruya; the representative of PAHO…