Guatemala, November 2025. – A recent experience in Xejuyup, a K’iche’ Mayan community in Sololá, demonstrated that health cannot be imposed: it is built through dialogue, respect, and involvement of the entire community. Xejuyup hosted the Knowledge Dialogues for trachoma prevention, a forum in which health authorities and community leaders…
Belize City, Belize – December 01, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and the Executive Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA), proudly announced the graduation…
Georgetown, Guyana, 28 November 2025– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health’s Elderly Care Unit, recently hosted a two-day workshop focused on the Integrated Care for Older Persons (ICOPE) approach. This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen long-term care services and improve the…
Port of Spain, November 28, 2025- The Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), convened a two-day workshop to initiate the review of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Essential Medicines List (NEML), a cornerstone of universal health coverage and…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 November 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today announced Dr Rajeev Nagassar of Trinidad and Tobago as the first recipient of the Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Leadership Award, established in memory of Jamaican veterinarian and public health…
Nassau, The Bahamas, 25 November 2025 - On 5 November, 2025, the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) supported the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in hosting the Validation Workshop for the National Quality and Safety Program (NQSPm) 2026–2031.The workshop brought together officials from the MOHW, the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, November 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - As the world marked World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) last week, laboratory technologists from across the Caribbean came together in Barbados for an intensive hands-on workshop to strengthen the region’s capacity to detect and respond to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).Held…
Bogotá, 24 November 2025. The “Comprehensive Approach to Neglected Tropical Diseases and Eye Health” mission took place between 7 and 15 November. In it, more than 400 people from seven Indigenous communities located near the Yapú and Papurí Rivers —in the Amazonian department of Vaupés, southeastern Colombia— received health care.…
Panama, 25 November 2025 (PAHO) — In the heart of the Ngäbe Buglé region, people often travel for hours on foot or by boat to receive medical care. This physical barrier can mean the difference between life and death. However, that reality is about to change.On 24 November, a formal ceremony in Panama City marked a milestone in the country’s…