Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 31 July 2026 (PAHO) – Trinidad and Tobago has become the first country in the Caribbean to begin developing a national roadmap to accelerate the elimination of communicable diseases, supporting the country's efforts to strengthen health systems, protect public health, and advance toward the elimination of more…
A PAHO-led technical mission, with participation from ASHA, assessed national capacities and gaps to inform a sustainable, people-centered intervention integrated into health services.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 27 July 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Public Health (MISPAS), the National Health…
Georgetown, Guyana 24 July 2026 – Guyana is advancing efforts to establish a National Pharmacovigilance Centre, marking a significant milestone in strengthening the country's regulatory oversight of medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and other health technologies. The workshop was facilitated by Robin Rojas, Technical Officer, and Catherine…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 24 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries has joined the people of Barbados in mourning the passing of The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, paying tribute to one of the nation's most distinguished sons and an enduring icon of Caribbean excellence.On behalf of the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 2026 – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), a Covista institution, have signed a Framework Agreement establishing a strategic partnership to advance the One Health agenda in the Eastern Caribbean through collaboration in…
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, 15 July 2026 – Key stakeholders from across the health sector gathered on 15 July for a national consultation aimed at developing a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in the British Virgin Islands by 2030.The Cervical Cancer Elimination Stakeholder Consultation Meeting brought…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 21 July 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), is strengthening Barbados' capacity to detect, report and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases through the introduction of the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases…
Nassau, The Bahamas., 13 July 2026 -The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) convened a national workshop to develop a roadmap to sustain The Bahamas' elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and to advance toward the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. The workshop, requested and organized by the Ministry,…
Nassau, The Bahamas., 20 July 2026 - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands handed over a donation of health education, wellness, and physical activity materials to the Bahamas Diabetes Association (BDA) on 20 July 2026, in support of the Association's Kids with…