Bridgetown, Barbados, 10 July 2025 (PAHO) - A two-day consultation, ‘Improved Health and Well-Being among LGBT+ Populations’, provided communities from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries with a safe space to share, learn and chart the way forward.Through the support of Global Health Canada, approximately 20 individuals from Barbados, St…
Port-au-Prince, July 8, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – In response to the resurgence of suspected cholera cases in several internally displaced persons (IDP) sites, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with financial support from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and…
Brasília, 7 July 2025 — To reverse the increase in syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas and move toward the elimination of the disease, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a regional meeting from 1 to 3 July in São Paulo, Brazil. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with the Ministries of Health of Brazil and…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 July 2025 (PAHO) - Laboratory staff from across 13 Caribbean nations received extensive training at Barbados’ Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory’s National Influenza Centre (NIC), as part of PAHO’s ongoing mission to prepare Caribbean laboratories to effectively manage viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential.…
July 1, 2025 - Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has begun the expansion of the SIP+ (Perinatal Information System Plus) to the Family Islands of The Bahamas —marking a significant milestone in the national digital…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25th June 2025 (PAHO). PAHO was one of several institutions that received a courtesy call when a visiting team from Western Kentucky University in the USA was in Barbados.The esteemed team comprised the following. Dr. Bernard Strenecky, Honorary Consul for Barbados in Kentucky and Scholar-in-Residence, Western Kentucky…
Condorcanqui, 25 June 2025 — In a key action to address health challenges affecting Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, the Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) carried out a joint series of activities in the territories of the Awajun and Huambisa communities, located in the province of…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – From 17-19 June, representatives from the Ministries of Health and Environment, CARICOM and its agencies and other key stakeholders met in Barbados to discuss the proposed new Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change. During the meeting convened by the Pan American Health Organization…
Roseau, Dominica, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) - More than 70 stakeholders were engaged in a week-long consultation from June 16–20 to initiate the process of developing new mental health legislation in Dominica. The initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).…