São Paulo, June 21, 2023. The Medical Library Association (MLA) in collaboration with the Special Libraries Association (SLA) held the 2023 Annual Conference (MLA/SLA 2023), presenting sessions on topics that transcend medical librarianship, like leadership and management. The event took place in Detroit, Michigan, on May 16-19 with hybrid…
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 20 June 2023 - The Honduran Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) have joined forces to strengthen maternal health and reduce perinatal and neonatal mortality in Honduras.
Leading…
La Havana, Cuba, June 20, 2023 - Increasing the survival of preterm, low birth weight or intrauterine growth retarded newborns; decreasing preventable neonatal mortality; and promoting the health and optimal development of newborns are the results of greatest impact to which the national workshop "Update on comprehensive care of the newborn…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 20 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – During a courtesy call on the margins of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health, Pan American Health (PAHO) Director, Dr Jarbas Barbosa, expressed thanks to the European Union (EU) for their critical ongoing partnerships…
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – In response to a request from the Ministry of Health (MoH) in December 2022, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has partnered with the MoH to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the National Immunization Program (NIP) in Suriname. This evaluation aims to assess the…
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization country office in Suriname organized a one-day Risk Communication training session aimed at equipping key stakeholders with the skills and knowledge required to effectively communicate risk-related information. The training was officially opened by the PAHO/WHO…
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Suriname, Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon recently engaged in a productive meeting with Marciano Dasai, the newly appointed Minister of Spatial Planning and the Environment. The meeting was also attended by representatives from…
São Paulo, June 18, 2023. The 9th Session of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) was held virtually on May 24, 2023, with the aim of presenting the 2023-2025 BIREME Strategy to the committee “Towards Information Industry 4.0”; and thus, obtaining the…
Montevideo, June 16, 2023. The difficulty in measuring maternal mortality is internationally recognised and is due to both under-reporting of deaths in national death information systems and misreporting (misclassification) of causes of death.
Most maternal deaths are preventable. Having reliable information on the number and causes of…