Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 14 April 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA) and PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office, successfully launched the first session of the Clinical Management of Hansen’s Disease Seminar Series. This inaugural session…
São Paulo, April 14, 2025 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - How can science, ancestral knowledge and digital transformation be combined for the benefit of public health? This was the proposal put forward by João Paulo Souza, director of BIREME/PAHO/WHO, during the ‘Knowledge for Care’ seminar, held on April 8 and 9 in São Paulo, as part of the SESC Inspira…
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2025 (PAHO) — With the aim of strengthening regional cooperation and coordinating joint actions in border areas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Fred Hollows Foundation organized a Cross-border Workshop on the Elimination of Trachoma and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), which brought together over…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – April 9, 2025 — On April 7, the world paused to recognize World Health Day—a global moment of reflection and renewal for our collective commitment to health. This year’s theme, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” brought into sharp focus an issue that affects everyone: maternal and newborn health.The Ministry of Health,…
Bridgetown, Barbados – April 7th, 2025 (PAHO) - The Randall Phillips Polyclinic in Barbados celebrated World Health Day with a host of health displays and messages for staff and clients alike.Commemorated annually on April 7th, this year World Health Day bore the theme ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures’, to initiate a year-long campaign on…
World Health Day 2025: Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures As we celebrate World Health Day 2025 under the theme "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures," we acknowledge the significant strides made in maternal and newborn health in Trinidad and Tobago. A key tool in this progress is the Perinatal Information System (SIP). Since 2015, the Pan…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 3 April 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today officially launched the project “Strengthening the EMTCT Plus Strategy within the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Framework” during a regional webinar that was well attended by 250 stakeholders from across the Caribbean.…
Belize City, Belize, April 7, 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization observed World Health Day 2025 on April 7 under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” focusing on the importance of improving maternal and newborn health. Maternal health before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth plays a…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 7 April 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - Key team members from the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Trinidad and Tobago participated in a pivotal meeting with representatives PAHO-Headquarters and the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office, focusing on the digital transformation of health systems. This session…