Cali, Colombia, June 13, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and strategic partners presented the results of the first collaborative study describing the current situation of childhood cancer survivors in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study collected data from survivors across 20 countries in the Region and was presented…
Caracas, 13 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – A team of 14 health workers from the Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) are currently visiting the most remote Venezuelan indigenous communities in the Maroa and Río Negro municipalities of Amazonas State, searching for cases of trachoma and offering different medical services to these populations.This…
Belize City, Belize, June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – Through funding support from the Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHCP), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), has launched a two-day National Health Datathon to advance Belize’s digital health…
Castries, Saint Lucia, 11 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO)- A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched at the Harbor Club in Saint Lucia. The project, entitled “Strengthening Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emerging Health Threats in the Eastern Caribbean,” and funded by the…
Placencia, Stann Creek, Belize, June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – With a focus on influenza and health emergency preparedness and response, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), conducted a comprehensive three-day Risk Communication and Community…
Castries, St. Lucia, 11 June 2025 (PAHO) - The Pandemic Fund was launched in 2022 following the COVID–19 pandemic, to assist countries to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, especially focusing on surveillance, laboratory capacity and human resources for health. In 2024, the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) were awarded…
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 10 June 2025 – The Secretary of Health of Chiapas, Omar Gómez Cruz, and the Representative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Mexico, José Moya Medina, signed a technical cooperation agreement on June 9 to strengthen statewide capacities and collaborate on priority health…
Belize City, Belize, June 09, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) and the Belize Police Force, launched a four-day training for seventy-five police officers.The training will equip the police officers with the critical skills…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 6 June, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Stakeholders from Barbados’ health sector, disaster management, Prime Minister’s Office, the University of the West Indies and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, met from June 3-4 at the Pan American Health Organisation, to validate the Barbados Health National Adaptation Plan (…