Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2 April 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - On March 27-28, 2025, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, became the epicenter of a project aimed at modernizing civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems across the English-speaking Caribbean. Organized by the Pan American regional office and the Trinidad and Tobago…
São Paulo, March 31, 2025 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - In March 2025, the Virtual Health Library (VHL) celebrates its 27th anniversary as a consolidated strategic model for health information management in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C). To celebrate the date, BIREME is reaffirming its commitment to the VHL Network by modernizing and…
Bridgetown Barbados, 28 March 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - To empower young people and nurture more health-conscious and resilient citizens, CARICOM Youth Ambassador for Barbados Ashley Lashley launched Growing Tomorrow Harvest on Wednesday. The project will integrate sustainable gardening in three Barbadian schools.It is supported by the Barbados …
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, March 27, 2025 (PAHO) – Following a historic epidemic year in the Americas in 2024, Bolivia has bolstered its emergency response capabilities for dengue outbreaks thanks to financial support from the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). Key actions…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 27 March 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - Seventy-nine school nurses from the Regional Health Authorities and the Ministry of Education across Trinidad and Tobago recently participated in two, two-day workshops staged by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to provide hands-on training in…
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 March 2025 (PAHO) – In a strategic effort to advance the implementation of Jamaica’s Electronic Immunization Registry (EIR), the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), UNICEF, and Palladium, hosted a workshop on risk management…
Port-of-Spain, 24 February 2025 (PAHO): The PAHO/WHO TTO recently collaborated with the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) to enhance national emergency preparedness through the implementation of a comprehensive, hands-on mass casualty management training program. The training, which spanned six days from March 17 to 22, 2025, was…
Washington, 24 March 2025.- On Thursday 20 March, during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Paris, three cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases and injuries: Córdoba, Argentina; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The…
Belize City, Belize, March 21, 2025 (PAHO) - Through the European Union-Funded Health Sector Support Programme Project, PAHO/WHO Belize partnered with Belize’s Ministry of Health and Wellness to provide technical cooperation and support for the development and launch of its Strategic Health Plan for 2025-2034. The plan outlines a comprehensive…