From left: PAHO Country Program Specialist, Fiona Anthony; PAHO/WHO Advisor on Family and Community Health, Dr. Solange Kobi Jackson; EPI Manager, Hannah St. Paul; PAHO Consultant, Dr. Charles Arrey. Photo credit Mrs. Xiomara Andall-Lewis (HPO)
Grenada, May 2, 2023 (PAHO) - Vaccination Week in the Americas activities were hosted across…
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 3 May 2023 (PAHO) - Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) was recognized from April 22 to 30, 2023 and the week of activities began with two church services.
The first service was hosted at the Mesopotamia SDA Church on April 22nd and the second service was held at Kingstown Baptist Church on April 23rd…
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 02 May 2023 (PAHO) – “Vaccines are safe and save lives.”
This reminder came from the Hon. Dr. Terrance M. Drew, Prime Minister, and Minister of Health, during Vaccination Week in the Americas which was recognized from April 22 to 29, 2023.…
Nurse Shevel Seaman conducting a one-on-one immunization session. Photo credit John Christian, Ministry of Health.
Roseau, Dominica, 2 May 2023 (PAHO) – The observance of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) in Dominica commenced with an address by the Hon. Cassanni Laville, Minister of Health, Wellness and Social Services on the 24 April…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 May 2023 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness joined the region of the Americas to observe Vaccination Week (VWA) held 22-29 April 2023. In collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other partners there was an action-packed week to commemorate the occasion.…
Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 2 May 2023 (PAHO) – Antigua and Barbuda kicked off its observance of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) 2023 with an opening ceremony held 24 April on the grounds of the Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation, and the Environment.
Before the official VWA ceremony Nurses, Community Health Aids…
Montevideo, May 3 2023. Trinidad and Tobago has the first Health Information System to record cases of gender-based violence and sexual violence, SIP-VAW (Violence Against Women), based on the Perinatal Information System (PIS) Plus.
On 2 May, the first training workshop for health personnel on the use of the clinical history in SIP Plus was…
Belize City, Belize, April 21, 2023 – As part of the "Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project," the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK-FCDO), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) conduct a final visit to four (4) of the…
Georgetown, Guyana, April 16 to 28, 2023. PAHO/WHO/ Latin American Center of Perinatology/Women and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) and Ministry of Health: Maternal and Child Health Unit conducted Neonatal assessments at five hospitals: Regional Hospitals -Suddie, New Amsterdam, West Demerara Linden, and the National Referral Hospital at the…