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…
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…