Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – May 13, 2025, — The Ministry of Health, the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA), and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Trinidad and Tobago Country Office (PAHO/WHO TTO) have successfully concluded the national Hansen’s Disease Continuing Medical Education…
Dr. Barbosa urged countries to put health at the center of climate policy and ensure access to climate finance, ahead of key COP30 negotiations.Brasilia, 29 July 2025 (PAHO) – As the Americas confront record-breaking temperatures, surging disease outbreaks, and increasingly destructive climate events, the Director of the Pan American Health…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 23 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted a pivotal meeting with key stakeholders from across the public and private sectors to present the findings of their Information Systems for Health (IS4H) assessment.The IS4H assessment, conducted in…
Kingston, Jamaica, 23 July 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has taken an important step in addressing the harmful effects of mercury in skin lightening products (SLPs). Through two targeted workshops, healthcare workers (…
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 16 June 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, conducted a weeklong mission to advance the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative. The mission focused on…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 July 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health and Wellness Barbados, supported by PAHO/WHO, Let’s Unpack It, and Healthy Caribbean Youth, hosted its first “Mind Yuh Mind” Community Conversation, marking a significant step towards transforming mental health care in the country.The new mental health legislation is grounded in…
Kingston, Jamaica, 21 July 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Building on the foundation laid at a November 2024 data-use workshop, Jamaica is strengthening its efforts to turn immunization data into actionable insights. This initiative is being piloted through a collaborative effort led by the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), with support from PAHO,…
Kingstown, St. Vincent, July 18th, 2025 (PAHO). The Events Supposedly Attributable to Vaccination or Immunization (ESAVI) program was assessed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines during a PAHO mission to strengthen the islands’ ESAVI surveillance systems.The rapid assessment exercise was conducted in preparation for St Vincent and the Grenadines’…
Port-au-Prince, 18 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), is currently organising a canine rabies vaccination campaign in in the departments of Artibonite, Centre, Nord-Est, and Nord-Ouest. This…