Bridgetown, Barbados, April 21, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Climate Change is a global emergency, yet few countries have made plans to face it. Barbados Ministry of Health and Wellness staff and allied sectors recently met at the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa in Barbados, to understand how climate change is affecting public health in the country, a first step…
PAHO and Partners Join CARICOM Heads of Government in Highlighting Violence as a Public Health Issue
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 18, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - According to PAHO, fighting crime and violence is a whole-of-society struggle, requiring collaboration between parents, teachers, health workers, church leaders, and policemen.
The PAHO-WHO Subregional Program Director for the Caribbean, Mr. Dean Chambliss, made these comments…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 19 April 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - Reinforcing the confidence Barbadians have long placed in the value of routine childhood immunization, will be the primary objective when the Ministry of Health and Wellness joins the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and territories of the Americas, along with other partners, to celebrate…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 18 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - According to a recently published study, the Octagonal Warning Label System for food and drink products is the most effective to help Jamaican consumers to make healthier choices.
The study is titled: “Effects on front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on understanding and purchase…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 17 April 2023. The national course for facilitators in obstetric emergencies began in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with the Ministry of Health and Sports, facilitators from the Latin American Centre for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), and support from the Pan American Health Organization/World…
São Paulo, April 17, 2023. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through its Country Offices and Centers, including BIREME/PAHO/WHO, operates in the countries of the Region with technical cooperation programs and projects that formalize and operationalize the dissemination of information, sharing of…
A collaborative effort by the Ministry of Health Suriname, the Malaria Program, Medical Mission, and PAHO/WHO Suriname.
Suriname, April 11, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Every year during Easter, the indigenous villages of southern Suriname organize an Easter Conference, where people from nearby villages and surrounding areas come together. This year, the…
São Paulo, April 10, 2023 — The most recent edition of the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) was made available for online consultation in March of this year on the DeCS/MeSH portal. Its update has been done annually, as for more than 35 years, and reflects the annual update of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the…
PARAMAKATOI, GUYANA, April 8th, 2023 (PAHO) – The SMART Health Care Facilities Caribbean Project upgraded Paramakatoi Health Centre was officially handed over to the Ministry of Health. This remote SMART facility is the final healthcare facility in Guyana retrofitted to become safer, greener, and more resilient to natural disasters and climate…