Guatemala, 29 January 2025 - In a region marked by effort and hope, trachoma elimination is changing lives. Through eyelid surgery, dozens of people have recovered not only their vision, but also their quality of life. This effort was made possible by collaboration between the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) and the Pan…
29 January 2025 – The public got its first glimpse of the future of health in August 2024, when the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office unveiled a fleet of cutting-edge health service robots, officially handing them over to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a landmark event.This fleet of disinfecting and humanoid healthcare robots was…
Brasilia, January 29, 2025 – The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Brazilian Ministry of Health conducted a training on international outbreak response, in the city of Brasilia, Brazil. This event, held on January 27, was attended by 35 experts from GOARN partner institutions…
Port-of-Spain, 27 January 2025 (PAHO) – In recognition of World Leprosy Day on January 26, 2025, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Trinidad and Tobago Country office (TTO) initiated a Hansen's Disease public campaign and is working collaboratively with the Ministry of Health to ensure that the key…
Sololá, Guatemala, January 2025 (PAHO) - As part of the effort to eliminate trachoma -- the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world -- a post-surgical campaign was held at the Guineales comprehensive care center in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán in the department of Sololá. The center functions under Sololá’s Departmental Office for…
Cockburn Town, January 24, 2025 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), along with the PAHO office in the Bahamas, is supporting the Environmental Health Department of the Ministry of Health and Human Services of the Turks…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 23 JANUARY 2025- The new Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Guyana, Dr. Kim Eva Dickson, on Wednesday 22 January 2025 presented her credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd.Dr Dickson succeeds Dr. Luis Codina, who recently retired,…
Kingston, Jamaica, 22 January 2025 (PAHO) – During a recent workshop coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 30 Jamaican health professionals learned strategies to utilize immunization data to strengthen the country’s main vaccination program, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Their enhanced capacity will have a…
Georgetown, 20 January 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Guyana country office team welcomes Dr. Kim Eva Dickson, incoming Representative. A national of Ghana and the UK, Dr. Dickson is a Public Health Physician with over 25 years of international experience. Her appointment was effective 12 January 2025. Dr. Dickson has worked in several countries…