Washington, DC, 29 May 2026 (PAHO) - In the context of Older Persons Month, celebrated in May in the country, Puerto Rico reaffirms its commitment to healthy aging through the implementation of its Ten-Year Healthy Aging Plan, with particular emphasis on strengthening long-term care and technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (…
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, May 28, 2026 – The traveling exhibition “The Infinite Memory of the Pandemic: the story of COVID-19 by all of us Brazilians” opened this Tuesday (26), in Brasília, Federal District. Designed to expand public access to the collections of the Digital Memorial of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the exhibition presents an…
Castries, Saint Lucia, 28-29 May 2026 - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States - Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (OECS-PPS), will convene a Joint Planning Workshop aimed at improving access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines and health…
Bogotá. May 2026. The workshop of the PAHO Initiative “Better Care for Non-Communicable Diseases,” organized by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has concluded in Colombia. It served as a forum for reflecting on the challenges posed by chronic diseases to the health system,…
Lima, May 25, 2026 – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s emergency and disaster response capacities, a five-day intensive training course on WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) concluded today. The course was designed for professionals and technical staff from the Ministry of Health, the Armed…
Kingston, Jamaica, 22 May 2026 (PAHO) – Two years after Jamaica achieved the major public health milestone of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis, efforts are now focused on sustaining those hard-won gains through stronger surveillance, monitoring, and maternal and child health systems.Jamaica was validated in May…
Port-of-Spain, 22 May 2026 (PAHO): – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has officially handed over testing and treatment supplies to support patients with Advanced HIV disease, to the Ministry of Health, in support of Trinidad and Tobago’s national HIV response. The donation was presented to the…
Georgetown, Guyana, 21 May 2026 - Guyana is entering a pivotal moment in the evolution of its healthcare system, with a renewed focus on integrating mental health services into primary care. While the country has a long history of training healthcare providers using the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)…
Roseau, Dominica 18 May 2026 (PAHO) - With the technical support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dominica has taken a significant step toward strengthening its surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI), following a targeted training mission aimed at expanding the use of the District Health Information Software 2 (…