Washington DC, October 30, 2024 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) - This week, PAHO/WHO brought together experts from the Commission for the Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Influenza in the Americas (CIPCIZA) at its headquarters to launch ad hoc intersectoral working groups on surveillance, risk assessment, and laboratory activities.Over the course of…
October 30 - Staff of the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization’s (PAHO/WHO) Country Office for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands joined scores of people during the Alzheimer's Memory Walk. Hosted by The Bahamas Alzheimer’s Association, the Memory Walk was a part of a series of activities geared towards bringing…
Rio de Janeiro, October 29, 2024, (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) - PAHO organized a field visit today to its Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health Center (PANAFTOSA) in Rio de Janeiro, with representatives from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 28-OCTOBER 2024—The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, assessed the HEARTS Initiative in Guyana. Dr Anselm Hennis, Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO/WHO and additional expert, visited Guyana from 21 to 25 October 2024.The team lead a mission that, together with MoH, is currently…
GEORGETOWN, 24 OCTOBER 2024- The Ministry of Health, with the support of PAHO/WHO and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), conducted a workshop on Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks. The event gathered forty-eight senior-level participants, including the Director General, Chief Medical Officer, Permanent Secretary, eight Directors,…
Asunción, October 25, 2024 (PANAFTOSA/VPH-PAHO/WHO) – The 11th Ordinary Assembly of the Inter-American Network of Food Analysis Laboratories (INFAL), held in Asunción, Paraguay, from October 21 to 25, discussed current and future challenges in food safety.During this new edition, the achievements and challenges faced by the technical groups during…
Oranjestad, Aruba, October 16 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) successfully hosted the National Consultation for the PAHO/WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) in Aruba from the 15 to 16 October 2024. The CCS laid out the medium-term strategic…
Quito, 18 October, 2024.- The "First Interregional Meeting on Strengthening Preparedness for Health Emergencies and Disasters in Cities and Urban Settings," held in Quito, Ecuador, from October 15 to 17, 2024, highlighted several key topics: the importance of governance and data management, community participation in decision-making processes, the…
October 2024 – Nassau, The BahamasThe Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) donated forty hurricane preparedness kits to the Rotary Club of Nassau.The Club’s Disaster Committee distributed the kits to families in the Kemp Road Community. Known for its resilience, this urban community faces a myriad of challenges…