Cali - October 18, 2024. The EMT- San Rafael Hospital Ship Type 1, operated by the Italocolombian Foundation of Monte Tabor and internationally classified by the World Health Organization (WHO), is now stationed in the Blue Zone of the Pacific Events Center, the venue for the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on…
Mitú, Vaupés, 8 October 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – From September 21 to 26, 2024, a surgical campaign held in Mitú, the capital of Vaupés, in eastern Colombia, provided treatment for trachomatous trichiasis (TT) to 21 people from remote communities in Vaupés, Guaviare, and Amazonas.…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 18 October 2024 (PAHO) – Access to reproductive health services, including LARCs, remains extremely limited in Haiti. It is estimated that only a small percentage of women currently have access to such essential services, posing significant challenges in reducing the country’s maternal mortality rate, which is the highest in…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 16 OCTOBER 2024—As Guyana continues to move forward with its Disease Elimination Initiative, PAHO/WHO supported the Ministry of Health in conducting a five-day integrated training among Malaria workers, HIV testers, and counsellor volunteers in Arakaka, Region 1. The training takes a Primary Health Care approach to bringing…
Kingston, Jamaica, 15 October 2024 (PAHO) – From 1 to 3 October, the picturesque parish of St. Ann became the center of a transformative training session on the web-based Vaccination Supplies Stock Management (wVSSM) system. The event marked a significant step forward in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of vaccine logistics nationwide.…
Roseau, Dominica, 9 October 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) officially launched two major Cooperation among Countries for Health Development (CCHD) projects during the 10th OECS Council of Ministers of Health Meeting held in Dominica under the theme, “Beyond Borders…
Barbados, September 25, 2024 (PAHO). The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) recently met at the PAHO Barbados Office to discuss plans to collaborate as they work toward a common goal – supporting the OECS countries more efficiently.Discussions were preceded by a tour led by Acting PAHO/…
Bridgetown, October. 8, 2024 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization organized a mission, from 8 to 10 October 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the assisted self-benchmarking using the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT). This event aimed to consolidate the Barbados Drug Service understanding on the use of the GBT, provide guidance using…
Sao Paulo, October 7, 2024 – The winners of the 6th SBIm Health Journalism Award were revealed on October 4, at a ceremony in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The award, an initiative of the Brazilian Immunization Society (SBIm) supported this year by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), aimed to raise awareness to the theme “Vaccine…