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…
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.…