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Official handover of the two pick-ups done by PAHO/WHO Health Systems and Services Advisor Dr. Rosmond Adams to the Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin. Suriname, December 6, 2022 (PAHO) – Through funding support from the U.S Government, PAHO/WHO donated two Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Regional Health…
Belize City, Belize, December 05, 2022 (PAHO) – With more than 200 health conditions linked to alcohol use, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) joined forces with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) to launch the first and free digital health specialist (artificial intelligence (AI)), Pahola, for…
Montevideo, December 5, 2022. In the framework of the celebrations for the 120th anniversary of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), part of the team of the Latin American Center for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR) participated in the activity organized by the PAHO Office in Uruguay. During the event, which…
Group picture of excited students around the planter boxes with Minister of Health Dr. Amar Ramadhin and PAHO/WHO Suriname Health Systems and Services Advisor Dr. Rosmond Adams. Suriname, December 02, 2022 (PAHO) – On 2 December 2022, the Pan American Health Organization celebrated 120 years as a specialized public health agency in the…
Washington D.C. 1 December 2022 (PAHO) – Tomorrow, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) marks its Anniversary as the world’s oldest international public health agency, celebrating 12 decades of work promoting health and wellbeing throughout the region of the Americas. On this day in 1902, 11 countries came together at the First General…
PAHO Technical Officer, Tropical and Vector-borne Diseases Oscar Mesones Lapouble & the Coordinator of diagnostics and treatment of the Malaria Program, Mr. Hedley Cairo during the opening of the Malaria Service Deliverers Training Suriname, November 30, 2022 (PAHO) – The continuous effort in the fight against Malaria in Suriname was…
New report highlights that, although 83% of PAHO Member States have included violence against women in their health plans or policies, only half recommend essential first-line support. Washington, D.C., November 30, 2022 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week launched a new report assessing the status of health sector…
Montevideo, November 30, 2022. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, adverse perinatal outcomes and birth defects are responsible for the loss of 15 million years of healthy life due to premature death and disability. Prematurity and other perinatal conditions contribute substantially to the burden of disease and disability.…
Buenos Aires, November 30, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - It was 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, and the thermometer already read 25 degrees in the Argentine capital. Summer wanted to make an early appearance at the Youth Olympic Park, where more than 2,000 people came to participate in the "Let's Prevent Antibiotic Resistance" race. Groups of runners, families, and…