Montevideo, 20 November 2024. Uruguay is making significant progress in improving the quality of care for pregnant women, especially those in vulnerable situations, through the Perinatal Information System (SIP).At an event held on 18 November, in the presence of the country's Vice President, Beatriz Argimón; the Minister of Social Development,…
Roseau, Dominica, 15 November 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently conducted a simultaneous mission in Dominica, focusing on strengthening the national blood bank and evaluating the medical gas systems.During the opening ceremony held 11 November 2024, Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO Ag) Dr. Lynora Fevrier Drigo,…
São Paulo, 18 November 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - João Paulo Souza, Director of BIREME/PAHO/WHO, was recently recognized among the 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in a study conducted by Stanford University and published by Elsevier. The global analysis assessed the impact of 6.8 million researchers from various fields, considering…
Georgetown, Guyana, 15 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been challenged by its stakeholders and Caribbean member states representatives to ensure that its new Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS) 2025-2029, is responsive and practical and when implemented, impactful.During the opening of a…
Rio de Janeiro, November 14, 2024 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – As part of the 2021-2025 Action Plan of the Hemispheric Program for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PHEFA), the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health Center of PAHO/WHO has developed an online course on foot-and-mouth disease, available in three…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 12 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – Regional and national technical health experts recently gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to collaborate on the development of the PAHO/WHO Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS). The SCS aims to strengthen regional health priorities, address pressing health…
Buenos Aires, November 12, 2024 (PAHO/WHO). Authorities from the National Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) met today at the Health Ministry's headquarters to advance joint actions seeking to ensure access to safe, effective, and low-cost medicines and health technologies.In this regard, during the meeting chaired…
Port-of-Spain, 6 November, 2024 (PAHO) - The PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office has successfully concluded a dynamic two-day national stakeholder consultation in Trinidad and Tobago for the Country Cooperation Strategy 2025-2030 (CCS), bringing together key voices to collaboratively shape the nation's health priorities for the coming…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 7 NOVEMBER 2024- The Ministry of Health, with technical support from PAHO/WHO, conducted training sessions in Pharmacovigilance aimed at health professionals from health facilities across Guyana in Region 5 in October 2024. Twenty-eight participants attended the training, including physicians, nurses, medexes, pharmacists, and…