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.…
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.…