On 27 July 2024, a bright and early Saturday morning, participants gathered to celebrate the start of World Breastfeeding Week 2024 activities with the Annual Walk and Breakfast hosted by The Breastfeeding Association of Trinidad and Tobago (TBATT). This year’s theme, ‘Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All,’ resonated deeply with…
Montevideo, July 26, 2024. Health is the result of a complex interaction between genetic and socio-environmental factors. “Characterizing these genetic variations in our populations makes it possible to personalize care for people who have certain predispositions and to manage the environmental factors that can 'trigger' them,” said the director…
São Paulo, July 23, 2024 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) and the Department of Monitoring, Evaluation and Dissemination of Strategic Health Information (DEMAS) of the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health (SEIDIGI) of the Brazilian Ministry of Health began an…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 19, 2024 (PAHO) – Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population recently vaccinated more than 230,000 children in a campaign launched to contribute to reducing infant mortality related to diphtheria. With funding from the Government of Canada, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) provided key technical and…
São Paulo, July 16 (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) - The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO), in partnership with the Department of Digital Health and Innovation of the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DESDI/SEIDIGI/MoH), has begun a new technical cooperation…
The Health Emergencies Department (PHE) is pleased to announce an opportunity for experts to serve as members and contribute to WHO’s Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR) Technical Advisory Group (TAG).The UHPR TAG will play a pivotal role in providing technical guidance and advice to WHO on enhancing health emergency preparedness…
La Antigua, Guatemala, July 9, 2024 From July 9 to 12, 2024, two workshops organized by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) are being held in La Antigua, Guatemala, focused on training experts from the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) of reference for medicines in Latin America, in the tools and…
Managua, July 8, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - The Ministry of Health of Nicaragua, with the objective of improving the quality of access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies, has prepared an Institutional Development Plan (PDI), corresponding to the year 2024-2025. This plan will significantly strengthen the capacities of the National Health…
Tegucigalpa, July 8, 2024. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (SESAL), with technical support from the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) through the Information Systems Technician, Luis Mainero and PAHO/WHO Honduras, meetings were held for the implementation of the Perinatal Information…