Georgetown, Guyana, 5 July 2024 – The Ministry of Health, Guyana, with the support of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign 2024 today at the Carmel Secondary School, Georgetown. Present were, Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Health, Guyana, Dr. Annastacia…
Puerto Flores, Cochabamba – Bolivia, July 3, 2024 (PAHO) – A team conducting Rapid Trachoma Assessments (RTAs) ventured into the indigenous communities ofthe Cochabamba tropics, joined by Ministry of Health personnel, embarking on a challenging 12-day mission to identify cases of trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness.The RTA…
Bridgetown, Barbados – 02 July 2024 (PAHO) - Ahead of Hurricane Beryl's impending impact on the Windward Islands, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiated comprehensive preparedness plans to safeguard the health and safety of its personnel and respond to the needs of countries in the region. Prior to the system reaching the islands,…
Georgetown, Guyana, 30 June 2024- As part of the ongoing efforts in the WHO Region of the Americas to strengthen epidemic intelligence, the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Unit (HIM) of the PAHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE), in conjunction with the PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office and the Guyana Ministry of Health, provided a…
Bridgetown, June 28, 2024, (PAHO/WHO) – Six students from across the Caribbean last week participated in an intensive practicum at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) office in Barbados as the final element of the inaugural two-year University of the West Indies (UWI) Postgraduate Diploma in Health Policy and Health Systems.The program…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 28 June 2024 (PAHO) - In recognition of Pride Month, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) in association with Equals Barbados hosted a hybrid panel discussion on Bridging the Gap: Disparities in Health Service Access and…
Georgetown, Guyana, 27 June 2024 —The Ministry of Health, Guyana in collaboration with PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office and the Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP), with generous support from Global Affairs Canada Project conducted a two-day workshop in May 2024 on Obstetric Emergencies.The purpose of the training was to enhance the skills…
Port-au-Prince, 27 June 2024 (PAHO) - From June 3 to 7, 2024, the Direction de la Pharmacie, du Médicament et de la Médecine Traditionnelle (DPM/MT) of the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP), in collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), organized an orientation seminar for fourth-year students at the…
Kingston, Jamaica, June 26, 2024 (PAHO) – Amid rising concerns over the effects of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), key stakeholders convened to address the critical impact on Jamaica's public health system at the Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) Stakeholder Consultation, held on June 20-21 in Kingston. The two-day…