Belize City, Belize, August 16, 2022 (PAHO) - As Belize prepares to be certified as a malaria-free country later this year, for the elimination and post-elimination phase, it is critical that microscopists maintain a high level of competency and that policies and procedures are set in place to ensure the accurate diagnosis of the disease.…
Georgetown, Guyana, August 11, 2022 (PAHO) – As part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, the upgraded Leonora Cottage Hospital was officially handed over to the Ministry of Health. This Smart facility is one of five health care facilities in Guyana being retrofitted to become safer, greener, and more resilient to natural…
10 August 2022 (PAHO)- On June 30th, the first National Meeting of the Paraguay VHL was held in person in Paraguay, the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Representative of PAHO/WHO Paraguay, Dr. Marcelo Korc, and the consultant Econ were present at the meeting. Alejandra Carrillo, who will be the counterpart for the…
Kingston, Jamaica, August 8, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization alongside Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness, and High Commissioner Judith Slater of the British High Commission planted Jamaica’s national tree, the Lignum Vitae (Guiacum Officinale), during a recent visit to…
8 August 2022 (PAHO)- In 2022, LILACS, an information source for the Virtual Health Library (VHL), reached the mark of one million documents, which represents an achievement of real value, as it portrays competence, dedication, resilience, and the reality and challenges faced by the thousands of professionals who work in research and the…
Manager Nursing RGD Mrs. Sharmila Ramdin, Director of the Ministry of Health Dr. Rakesh Gajadhar Sukul, departing Political Economic Chief of the US Embassy Mr. Aaron Jensen, and PAHO/WHO Representative Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell during the handover.
Suriname, August 08, 2022 (PAHO) – As part of a larger donation, made available through funds provided…
Montevideo, 4th August 2022. Uruguay "has low maternal and neonatal mortality and a great access to sexual and reproductive health," said Suzanne Serruya, Director of the Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP/WR) from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), who pointed out that it is "one of the countries with the best indicators…
PAHO/WHO Country Program Specialist in Antigua and Barbuda, Dr. Gemma Chery (right), handing over donated equipment to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rhonda Sealy-Thomas
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, August 3, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) - Antigua and Barbuda is taking the lead in the Eastern Caribbean Countries in its efforts to eliminate cervical…
The first semester of 2022 was characterized by important results by BIREME/PAHO/WHO, which continues to support the countries of the Region with information and evidence for decision-making in health in the context of its Biennial Work Plan 2022-2023 (PTB 22-23) made up of more than 50 information projects/products and services grouped into four…