Georgetown, 20 January 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - The PAHO/WHO Guyana country office team welcomes Dr. Kim Eva Dickson, incoming Representative. A national of Ghana and the UK, Dr. Dickson is a Public Health Physician with over 25 years of international experience. Her appointment was effective 12 January 2025. Dr. Dickson has worked in several countries…
Health professionals from fifteen countries trained in effective communication in pediatric oncology
St Jude Children´s Research Hospital y OPS organizaron el taller para fortalecer el enfoque centrado en el paciente y en la alfabetización en salud.Lima, Peru, January 17, 2025.- On January 15 and 16, the workshop on Effective Communication in Pediatric Oncology, organized by St Jude Children's Research Hospital in collaboration with the Pan…
Bridgetown, Barbados – 17 January 2025 (PAHO) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness with PAHO’s support launched the Creative Play initiative at a fourth school in Barbados.To address the incidence of NCDs and under the WHO STOP Obesity Initiative, the Ministry of Health and Wellness launched Creative Play at St. Albans, Charles F. Broome and…
L-R (Marlon Teelucksingh, Public Health Education Officer - Port of Spain City Corporation, Dr Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, PAHO/WHO Representative for Trinidad and Tobago and the Dutch Caribbean Islands, Victoria Allum, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Spain City Corporation, Dr Stephen Nurse-Findlay, Advisor, Communicable Disease…
Kingston, Jamaica, 20 December 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – Jamaica’s Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) has made significant progress towards strengthening the country’s defense against vaccine-preventable diseases through a workshop held on 16-17 December 2024 in Trelawney. The workshop provided 106 health workers with essential resources, updated…
Port-of-Spain, 21 November, 2024 (PAHO)- In an era where health emergencies and natural disasters are becoming more frequent and unpredictable, the need for robust disaster preparedness in healthcare facilities has never been greater. Recognizing this urgency, from November 19 to 21, 2024, the PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Office hosted a…
Participants of the HEARTS-D Adaptation Workshop in Sint Maarten with Dr Allana Best, Consultant, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health - PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office (at centre)Philipsburg, 14 October 2024, (PAHO) - The Sint Maarten HEARTS-D Adaptation Workshop, held from October 8th to 14th, 2024, marked a milestone in…
Paramaribo, Suriname, 18 December 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - In a significant move to tackle the growing health challenges posed by climate change, representatives from various sectors across Suriname convened in Paramaribo for a consultation led by the Ministry of Health with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The…
Roseau, Dominica, 13 December 2024 (PAHO) - On 13 December 2024, over 30 senior managers from the Dominica Hospitals Authority (DHA) gathered at Jungle Bay Resort for a one-day end of year Manager’s Retreat under the theme “Strategic Outlook: Tools and techniques for Strategy Implementation.”The aim of this retreat was to reflect on the…