20 Jun 2023
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 20 June 2023 - The Honduran Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Latin American Centre for Perinatology, Women's and Reproductive Health (CLP/WR) have joined forces to strengthen maternal health and reduce perinatal and neonatal mortality in Honduras.
Leading…
20 Jun 2023
La Havana, Cuba, June 20, 2023 - Increasing the survival of preterm, low birth weight or intrauterine growth retarded newborns; decreasing preventable neonatal mortality; and promoting the health and optimal development of newborns are the results of greatest impact to which the national workshop "Update on comprehensive care of the newborn in…
20 Jun 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 20 June 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – During a courtesy call on the margins of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health, Pan American Health (PAHO) Director, Dr Jarbas Barbosa, expressed thanks to the European Union (EU) for their critical ongoing partnerships…
19 Jun 2023
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – In response to a request from the Ministry of Health (MoH) in December 2022, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has partnered with the MoH to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the National Immunization Program (NIP) in Suriname. This evaluation aims to assess the…
19 Jun 2023
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization country office in Suriname organized a one-day Risk Communication training session aimed at equipping key stakeholders with the skills and knowledge required to effectively communicate risk-related information. The training was officially opened by the PAHO/WHO…
19 Jun 2023
Suriname, June 19, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Suriname, Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon recently engaged in a productive meeting with Marciano Dasai, the newly appointed Minister of Spatial Planning and the Environment. The meeting was also attended by representatives from…
18 Jun 2023
São Paulo, June 18, 2023. The 9th Session of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) was held virtually on May 24, 2023, with the aim of presenting the 2023-2025 BIREME Strategy to the committee “Towards Information Industry 4.0”; and thus, obtaining the…
16 Jun 2023
Montevideo, June 16, 2023. The difficulty in measuring maternal mortality is internationally recognised and is due to both under-reporting of deaths in national death information systems and misreporting (misclassification) of causes of death.
Most maternal deaths are preventable. Having reliable information on the number and causes of…
15 Jun 2023
Montevideo, June 15, 2023. Of every 10 babies born, 1 is preterm – and every 40 seconds, 1 of those babies dies. Preterm birth rates have not changed in the past decade in any region of the world. The impacts of conflict, climate change, COVID-19 are increasing risks for women and babies everywhere.
These are some of the data…