Country News

17 Apr 2023
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 17 April 2023. The national course for facilitators in obstetric emergencies began in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with the Ministry of Health and Sports, facilitators from the Latin American Centre for Perinatology - Women's and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), and support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health…
17 Apr 2023
São Paulo, April 17, 2023. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through its Country Offices and Centers, including BIREME/PAHO/WHO, operates in the countries of the Region with technical cooperation programs and projects that formalize and operationalize the dissemination of information, sharing of…
11 Apr 2023
A collaborative effort by the Ministry of Health Suriname, the Malaria Program, Medical Mission, and PAHO/WHO Suriname. Suriname, April 11, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Every year during Easter, the indigenous villages of southern Suriname organize an Easter Conference, where people from nearby villages and surrounding areas come together. This year, the…
10 Apr 2023
São Paulo, April 10, 2023 — The most recent edition of the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) was made available for online consultation in March of this year on the DeCS/MeSH portal. Its update has been done annually, as for more than 35 years, and reflects the annual update of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the…
9 Apr 2023
PARAMAKATOI, GUYANA, April 8th, 2023 (PAHO) – The SMART Health Care Facilities Caribbean Project upgraded Paramakatoi Health Centre was officially handed over to the Ministry of Health. This remote SMART facility is the final healthcare facility in Guyana retrofitted to become safer, greener, and more resilient to natural disasters and climate…
5 Apr 2023
Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 April, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – To meet its vaccine-preventable disease surveillance targets and better identify and vaccinate migrant populations and zero dose and under-vaccinated children, health workers in the Turks and Caicos islands recently participated in a two-day training session, led by the Pan American Health…
5 Apr 2023
5 April 2023 (PAHO) – PAHO/WHO Guyana, Family and Community Health Unit, supported the Ministry of Health, Maternal, and Child Health Department in conducting field visits to health facilities at Kato, Karukabaru, and Kopinang, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni). The visit addressed equity issues regarding maternal and child health services and…
5 Apr 2023
5 April 2023 (PAHO) – On March 31, 2023, a sectoral thematic table was held at the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, bringing together representatives from the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and numerous partners. The objective of this meeting was to highlight the challenges and…
4 Apr 2023
Group picture of the launch of the Strategic Plan for Nursing 2023-2028 in Suriname Suriname, April 04, 2023 (PAHO) – In 2019, the Nursing Policy Body Suriname (RaVeSu) was established by the Ministry of Health in Suriname with a primary objective to develop, implement, and monitor the first-ever Strategic Plan for Nursing in Suriname. In…