Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 November 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Meteorological, surveillance and Climate Change and Health Focal Points from 12 Caribbean states met in Barbados last week to develop an action plan to strengthen Early Warning Systems (EWSs) for heat and dust-related illnesses. It is hoped that this will result in useful information…
Macapá, Amapá (Brazil), 22–24 October 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in coordination with the authorities of the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, and Environment of Brazil, the Government of the State of Amapá, and national and international partners, held the fourth Technical Meeting of the Amazon–Darién Network for…
Nassau, The Bahamas, November 3, 2025 - On Friday 31 October 2025, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) officially handed over a set of desktop computers to the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) in Nassau, The Bahamas. This donation marks a significant step in strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure…
October 26, 2025, Nassau, The Bahamas - The Bahamas Country Office of the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) was once again invited by the Rotary Club of South Ocean (RCSO) to participate in Thumb Wars 2025, a light-hearted yet impactful event held in recognition of World Polio Day, October 24.World Polio Day…
San Salvador, El Salvador, October 30, 2025 (PAHO) – With technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 14 countries in the Region officially launched the Americas’ Mortality Monitoring Network (AMoMo), a new cooperation initiative that seeks to strengthen regional capacity to detect, analyze, and respond to excess mortality…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 31 October 2025. From October 15-17, 2025, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) hosted a regional meeting entitled: Addressing the Commercial Determinants of NCDs in Caribbean SIDS: Protecting NCD policymaking…
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1 September 2025 (PAHO) - To strengthen the capacity of countries to build a skilled, competent, and equitably distributed health workforce, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the project "Strengthening Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emerging Health Threats in the Eastern…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – October 24, 2025 - The PAHO/WHO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office (PAHO/WHO TTO), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) via its Health Policy, Research and Planning (HPRP) Unit, has developed a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework to strengthen Trinidad and Tobago…
13 October 2025, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently conducted a weeklong training for healthcare providers of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, on the reinforcement of their immunization programme, following the introduction of three new childhood vaccines…