The voices of Lenca and Garifuna communities are helping shape a new approach to maternal health communication in Latin America.La Ceiba, june 25 2026 (PAHO/WHO). In Yamaranguila and La Ceiba, community leaders and health promoters took part in an innovative co-creation process to adapt and validate a flipchart on Immediate Post-Obstetric Event…
1 July 2026 (PAHO) – For two days, Bartica Secondary School was transformed into a collaborative space where over 300 adolescents from across Region Seven came together to discuss their dreams, challenges, health, and future during the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Symposium.Organized through a partnership between the Pan…
La Paz, June 2026 – With the goal of assessing the health system's capacity in the production, storage, distribution, and use of a vital resource, the Ministry of Health and Sports, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), carried out a specialized mission in the country. This action is part of the technical…
On June 23 and 24, PAHO/WHO, the Human Development and Violence Research Centre (DOVE), and partners convened an international seminar on “Violence and Child Development: Evidence and Policy Pathways for Prevention in Brazil” in Porto Alegre, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share evidence and strengthen…
Paramaribo, 29 June 2026 – The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today officially launched the training of field workers for the WHO STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor…
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2026 (PAHO) — As infections become harder to treat and treatment options narrow, Caribbean countries are taking practical steps to turn antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance into faster, safer action for patients and health systems. From 23–25 June 2026, Jamaica hosted a regional Infection Prevention and Control (…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25 June 2026 (PAHO) – Technical teams from Caribbean countries participated this week in a regional training workshop aimed at strengthening capacities in mortality coding, validation, and data use, as part of ongoing efforts to advance the digital transformation of health information systems and Civil…
Leadership transition formalized at PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 June 2026 – Leadership of the PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries formally transitioned today during an official signing ceremony held at the PAHO/WHO Barbados Country Office, marking the formal transfer of responsibility from Dr. Amalia Del Riego to Dr. Prabhjot Singh, who has been designated…
Roseau, Dominica, 18 May 2026 (PAHO/WHO) - A two-day workshop aimed at developing a nationally agreed and prioritized list of zoonotic diseases in Dominica was held at Jungle Bay Resort from 14-15 May 2026. Led by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, with support from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO),…