Kingston, Jamaica, June 4, 2024 (PAHO) - The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jamaica partnered with the PAHO/WHO Country Office and other key stakeholders to recognize “World No Tobacco Day” on Friday, May 31, 2024, under the theme “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference.” This year’s…
Port-au-Prince, June 3, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - In support of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in its emergency response to the current security crisis, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Haiti is collaborating with the TOYA Foundation to help displaced women and girls who are survivors of violence caused by armed…
Montevideo, Uruguay, May 27, 2024 (PAHO) - A delegation from Jamaica visited Uruguay to learn more about Electronic Immunization Registration (EIR) systems, which provide consolidated digital records of patients’ vaccination history. The 13-person delegation gathered input for Jamaica’s initiative to develop its own EIR system,…
Bridgetown, May 27, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is on a mission in Grenada to evaluate the country's National Immunization Program. Country representatives self-assessed the performance of the national immunization program across 13 Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) components, using a comprehensive performance…
May 24, 2024 — Every 4 seconds, someone in the world dies as a result of tobacco use or exposure to second-hand smoke. That is 22,000 avoidable deaths every day, and 8 million avoidable deaths every year.These numbers unequivocally illustrate that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco, and tobacco in any form is dangerous, and potentially…
May 24, 2024 — SARInet (Network for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection) celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year during its annual meeting in Mexico City, Mexico. SARInet was created in 2014 to provide mechanisms for sharing information about best practices or lessons learned among countries in the Region of the Americas. Its mission was to…
A workshop to determine Indigenous perceptions of COVID-19 was held in the Naza community in Colombia's Cauca Department.Bogotá, Colombia, 28 May 2024 (PAHO) – A study undertaken by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to clarify Indigenous perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines in Colombia demonstrates the need for communications strategies that…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 22 May 2024 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) led one of the side events at the inaugural Global Supply Chain Forum held in Barbados from 21-24 May 2024. The event, titled "Greening the Health Supply Chain: How to Build a More Sustainable, Resilient, and Cost-Effective Logistics to Deliver Vaccines and…
Roseau, Dominica, May 21, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has commenced a vital mission in Dominica to review and enhance the country's maternal and perinatal health systems. This four-day mission, led by two distinguished experts in the field, underscores PAHO's ongoing commitment to supporting Dominica in strengthening…