March 20, 2024 (PAHO) –In support of the ongoing “One Health Initiative,” PANAFTOSA, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO Guyana Country Office, organized a two-day workshop focusing on Envenoming. The facilitators were Dr. Marco Vigilato, Advisor for Zoonotic Diseases at PANAFTOSA, who led this initiative alongside Dr. Jose Maria Gutierrez from the…
Montevideo, 20 March 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, dengue cases among pregnant women have increased significantly in 2024, reaching 5,151 in the first six weeks of the year, compared to 1,157 in the same period in 2023.This increase is of concern because pregnant and postpartum women are particularly vulnerable…
PAHO/WHO supported the Ministry of Health, Guyana/🇬🇾 Adolescent Health Unit, through the PAHO Global Affairs Canada project to build capacity of 22 students (11 Males and 11 Females aged 14 to 16) and 9 teachers (2 Males and 7 Females aged 17 to 29 ) in Region 9, targeting four secondary schools namely St Ignatius , and from the…
Port of Spain, 27 February 2024: The PAHO/WHO TTO country office collaborated with the Ministry of Health to convene a three-day Mental Health Literacy in Schools Trainer of Trainers’ workshop for 58 representatives from both the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health, including the five Regional Health Authorities.Dr. Michelle Harris…
Port of Spain, 2 February 2024: At a Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation ceremony, PAHO/WHO was delighted to celebrate the achievement of yet another hospital in Trinidad and Tobago meeting the required standards for certification as Baby Friendly following an independent external assessment.In 2015, WHO and UNICEF initiated a…
St. Augustine, 15 March 2024: PAHO/WHO collaborated, through resources from the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund Project, with the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago for a forum titled "Empowering Women to Harness the Power of Data: Inspiring Inclusion." The forum revolved around the Women in…
Montevideo, 18 March 2024. Universal access to timely, quality care for newborns is essential for their survival and optimal development. Essential care includes simple, low-cost practices that help prevent preventable newborn deaths. Strengthening the skills of health professionals, especially in regions with high neonatal mortality, is a crucial…
Bridgetown, Barbados. 14 March 2024 (PAHO) - PAHO staff recently hosted a community engagement activity for members of the Barbados Women’s Football Association which was warmly received by both sides.‘All about Me’ was the theme for the engagement activity, which is part of PAHO’s community outreach programme developed to promote mental health…
Tegucigalpa, March 13, 2024 (PAHO/WHO). The nursing department of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Honduras initiated a training process for the master's students in the Postgraduate Program in Nursing with a Focus on Gynecology and Obstetrics through the workshop "Initial Management of Prioritized Obstetric…