Paraguay is the newest country with its own e-BlueInfo collection, joining Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru. On December 13th, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, through the Directorate of Primary Health Care (APS) and the National Institute of Health in the role of National Coordinating Center of the Virtual…
Belize City, Belize, January 20, 2022 (PAHO) – Today, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through funding from the Government of Canada and WHO Pooled Award for COVID-19 Response, donated three defibrillators to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA). The donation also included reusable probes…
Two pharmaceutical refrigerators and a freezer were donated by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the government of Canada to the National Immunization Program, Bureau of Public Health (BOG) in Suriname to support the Expanded Program on Immunization.
Paramaribo, 19 January 2022 (PAHO) – The BOG received the…
Bridgetown, Barbados - 17 January 2022 - The World Health Organisation’s mental health management guide 'Doing what matters in times of stress', has been adapted for the Caribbean and is now readily accessible to the region. It features relatable and simple activities, designed to help people of all ages to cope with adversity and…
Kingston, Jamaica, January 18, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The Federal Republic of Germany and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have partnered to bolster Jamaica’s health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a handover ceremony on Tuesday, January 18, 2021, Mr. Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands and Mr…
PAHO/WHO The Bahamas & Turks and Caicos Islands, the Ministry of Health, the Bahamas Psychological Association and the Healthy Bahamas Coalition are joining in the worldwide campaign for mental health awareness. In such a small population, COVID has hit The Bahamas hard and grief levels are high.
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Between 2021 and 2022, the Pan American Journal of Public Health will implement a series of actions to commemorate its 100 years of life, a special celebration to precede the 120th anniversary of the Pan American Health Organization and its continuous work in favor of health in the Americas. In 1902, representatives from countries…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 14 January 2022 [PAHO] — Guyana today received 28,800 doses of the Janssen Ad26COV2.S vaccine as part of the dose-sharing mechanism. under a project funded by Spain, through the COVAX Mechanism Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) donated equipment and software to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), valued at more than US$30,000, to aid in bolstering health and wellness support for its members. The items were formally handed over to Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, by Mr. Ian Stein, PAHO/World Health…